Chartwells K12

• We are hiring immediately for a Division Purchasing Analyst - Foodservice position.

• Salary - $75K

• *Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available

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  Chartwells K12's goal is to make sure students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in, by serving food kids love to eat and creating custom dining programs. With more than 16,000 associates in 4,300 schools, ranging from large public institutions to small charter and private schools, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent. For more information, visit www.ChartwellsK12.com .

Job Summary

Working as a Divisional Purchasing Manager for Chartwells K12, you will be responsible to execute and maintain compliant purchasing processes, reporting and procedures through strong leadership and effective management, while contributing to the strength of the region’s financial position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicates with key team and management associates on product requests, par levels, slow and dead inventory and auto shipments

• Monitors and conveys known supplier issues with Foodbuy and region to effectively manage resolution

• Conducts annual trainings on USDA commodity diversion strategy and presents region with best financial and commodity product opportunities

• Develops and maintains state based commodity champion network

• Manages product compliance, communicates opportunities, and implements changes within specified region

• Monitors product shipments to ensure products received are consistent with orders placed

• Compiles and distributes daily, weekly and monthly communications and reports as needed

• Provides onsite and remote training to operators with direct purchasing responsibilities within an assigned region

• Collaborate and communicate effectively with a diverse regional resource team - including Operations, Marketing, Nutrition and Finance - to achieve business goals

• Facilitate bid process of dairy, produce, chemicals, disposables and food for the bid states, as per contract.

• Communicate par levels, opening and closing dates, school closures and delays, force shipments and order guide updates to distributors in bid states

• Source, manage and upload all nutritional documentation to update Webtrition as needed for bid items

• Create bid specific recipes for food items on the bid

• Act as liaison between distribution centers and schools to approve substitutions and manage delivery issues

• Work directly with Foodbuy to add users to MyOrders and update MOG’s for bid states

• Act as commodity champion for bid states to ensure commodity purchases align with bid and submit manual rebates for commodities

• Monitor pricing and usage of products on bid; communicate any issues to appropriate distributor

• Expand bid to include more local products and vendors that fit Compass QA standards, as required by schools

  Associates at Chartwells K-12 are offered many fantastic benefits.

  Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan

• Associate Shopping Program

• Health and Wellness Programs

• Discount Marketplace

• Identity Theft Protection

• Pet Insurance

• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

  In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance/AD

• Disability Insurance

• Commuter Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

  Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

  Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Chartwells K-12 maintains a drug-free workplace.