DATA INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST, VENDOR ONBOARDING (CHARLOTE, NC)

​Who is Foodbuy?

We are the industry leader in procurement and supply chain solutions. We are the subsidiary to the 6th largest company in the world (Compass Group PLC), yet Foodbuy has the feel of a small entrepreneurial Company. We pride ourselves on our ability to source and provide a variety of products and services that help our customers more easily, and cost effectively, run their businesses. We work with clients in the Hospitality, Restaurant, Healthcare, Education, Entertainment, and Gaming industries, and of course we support Compass Group-- which is the world’s largest contract food and support services provider.

 

Why Foodbuy?

We care about our associates, our clients, and our community. We think big, encourage innovation and debate, and seek out game changers. Our benefits and PTO offerings are strong. Our compensation packages are competitive. And we are constantly growing, and we want our associates’ careers to grow along with us. We have an open and modern work environment, believe in flexibility, and promote a collaborative open door environment.

 

Additionally, we follow a value system called People FIRST, which stands for Flexibility, Inclusion, Results, Sustainability and Transparency.  People FIRST is the foundation for everything we do at Foodbuy. It is how we connect and interact with our clients, business partners and fellow associates.

Job Summary

Foodbuy is the foodservice industry’s leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) focused on lowering purchasing and product costs for foodservice organizations. Currently, we offer a Great Opportunity for career development and growth as a Vendor Onboarding Specialist based in our Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC office.

The Vendor Onboarding Specialist is responsible for working directly with our Vendors (trading partners) to develop and maintain data feeds integral in supporting Foodbuy’s information needs. This process results in the successful capture and processing of Foodbuy customers' purchase transactions, and the generation of manufacturer invoices, customer volume allowance and compliance audits ensuring maximum revenue and savings for those customers.

This position is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data flow into and through various technology platforms. Duties may include on-boarding new business partners, creation of master data, linkage to master data, and root cause analysis to support the Foodbuy revenue tracking model, and to drive key analytics and business initiatives.

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate onboarding activities around implementation and receipt of accurate standardized data from Foodbuy trading partners to support various information needs and processes
• Manage automated file loads as well as load some manual data files into our Supply Chain system
• Test and analyze trading partner data to identify gaps in format or content
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of information received from trading partners through analysis and troubleshooting
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of Foodbuy information needs
• Ownership impactful business partners
• Resolve customer challenges related to data
• Build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve complete & accurate data
• Maintain adherence to contract standards and a basic understanding of those terms
• Link external data to master data
• Resolve customer challenges related to data
• Other duties as required

Requirements

Seeking an entry-level candidate with solid, strong growth potential - a quick learner with the ability to grasp complex data flows & requirements across multiple systems, as well as impact to downstream and external systems. 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Sense of urgency and excellent customer service skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Collaborative – works well as a member of a team
• Flexible/Adapts well to change
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Innovative
• High level of Integrity and Ethics
• Distribution, foodservice or master data management experience preferred
• Prior experience with contractual terms is preferred
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite 
• Experience working in Excel including pivots and lookups 
• Power BI and/or SQL knowledge may be preferred
• Financial or trend analysis experience is a