Why Foster Caviness?

We are a different company. We work to live and promote a People First mentality through our values of Promoting Trust, being Purposefully Collaborative, being Positively Impactful and doing what we say through Progressive Action. We want to be a supply chain company that creates a legacy helping our people live their best lives and become the best versions of themselves. We champion the underdog, giving opportunities to those that embrace our culture and strive to help us on this journey to be better each day. We service our Military bases with fresh produce, we service our children with quality fruits and vegetables at their schools, and we provide food for a lot of the restaurants you may frequent. But we also believe in being more – being a supply chain solutions company, providing value-added services, and helping others find success through our partnership. We’re your neighbors – we live in the communities we serve and believe in giving back.

What We Offer:

We offer over 120 years of stability, community involvement and innovation. We offer the opportunity to collaborate with some great people, all doing what they can to make us a better company. So as a company, we work to offer a competitive wage and a competitive benefits package. Most of our benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, 401k (with company matching funds) and Paid Time Off (PTO) program, are eligible for enrollment the first of the month following 30 days of employment!

We also offer another special benefit, but eligibility for it takes 1 year – because you must embrace our values and our focus. Our People Helping People benefit allows employees to schedule off 8 hours per year to volunteer for a specific charitable non-profit, and we pay you to do it! We believe in giving back to our communities, and this is just one way we show it!

Thinking about Leadership? We offer our LDP (Leadership Development Program) annually, open to ALL employees no matter their role in the company at no cost.

And our Families Eat First program provides for a full box of produce for each employee, every week. Food brings people together, so why not enjoy some excellent quality produce, free of charge? Just another benefit that makes us different.

Joining the Family:

If all these things sound like something you would like to be a part of, then we encourage you to continue reading to see if this role might be a fit for you. If so, utilize the process to apply and start your journey. And if not, we would encourage you to look at other opportunities we have open at jobs.fostercaviness.com. Best of luck and thank you for considering us!

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  Well versed in product sourcing, forecasting, margin management and supply chain;
• Excellent in analytics, data mining, and trending;
• Extensive commodity contracting, volume commitments, and profitability generation;
• Superior knowledge of MS Office 365and all related/necessary technology components;
• Time management and organizational skills; Attention to detail and able to multi-task.
• Posses a proven passion for people – People. Food. Together. is our mission;
• Minimum of 3-5 years food procurement experience;

• Source high quality products and the appropriate value.
• Study forecasts and trends to ensure fill rate objectives are met while minimizing shrink.
• Facilitate an atmosphere of great communication between Buyers, Salespeople, and Operations team members.
• Support, own, and lead all facets of our procurement and supply chain functionalities relative to your items.
• Own the successful deployment and onboarding process of new business (as it pertains to supply chain) including but not limited to creating new items, forecasting usages, pricing strategies etc.
• Partner with various 3rd procurement groups to identify and select contract commitments.
• Partner with operations to ensure inventory and quality levels are accurate and exceeding customer expectations.
• Analyze market reports and advise appropriate people of trends and quality conditions.
• Manage all facets of freight and related expense including local pick-ups, backhauls, west coast mixers, Florida trucks, straight loads and LTL.
• Ensure that proper margin levels are achieved in compliance with Customer contracts.
• Develop and deploy solutions to improve spoilage quantities, fill rates, and other applicable metrics.
• Analyze and ensure accuracy of inbound POs and related pricing components.
• Ensure all costs for contracted items/customers are accurate and auditable at acceptable pass rates.
• Ensure bill downs, protection, vendor credits and other incentives are accurate and sufficient.
• Review margin from previous week to identify other areas of opportunity for improvement. Also review daily reports to adjust or catch any mistakes with pricing or invoicing.
• Establish and manage relationships with vendors to ensure our orders are the first filled and the last to be cut in tight markets.
• Ensure that all vendors are appropriate and complaint in the ways necessary to mitigate liability and best represent our brand.
• Understand market fluctuations and trends to ensure we lead the industry with product when it is first available.
• Recommend and develop new product lines in conjunction with sales & marketing.
• Identify new vendors, establish relationships, and develop future opportunities.
• Contribute in all ways to ensure the success and viability of our companies future.

• A sincere passion for positively impacting people and making work, fun (this is first on the list for a reason!)
• Insightful, meaningful, relevant procurement skills and experience.
• The ability to work as part of a team and perform consistently at high levels.
• The ability to positively impact others and turn frowns into smiles.
• Commitment, loyalty, integrity, compassion, empathy and patience.