Supply Chain Manager

Job Summary

The Supply Chain Brand Manager serves as the end-to-end supply chain leader for their assigned brand(s), with accountability across distribution, procurement, quality assurance, finance, and culinary partners. This role acts as the primary conduit between brand leadership and the centralized supply chain organization, ensuring alignment of strategy, priorities, and execution.

About the Role

This highly collaborative role is responsible for clearly communicating supply chain strategy, risks, and opportunities to brand leadership, franchisees, and cross-functional stakeholders. The Supply Chain Brand Manager provides subject matter expertise and data-driven insights, drives key initiatives, and holds stakeholders accountable for timely, high-quality deliverables.

Essential Functions

• Build strong working relationships, trust, and credibility with key stakeholders within the Brand (including franchisees) and GoTo Foods to understand priorities and influence outcomes.
• Lead a supply chain management lifecycle for all promotions, new offerings, supply changes, and similar projects.
• Promote product supply security directly and via planning resources to ensure successful day-to-day restaurant operations.
• Partner with the Brands Marketing & Operations teams, Corporate Communications, and Distributors to provide regular Supply Chain updates to Franchisees.
• Provide a high level of accessibility to quickly react to unexpected challenges.
• Understand end-to-end Supply Chain strategies (Distribution, Procurement, Quality and Supplier Safety, Inventory, Systems, Costs, and Communication) and represent these strategies to others.
• Understand and support both Brand and GoTo Foods wide business models, strategies, and priorities.
• Help inform and execute strategic priorities and initiatives for GoTo Foods Supply Chain.
• Indirectly lead a 3rd party core planner that will focus on managing critical items for the brand.
• Participate, as needed, in Franchisee Advisory Council meetings for your brand.

Education & Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree
• Preferred: Concentration in Supply Chain or Business Administration, Graduate Degree
• Experience: 5+ years professional work experience
• Experience: Building relationships, Communicating effectively to stakeholders in different parts of the organization, Managing projects with broad stakeholder groups, Working effectively in high-pressure situations
• Preferred Experience: Foodservice Experience at a Brand, Distributor or Supplier, Manufacturing, Freight Management or Supply/Demand Planning

Skills

• Proficient in meeting facilitation, written, and presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (pivot tables, lookup, effective presentation creation)
• Preferred: Project Management Certification

Travel Requirement

May be required to travel up to 25% of the time.