Sr Program Manager

About the role

McLane is seeking a Program Manager to join our team. This position will report and work from the office on a regular basis, requiring candidates to be within a 50-minute radius from Rocky Mount, NC. The Program Manager will manage through supply disruptions and shortages of critical items to minimize the impact, ensuring adequate inventory and managing sell-through to limit financial exposure associated with obsolescence.

Responsibilities

• Work with chain on promotions and menu changes. Ensure information provided is accurate and sufficient to support the planned activity.
• Identify and discuss potential risks and issues. Review and monitor new item and/or new vendor set up requests for reasonableness and accuracy of data.
• Analyze and load promotional forecast data into purchasing system. Work with concept to address concerns with the forecast or promotional inventory build.
• Purchase or monitor the purchase of all items across all divisions in support of chain promotional efforts.
• Monitor the build-up and sell-through of inventory to ensure against inventory obsolescence.
• Communicate within the organization, with customers and suppliers regarding promotional efforts or activity needed to successfully support the initiative.
• Coordinate and monitor auto-shipments, restrictions or allocations to support chain or manage tight supplies.
• Work with C.O.M. Team to ensure accuracy of customer order guides.
• Provide supply chain expertise. Participate in chain and/or concept purchasing group conference calls and business reviews, conferences, summits, etc.
• Determine franchise- and store-level participation in promotions and special product offerings. Obtain documentation and maintain compliance with AIP requests.
• Work with chain or brand customers/franchisees to address slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Understand McLane Foodservice and chain quality/food safety requirements as they relate to inbound freight, product storage and recalls/withdrawals. Work with chain QA, DC and other parties to help resolve issues with inbound or received product.
• Manage special projects related to chains, inventory or other business needs involving supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 3 years purchasing experience in a high volume, high inventory turn environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Balanced judgment and prioritization skills when confronted with competing objectives.
• Strong computer literacy with demonstrated ability in working with spreadsheets.
• Prior foodservice industry experience in procurement, operations or sales.