Produce Category Planner

Job Description:

At Sysco we understand that building a great company is just like creating a great product - you must have all the right ingredients. For us, those ingredients are the cultures, backgrounds, ideas, and experiences behind our diverse workforce that embodies Sysco. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from the home.

Sysco Ventura is located at 3100 Sturgis Rd, Oxnard, CA

Responsibilities:

This is a Merchandising position responsible for inventory management, quality management, PO placement, and providing local market intelligence to SBS planning organization. This role is also responsible for executing on the category management initiative.

An individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions/ Responsibilities:

Responsible for taking action on forecasting and planning alerts in a timely manner.
Responsible for replenishment of items assigned to meet service level and inventory expections.
Identifies and orders “fill-in” products as needed.
Communicates and collaborates with the SBS planning organization (i.e. local market demand).
Helps maintain purchasing master data quality (lead time, order groups, etc.)

Qualifications:

Required Minimum Education/Experience:

High School Diploma.
2-5 years of Merchandising experience.

Preferred Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from four-year College or University.
Produce purchasing experience.

Abilities & Skills:

To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate the following competencies:

Ability to work independently to determine and apply apropriate policies and procedures.
Ability to independently plan and carry out projects, resolve conflicts, coordinate work with others and interpret policy on own initiative.
Ability to understand team dynamics and work well within a team structure.
Demonstrated knowledge of spreadsheet software and ability to learn Sysco technology software and programs.
Communication: Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills. Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps audiences understand and retain the message.
Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes actions that are consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Follow up: Monitors the results of delegations, assignments, or projects, considering the skills, knowledge, and experience of the assigned individual and the characteristics of the assignment or project.
Planning and Organizing: Establishes clear courses of actions for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively communicates changes and progress.
Information Monitoring: Establishes ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it.
To be successful in this position, the individual performing the duties must successfully demonstrate all the Individual Contributor Leadership Framework competencies.