**JOB SUMMARY** Drive inventory and purchasing performance by overseeing forecasting, demand planning, and replenishment strategies that balance service levels with cost efficiency. Ensure accuracy in procurement activities while minimizing aged stock, spoilage, and shrink to achieve financial and operational targets. Partner with merchandising, logistics, and operations teams to strengthen supply chain effectiveness, streamline processes for assortment replenishment, and maintain alignment with corporate initiatives. Lead SKU management and reporting for specialized assortments, provide timely support to sales through targeted insights, and adapt strategies to evolving market conditions and commodity dynamics. RESPONSIBILITIES + Manage and maintain Asian Expansion core assortment lists across OpCos and resolve replenishment issues. + Forecast and plan demand for customer events, seasonality, and business shifts. + Perform weekly reporting and maintenance of Asian Expansion assortment and metrics. + Support purchasing execution and hyper-care of new items and demand changes. + Ensure optimal inventory levels while maximizing customer service. + Manage Inventory DSO, aged/obsolete inventory, spoilage and shrink to achieve corporate goals. + Collaborate with merchandising, logistics, suppliers, and other functional areas to increase assortments while optimizing costs. + Partner with logistics to maximize supply chain efficiencies, monitor Logistics Earned Income (LEI), and provide visibility and requests to adjust freight rates. + Work with site Product Support Advisors (PSAs) and Planners to maintain vendor setup and item sourcing for Asian assortments. + Provide targeted reports and insights to support sales. + Monitor market and commodity conditions within corporate and market guidelines. + Execute enterprise purchasing initiatives, including reporting, cadence calls, and problem resolutions. + Utilize Sysco systems (Inventory 360, TMS, Sysco Shop, AS400, DPR, RME, Ad-Hoc Reporting) with intermediate/advanced proficiency. + Sustain performance while meeting established KPIs. QUALIFICATIONS Education + High school diploma required. + Bachelor's degree preferred. Experience + 3+ years of experience. May substitute an equivalent combination of education and experience in place of 3 years Inventory Management/Purchasing experience (Bachelors: +1 year Inventory Management/Purchasing experience). + Experience working within a retail, wholesale or distribution environment. + Inventory Management/Purchasing experience in distributor with 10,000+ SKUs preferred. Professional Skills + Advanced Excel skills: report structuring, performing complex lookups, pivot table creation, and formulations + Solid organizational and planning skills. + Ability to analyze large data sets for insights and trends. + Ability to perform basic SQL query functions + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. + Skilled in developing actionable recommendations. + Ability to quickly learn and leverage Sysco systems quickly + Strong communication and follow-up with stakeholders. + Cross-functional collaboration and organizational skills. + Superb attention to detail and follow up. + Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment. + Skilled in replenishment execution and best practices. + Excellent tactical replenishment execution skills. + Knowledgeable of product forecasting. NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. The associate will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.