Operations Coordinator
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. Also remove application instructions. Keep substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro: "The Operations Coordinator supports the efficient management of all day-to-day for Custom Distribution clients and other teams. This role ensures smooth communication among distribution centers, suppliers, and internal teams while maintaining data accuracy, resolving logistical challenges, and contributing to continuous improvement across the supply chain network. The ideal candidate is organized, detail oriented, and an excellent communicator both via phone and email."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role" section.
- "Who we are: Buyers Edge Platform is a leading digital procurement network..." etc. That's company description; maybe not needed as a section? Could be part of About the role? But we have no specific heading for company overview; we could include in About the role or maybe skip. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We have content for About the role (the intro). Could also have "Responsibilities" (list of duties). Let's extract responsibilities bullet points:
From "Your impact:" list:
- Oversee all day to day functions that directly and indirectly support PA Custom Distribution clients, distribution centers, commissaries, and system houses.
- Collaborate with the Senior Supply Chain Analyst to ensure accurate forecasting, inventory management, and par levels are consistently maintained throughout the supply chain.
- Maintain proactive and responsive communication regarding daily supply chain matters, including shortages, late deliveries, inbound delays, redeliveries, and product substitutions.
- Manage daily tasks related to purchase order accuracy, reconciliation, and resolution of accounting discrepancies.
- Analyze supply chain data to develop performance benchmarks and identify trends in volume, quality claims, shortages, and delivery timing.
- Assist in training schedules and onboarding processes for new Custom Distribution team members.
- Maintain close daily communication and collaboration with CD Client Account Managers (CAMs), Procurement, Pricing Analysts, Accounting, and Food Safety teams.
- Utilize strong phone and email communication skills to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely updates and issue resolution.
That's responsibilities.
- "About you:" list qualifications/skills:
Preferred 2-4 years’ experience with either distribution, logistics or supply chain operations
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business or Logistics is preferred
Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel)
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
Excellent phone etiquette and ability to communicate clearly with distributors, customers, and team members
Attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines
Strong problem-solving skills
Also note: "Not sure you meet every qualification? ..." that's encouragement, could be part of About you but not needed.
- Benefits: "What's in this for you: Great benefits from day one. We offer medical, dental, vision, FSA, company-paid life insurance, and more—plus a 401(k) with company match. Grow with us. Enjoy strong training, development, and competitive pay. Work-life balance. Our flexible PTO policy lets you take time when you need it—no accrual required."
Thus we have Benefits (medical, dental, vision, FSA, company-paid life insurance, 401(k) with company match). Also training/development, competitive pay, flexible PTO.
Pay: "competitive pay" mentioned but not specific. The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says "competitive pay" but no numbers. Is that enough? It says "competitive pay" which is vague but still states pay exists. However the instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". "competitive pay" could be considered placeholder? It's not a specific number or range, but it's a statement. Might be considered filler? The instruction says avoid filler like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", etc. "competitive pay" is similar to vague. Safer to omit Pay section because it's not specific. Similarly Schedule: we have hybrid based out of Chicago, IL Office with anticipated travel 3-4x per year. That's schedule info (hybrid, travel). Could be considered Schedule section. It's specific: hybrid, travel 3-4x per year. So we can include Schedule.
We also have location: hybrid based out of Chicago, IL Office with anticipated travel 3-4x per year. That's schedule/location.
We should not include location as separate heading unless we have a heading for it; we could put under Schedule or maybe a separate "Location" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings are only those listed. So we can put location info under Schedule.
Now Benefits: we have specific benefits listed. So include Benefits.
Now we need to decide sections: About the role (intro), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe education/experience?), Qualifications (maybe degree?), Skills (maybe abilities). The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Requirements, Qualifications, Skills into one "Requirements" or "Qualifications". But we have headings list; we can choose to include only those with substantive content.
We have:
- About the role: intro paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- About you: includes experience, education, proficiency, abilities, etc. Could be split into Requirements (experience/education) and Skills (abilities). But we could combine into one "Requirements" section that includes both experience and skills. However we have separate headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. To avoid many thin sections, we could make one "Requirements" that includes experience, education, and skills. Or we could make "Qualifications" for education/experience and "Skills" for abilities. Let's see content:
Experience: 2-4 years distribution/logistics/supply chain operations.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or Logistics preferred.
Proficiency: MS Office (especially Excel).
Abilities: Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, excellent phone etiquette, attention to detail, ability to work under tight deadlines, strong problem-solving skills.
Thus we could have:
- Requirements: Experience and Education.
- Skills: Proficiency and abilities.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Each would have a few items; still okay.
Alternatively combine into one "Requirements" with subpoints covering both experience and skills. That may be simpler and less sections.
Given instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we do About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering experience, education, skills), Benefits, Schedule.
Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule.
Now we need to format:
About the role
... intro paragraph ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- Preferred 2-4 years’ experience with distribution, logistics, or supply chain operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Logistics preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Excellent phone etiquette and ability to communicate clearly with distributors, customers, and team members.
- Attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Strong problem‑solving skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and FSA coverage.
- Company‑paid life insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Strong training and development opportunities.
- Competitive pay.
- Flexible PTO policy (no accrual required).
Schedule
Hybrid role based out of the Chicago, IL office with anticipated travel 3‑4 times per year.
We should also mention "We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role." That's a minor metadata; could be folded into a short p under maybe About the role or Schedule? It's not a heading. We could add a short p after About the role: "Note: This position does not offer work sponsorship." But the instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a shortor drop it." So we can include a short p about sponsorship. We should also remove EEO boilerplate etc. Now ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's check we didn't miss any: - Intro paragraph about role: captured. - Who we are: company description. Not required but could be considered substantive? It's about the company; but we have no heading for company overview. Could we include a short p under About the role? The instruction: we can include minor metadata in a short p. The company description is more than minor; but we could keep it as part of About the role? Might be okay to include a brief summary. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Adding a company description paragraph might be okay under About the role. But we already have About the role paragraph; we could append company description as another paragraph. That would preserve info. But we need to check if we are allowed to add extra content not in headings? Yes we can have
elements anywhere. Thus we could have About the role section with two paragraphs: first the role description, second the company overview (Who we are). That would preserve that info. Let's extract Who we are: "Buyers Edge Platform is a leading digital procurement network and solutions provider for the foodservice industry, delivering savings, insights, and technology that help operators, distributors, and manufacturers succeed. Through its portfolio of solutions including Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Services, Software Solutions, and Supply Chain Management Buyers Edge is reshaping how the foodservice industry connects and thrives. Fresh Alliance, a Buyers Edge Platform brand, provides procurement services to distributors and foodservice operators with over 50+ years of experience in the fresh category. They procure products directly from 100+ premium grower/shippers and fresh processors, to deliver the best in quality and price. With a commitment to freshness, streamlined logistics, and k-12 services, Fresh Alliance redefines the industry standard, delivering a comprehensive solution and leverages high performance contracts supported by a wide variety of clients. Fresh Alliance is an integral part of the Fresh Division as it directly works with both Fresh Concepts and Produce Alliance providing a direct sourcing and contracting resources to their end user customers." That's quite long. Might be considered substantive. We could include it as a paragraph. Now "This position is hybrid based out of our Chicago, IL Office with anticipated travel 3-4x per year. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role." That we already have in Schedule and a note. Now "Your impact:" we turned into Responsibilities. Now "About