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Food & Beverages, Logistics

Margin Manager

VermontOnsiteFull TimeManager / Head$75,000–$90,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • High School Diploma
  • procurement
  • food sales
  • marketing contract administration
  • product costing
  • Gross Profit
  • GP percentage
  • dollars per case
  • profit by sales staff
  • customer profitability

Nice to have

  • logistics
  • marketing
  • accounting
  • foodservice industry

Role summary

The Margin Manager is responsible for maximizing company profits by managing sales margins, implementing cost standards, and performing financial analysis. This role interfaces heavily with internal departments like IT, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, and Warehouse Operations, as well as external vendors and brokers. Key responsibilities include monitoring profit by sales staff and customer, analyzing costs and pricing, evaluating bid items for contract compliance, and making recommendations to sales management to enhance profits. The position also involves coordinating with Procurement for inventory adjustments and evaluating customer rebate programs with Senior Management.

Company Description


Performance Foodservice, PFG’s broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers — providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:
  • Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
  • Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
  • Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
Job Summary:

Responsible for maximizing profits of the company. Interfaces heavily with internal staff including Information Technology, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Warehouse Operations, Senior Management staff, corporate personnel, vendors and other PFG -Broadline OpCo Margin Managers. Effective communication skills with vendors, brokers, sales and purchasing departments, along with strong organizational and time management skills. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Job Responsibilities:

The Margin Manager position will perform the following duties:
  • Manage sales margins including Gross Profit (GP) percentage, dollars, dollars per case and dollars by drop. Also, monitors profit by sales staff and customer.
  • Implement and maintain Burden/Standards on new and existing items.
  • Perform financial analysis. Analyze daily orders for cost errors or price discrepancies. Monitor cost and pricing of products by category to ensure profit expectations while growing sales. Provide recommendations for enhancing company profits.
  • Evaluate bid items for contract maintenance and compliance to maximize margins. Ensure correctness of cost for bids prior to calculate and roll process. 
  • Make recommendations to sales management on changes needed to improve margins. Work with Sales team to help grow sales, to investigate cost/margin swings, and managing pricing deviations. 
  • Coordinate with Procurement team to maximize income for inventory cost adjustments, aged inventory relief, etc. Work with Procurement team to implement best practices for cost administration. 
  • Evaluate and interact with Senior Management on approval of customer rebate/discount programs. 
  • Performs other related duties as assigned
Schedule: Monday - Friday, Onsite

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience.

4-6 years' experience in procurement, food sales, marketing contract administration and/or product costing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in logistics, marketing, accounting or related area.

6-10 years' experience in procurement, food sales, marketing, contract administration and/or product costing experience within the foodservice industry.

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.
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