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110152BR

Job Title:

Category Specialist

Location:

West Creek-Richmond Corp (0999)

Job Description:

Position Details:

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more

• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system

• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Purpose:

Responsible for working with a Category Manager in achieving sales and earned income (revenue) objectives. The Category Specialist will be responsible for developing relationships with suppliers to negotiate marketing and promotional programs. They will also work closely with the Category Manager for accuracy of data control and information flow within their categories.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Managing rebate tracking programs to resolve issues pertaining to collection of rebates and other incentives from suppliers.

• Additional responsibilities would include working with the field purchasing team to increase participation with strategic suppliers with conversion of nonstrategic vendor purchases, resolving issues related to vendor partners.

• Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

• Has oversight responsibility for the National Supplier Agreement process in assigned categories to include Vistex management. Manage communication and updates of agreements to Category Managers.

• Working closely with Category Managers of specific product lines to analyze product assortment, profitability and trends.

• Serve as a key partner and interface between Category Management and Pricing team, and other functional areas for program and agreement set up including MDM & EDM.

• Analyze promotional item trends, maintain and update promotional documents with explanation of analysis.

• Assist Category Management Team with key vendor activities and functions. Support corporate product cutting process as assigned.

• Manage Master Vendor Document updates, department SharePoint site and approve invoices. Create, analyze and publish commodity report.

• Serve as a primary point of contact between corporate Category Management Team and Earned Income Team. Manage the Earned Distributor Reimbursement proofing, handle accounting related inquires, provide customer contract support and address any quality support issues/requests

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Req Number:

110152BR

Address Line 1:

12500 West Creek Pkwy

Job Location:

Richmond, Virginia (VA)

Shift:

1st Shift

Full Time / Part Time:

Full Time

EEO Statement:

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy (http://pfgc.com/Policy) ; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster (http://pfgc.com/Poster) and supplement (http://pfgc.com/Supplement) ; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement (http://pfgc.com/PayTransparency) .

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors in Economics, Accounting, or equivalent related experience

1 - 3 Years

Strong attention to detail with good business acumen. High degree of organization along with ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Division:

Performance Food Group

Job Category:

Procurement

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or equivalent related experience. 3 - 5 Years of foodservice knowledge or related experience.

Expert level in Excel and Power BI.

State:

Virginia

Company Description:

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Benefits:

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