Supply Chain Manager - Wollborg Michelson Recruiting

Description:

 

The Strategy and Operations Manager will be part of the New Restaurant Models team within the Merchant Strategy & Operations organization. This team focuses on developing innovative and capital-light ways to add new restaurant options for consumers and create new revenue streams for merchant partners. The Culinary Strategy team plays a critical role in this work by partnering with merchants and cross-functional teams to develop operating playbooks for building, testing, and launching new brands through new channels.

 

About the Role:

 

The Strategy and Operations Manager will be responsible for driving the strategy and development of the supply chain function. This includes selecting distributor partners, identifying manufacturers, and enabling processes to scale brands nationally. The role involves building and executing playbooks to scale multiple licenses and collaborating with cross-functional teams on go-to-market strategies.

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

 

• Develop the strategy for enabling food distribution nationally through partnerships with distributors and manufacturers

 

• Drive go-to-market planning and execution for new licenses to bring concepts to market

 

• Build models to define supply chain success, monitor and drive product KPIs, and support cross-functional teams

 

• Work cross-functionally with Culinary Development and Sales teams to land key initiatives

 

Qualifications:

 

 

• 6+ years of experience in strategy, business development, operations, technology, consulting, or related fields

 

• Proven track record of leading highly cross-functional initiatives and achieving goals in a complex and fast-moving environment

 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

 

• Excellent analytical thinker with the ability to derive actionable recommendations from complex datasets

 

Preferred Location: San Francisco (other locations require 8-10 weeks of travel per year to the Bay Area)

 

Why You Should Be Excited:

 

 

• You will have the opportunity to strategize and enable food distribution on a national scale

 

• You will drive go-to-market planning and execution for new licenses

 

• You will have the chance to analyze data and drive product KPIs

 

• You will work cross-functionally with Culinary Development and Sales teams

 

 

Desired Skills and Traits:

 

 

• Self-starter with a bias towards action

 

• Naturally curious and always looking for ways to innovate and improve

 

• Gritty and willing to do whatever it takes to make things successful

 

• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to influence people at all levels

 

• Problem solver who can translate high-level goals into actionable plans

 

Wollborg Michelson Recruiting is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. We ensure job offers are made based of one’s employment experience, skills, and qualifications, regardless of race, gender, ethnic origin, or any other classification protected by law. All applicants must furnish proper identification to prove their legal right to work in the US upon a job offer. We participate in E-Verify to confirm one’s right to work in the US. Wollborg Michelson Recruiting does not provide sponsorship for an employment-based visa status. All applicants must also provide proof of COVID Vaccination when requested, except where prohibited by law.