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We’re looking for a Buyer who will take ownership of planning, purchasing, and optimizing inventory to ensure our products are always available when and where they’re needed. If you thrive on collaboration, data-driven decisions, and building strong supplier partnerships, this could be the perfect fit for you!\nWhat You’ll Do:\nSchedule - Plan and manage replenishment cycles to maintain ideal stock levels\nForecast - Monitor demand trends and adjust purchasing plans proactively\nCollaborate - Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and accountability\nOptimize - Balance inventory turns, costs, and service levels across multiple locations\nCommunicate - Maintain clear, consistent communication with global suppliers\nSolve - Anticipate and resolve supply chain challenges with timely solutions\nWhat We Are Looking For:\nExperience in supply chain or inventory planning\nStrong analytical and Excel skills with a data-driven mindset\nExcellent communication and relationship management abilities\nProven ability to prioritize, problem-solve, and adapt in a fast-paced environment\nA proactive, team-oriented approach with strong attention to detail\nKey Responsibilities:\nScheduling. Determines the replenishment schedule and economic order quantity for the responsible SKUS.\nForecasting. Monitors demand and forecast changes and make adjustments to the purchase plan.\nCollaboration. Interfaces and coordinates with internal teams to drive accountability and responsiveness from cross-functional partners.\nOptimization. Optimizes inventory levels across multiple distribution centers by maximizing inventory turns and minimizing inventory carrying cost, out-of-stock, and back orders to meet company standard fill rates.\nCommunication. Communicates requirements and expectations to the global supply base and drive for excellent performance.\nProblem-Solving. Proactively communicates supply chain issues across functional teams and coordinate alternate solutions.\nQualifications: \nBachelor’s degree and minimum 2+ years’ experience in supply chain\nHigh level of proficiency in Excel\nStrong analytical skills and enjoy working with data and interacting with systems.\nKnowledge of and experience working with Asian suppliers.\nDetail-oriented and solid organization skills\nStrong time management and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced working environment\nAbility to firmly communicate requirements and expectations to a global supply base.\nAbility to effectively communicate with internal teams to drive accountability and responsiveness in a cross-functional environment.\nStrong communication skills (written and verbal)\nAble to remain flexible, adaptable to change, and always pursue creative and out-of-the-box thinking\n\nCFS Brands :\nLocated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, CFS BRANDS is a market-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of commercial foodservice, healthcare, and industrial janitorial and sanitation products. The company supports stable and growing end markets supported by strong tailwinds.\nCFS BRANDS has maintained a market leading position and continually grown in its segments with relentless customer support, leading product breadth and availability, and a “one-stop shop” solution serving both “front” and “back” of restaurants with a focus on customer intimacy. CFS BRANDS enjoys a unique competitive advantage with the ability to produce in-house with 6 manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, over 700,000 square feet of distribution center space in 4 U.S. facilities and the ability to source products from all over the world.\nCFS BRANDS’ core products include dinnerware, professional cookware, cleaning tools, drinkware, disposable lids, dispensing systems, healthcare equipment, brushes and cleaning tools. 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