Franchise Distribution Manager - Chester's International LLC

Supply chain managers collaborate with sales, marketing, and production teams to forecast demand, anticipate customer needs, and develop accurate demand plans. Demand planning involves analyzing historical data, market trends, and customer feedback to determine appropriate inventory levels and production schedules.

THE WORK YOU’LL DO

• Communicate with suppliers, distributors and Chester’s field team on product launches, promotions, limited time offerings
• Monitor the supply chain and communicate any delays or issues with distribution.
• Create & communicate solutions to supply chain issues
• Maintain & communicate distributor compliance scores & service levels.
• Create new product codes, GTIN, 1WorldSync, Barcodes for distributors.
• Review inventory at 3rd party supplier (Kinexo) vs distribution purchases through Arrowstream reporting.
• Report distribution center purchases vs. distribution center sales
• Track new product implementation
• Distribution center item code set up in CRM

THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL BRING:

Required

Working knowledge of Arrowstream, 3^rd party suppliers, 1WorldSync, CRM Database.

Advanced knowledge of Excel is a must.

Proven experience in business analytics.

Excellent communication skills and willingness to have challenging conversations with all levels of the organization.

Excellent presentation skills.

Must be willing to travel 15-25% of the time to distribution centers and customers.

Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, distribution or 2+ years’ experience in supply chain management.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Chester’s International is a leading quick-serve restaurant (QSR) concept with over 1,200 franchised locations. We are constantly innovating to bring our customers delicious new products and set our franchisees up for continued success. Our core purpose is to provide delicious food in surprising places. We achieve this when every employee embodies our five core values:

• Win as a Team
• Embrace Constant Evolution
• Deliver Exceptional Value
• Direct, Respectful and Honest
• Fried Chicken is Fun

ABOUT THE TEAM

Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, Chester’s is a 3^rd generation family-owned business that employs approximately 55 employees across the U.S. in sales, operations and administrative roles.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time of which may be overnight.
• Must be able to lift 10 pounds regularly. 30 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to stand for 8 hours.
• Must be able to sit for up to 10 hours.

WHAT CHESTER’S WILL OFFER:

• Competitive compensation plan.
• Health & Wellness: Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision benefits starting the first of the month following date of employment.
• Financial Wellness: 401(k) plan through Empower.
• Work/Life Balance > Paid Time Off + Holidays + Hybrid office work
• Company paid short-term & long-term disability benefits. Life & Accident Insurance.