Title: Senior Distribution Manager
You might not know our name, but you know where we are. That’s because Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company that’s the 6th largest employer in the world, with 625,000 employees.
You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. We’re in all major cities, at remote work sites and everywhere in between – doing business in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!
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Why work with Foodbuy? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support Services Company. We extend our value-driven purchasing service model to external clients who benefit from our negotiated contracts with manufacturers that support food and beverage and facility management suppliers.
Job Summary
Now, if you were to come on board as our Senior Distribution Manager we’d ask you to do the following for us:
- Develop strategic relationship with Distribution Partner’s account team to drive business relationship, identifying key initiatives, developing project plan, and managing plan execution
- Extract new value from distributor relationships through contract optimization, joint business planning and partnership activities.
- Manage monthly forecast activities
- Collaborate with Compliance to optimize availability of products and propose the most effective route to market.
- Seek to reduce logistic costs and improve supply chain efficiencies.
- Work with distribution team in developing and monitoring all distributor Business Plans as well as the Quarterly Business reviews.
- Evaluate on-going service level requirements, maintain distributor scorecards.
- Manage escalation of BuySmart inquiries, work to improve distributor service levels.
- Keep distributors current in paying volume allowances.
Think you have what it takes to be our Senior Distribution Manager? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:
- 2-3 years of management experience in foodservice distribution, category management, or purchasing strongly preferred. People management experience encouraged.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; Supply Chain or related field of study preferred; significant related experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
- High degree of experience utilizing Excel applications. Power BI proficiency, preferred.
- Experience utilizing Supply Chain and Bravo, preferred.
- Strong financial and forecast experience.
- Communication - Strong professional presentation and interpersonal skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to create executive summaries for senior leadership
- A great attitude –flexibility, optimism, resourcefulness and transparency.
Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.
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