Inventory Planner/Buyer

Buyer/Planner

We are seeking a Buyer/Planner to join our growing and innovative team. You will have the opportunity to make an impact quickly, have direct exposure to key leaders in the organization and contribute to the growth and expansion of the company.

As a Buyer/Planner, your primary focus will be to monitor and manage cooking oil inventory levels for our depots across the country. You’ll support the Category Manager to maintain/manage supplier relationships and manage/coordinate logistics for our 41 depots. You’ll leverage strong communication skills to communicate across multiple business units and have the ability to learn the facets of the role quickly. If you’re excited about exposure to key leaders and the opportunity to grow with this position and our quickly growing company, apply today to learn more.

Location:  this role is fully remote, but you must live in the continental US.

Schedule:  Monday – Friday, with an on call weekend rotation (about every 4 weeks)

Compensation: The base salary range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000 annually, plus participation in an annual company performance based incentive plan. Please note that the base salary will vary based on geographic location, market conditions, and the candidate's experience.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and utilize interact excel tool to manage open purchase orders (PO) for tanker deliveries to our depots
• Determine when depots have the allowable capacity to schedule and receive delivery of oil tankers
• Confirm open PO report with suppliers on a weekly basis
• Support other facets- pricing discrepancies, Paper/powder purchases, support management of oil database
• Buying and managing of miscellaneous non-oil parts and inventory (upon request)
• Support depot needs when purchases or research is required
• Creative thinking to find solutions to tanker delivery problems to prevent oil outs.
• Oil forecasting from historical data to source tankers for remaining month, quarter and year.
• Remediate invoicing issues and validated detention/demurrage charges.
• Report and resolved damage claims.
• Strategize process improvements to develop efficient ways to manage changes in oil production and distribution to prevent customers from running out of oil.

 Requirement:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (external and internal)
• Strong skills with Microsoft Excel
• Functional skills with Microsoft Outlook and Word
• Data entry-database management and inventory tracking

Preferred Requirements:

• Previous experience creating and managing purchase orders in an ERP system (Oracle Fusion preferred)
• HACCP training

Inclusive Employer
At Restaurant Technologies, we celebrate diversity, believe in equity, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; we’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.”

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us by email at RTCareers@rti-inc.com or call 1-888-796-4997.

Culture & Benefits

Our employees are the foundation of our success and we take care of them! Our comprehensive benefits include professional development, competitive health care coverage, incentives and a healthy work and life balance. We’ve cultivated an award-winning workplace for driven team members who enjoy a fast pace and rapid growth balanced by a flexible and supportive environment. We’ve earned recognition as a “Best Place to Work,” by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal along with The Minnesota Work Life Champions Award while consistently earning a spot on Minnesota’s Fastest Growing Companies list. In addition, we’ve earned numerous awards from our customer base who consider Restaurant Technologies a valued strategic partner.

Who We Are

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. Our solution is environmentally sound, highly efficient and creates a safer, more productive work environment for restaurant personnel. With over 35,000 existing customers we are an established, profitable mid-sized company poised for double-digit growth in the coming year. We are headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with a growing number of sites strategically located across the U.S. serving over 41 metropolitan markets.