Procurement Operations Specialist

Job Summary A Procurement Operations Specialist manages daily inventory operations and supports strategic planning to meet goals like Ready to Ship (RtS) and Days on Hand (DOH). It involves working closely with vendors, merchants, and senior leaders to ensure smooth logistics, accurate forecasting, and strong market positioning. The position also helps implement process improvements to drive efficiency and profitability. We are looking for self-starting, confident, intelligent, detail-oriented individuals who want to make an impact in a busy and growing company. This position is full-time and located in Lancaster, PA, but is hybrid-friendly for those within a 1-hour driving radius. Procurement Operation Specialists serve Clark's procurement division, which buys products for our various distribution channels (industry leading Ecommerce platform WebstaurantStore.com , The Restaurant Stores, Clark National Accounts, Clark Food Service Equipment, and 11400, Inc.). In 2024, we reached $3.6B in sales from a catalog of 450K+ SKUs. Responsibilities Helps develop & achieve inventory management & strategic inventory planning goals Independently manages daily inventory maintenance & is responsible for day-to-day decision making Monitors market pricing and implements price changes to maintain price strategy within profitability goals Collaborate with merchant team during negotiations to assess tradeoffs between product cost and operational efficiency Helps identify and implement initiatives to optimize our cost-to-serve in coordination with merchant teams Facilitates daily vendor relationship management and logistical alignment