Sr. Supply Chain Packaging Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Recruits and maintains suppliers that provide high quality products and services at a competitive price while maintaining the highest code of ethics and conduct. Sources, negotiates, and assures supply for contracted food and packaging items for company and franchisee locations.

• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes contracts, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specifications.

• Presents recommendations for supplier awards to management for approval.

• Provides promotional planning, pricing, and inventory management for Food Service distributors for assigned product categories.

• Communicates regularly with Senior Management, Franchise and Company Operations to ensure all are aware of changing market conditions and product availability.

• Work effectively with cross functional team to ensure successful execution of LTOs, tests, and product launches.

• Monitors industry and markets and takes appropriate action to achieve required negotiation results.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Oversee and manage assigned contracts.

• Maintains and documents data for products and or services negotiations, market comparatives, accruals, pricing, and inventory management.

• Manage assigned categories contract process including bid analyses.

• Develop KPI's and review performance data with suppliers and provide reports to management.

• Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships.

• Manage a network of suppliers to ensure performance that meets Checkers/Rally's requirements.

• Ensure supply & minimize risk of disruption.

• Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors that directly impact costs or availability including raw material, labor, and transportation costs and develop alternate sourcing strategies as needed.

• Develop and maintain and expert level of knowledge on the unique cost inputs for foodservice packaging and other assigned categories.

• Strong project management skills for managing artwork transitions across all packaging between suppliers and Marketing.

• Coordinate optimal inventory, minimum/maximum levels to achieve highest level of service while controlling costs.

• Resolve operator and distributor issues related to product or supply in a timely manner.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge:

• Procurement plans and processes

• Company operating systems and procedures

• Company policies and procedures

• Microsoft Office Suite. Excel, Word, Outlook, & Power Point

• Project Management software is desirable, Arrowstream preferred

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or equivalent offset experience in related fields.

Prior Experience:

• A minimum of 10 - 12 years Procurement experience within the Foodservice Restaurant Brand Industry, or equivalent offset experience in related fields, with a strong background in packaging.

Other Special Skills and Abilities:

• Detail Oriented

• Strong Analytical Skills

• Critical Thinking Skills

• Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills

• Collaborator

• Strong Independent Work Ethic

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Work requires light or a low amount of physical exertion. The need for physical stamina and endurance is of minimum or low significance. Body movement usually involves sitting and intermittent walking.

• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Travel 30%

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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