Vice President Purchasing and Distribution - Columbus, United States - G.O.S.H. Inc

Description

Overview:
Vice President, Procurement and Distribution (Supply Chain)
Oversee Purchasing, Distribution and Supply Chain for Charleys
Gosh Enterprises, LLC in Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area (On-site)
Gosh Enterprises is a family of restaurants. Charleys started in 1986 in Columbus, OH, and now has over 700 locations in 46 U.S.

states and in 17 countries, Charleys can be found in retail shopping centers, airports, strip centers, and Army & Air Force bases worldwide.

The Vice President of Procurement and Distribution for Charleys will provide leadership and strategy for the procurement of food and packaging supplies for assigned Charleys product categories and distribution for assigned Charleys regions.

Reporting to the CFO, the VP of Procurement and Distribution will be accountable for the people and priorities in procurement, buying power and distribution for the vast growth plans for Charleys.

Key Leadership Responsibilities Include:
Being the guardian of Gosh Enterprises Vision, Mission and Values.
Charting the strategic roadmap to achieve sustainable and quality profit and growth.
Building a culture of trust and accountability in which team members could thrive.
Stewarding the financial wellbeing of the brand of Charleys

Key Accountabilities:
Food and Packaging
Manage supplier relationships and negotiate contract pricing for assigned food and packaging product categories
Conduct commodity analysis, develop and execute Risk Management strategies for assigned food and packaging product categories
Develop and execute supply contingency plans for assigned product and distribution services as needed
Develop and execute purchasing strategies for assigned food and packaging product categories
Deliver cost reduction options for assigned food and paper products categories
Resolve and communicate all quality issues reported for food and packaging product categories
Distribution
Negotiate distribution contracts for assigned food and packaging products categories
Manage relationships with assigned distribution members
Manage the communication/information flow to the assigned distributors
Enforce contractual compliance with assigned distribution members

Promotions
Manage the sourcing of new products required for LTO promotions within assigned category responsibility
Analyze inventory requirements and coordinate production of LTO products
Manage distributor inventory levels of LTO products to optimize availability and obsolescence
Provide communication and feedback to all internal and external members of the promotion team
Risk Management
Develop and manage the implementation of risk management strategies
Provide market information and insight on key impact commodities: cheese, poultry, beef, resin, and paper
Reporting and Analysis
Complete analysis and provide timely reporting to management regarding Price Forecast, Cost Reduction Initiatives, Risk Management, Commodity Insights, and Special Project progress
Communication

Provide timely information to the Franchise Business Consultant, Franchise Advisory Committee, Management team, Quarterly Business Webinars, monthly CatchUp Newsletter, etc.

Operator Support
Ensure timely delivers and uninterrupted supply of food and packaging products for Charleys assigned distributors
Provide problem resolution for operator issues with distributors and suppliers
Support the FBCs and RMs in their request for assistance
Coordinate distribution of food and packaging products to all new stores
The duties and responsibilities described in this job description may not be a comprehensive list. Additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time and/or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands

Critical Functions:
Formulate strategy and plans with leaders
Provide consistent and regular KPIs for brand and people
Provide consistent and regular financial analysis with budgeting and forecasting for scope of responsibility
Provide leadership for distribution, procurement and supply chain for Charleys and solve challenging problems

Behaviors that are important to us:
Highly accountable. Focus on results and impact instead of activities.
A compassionate servant leader that is for others' growth and success.
Humble to learn, unlearn and relearn.
Embrace reality and constraints; resilient in the face of setback and challenges.
Entrepreneurial thinker; ingenuous and creative when resources are limited. Excited by the prospect of doing more with less.
Strive for excellence in every endeavor.
Have the capability, integrity and warrior spirit


Qualifications and Requirements:
Solid track records leading in a high growth environment
Current or previous experience in a VP of Procurement and Distribution role
Strategic mindset

proven results with strategy for growth, and profit drivers; and strategy for talent acquisition and retention of team
Minimum of 10 years of progressive purchasing experience
Preferable experience in restaurant or retail industry
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience
MBA or Masters in a related field desired
Minimum of 25% travel required
CPM preferred

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