Strategic Supply Chain Lead

Essential Functions:

• Represents Supply Chain in CMR Process and Supplier Business Reviews to help drive accountability for Supply Chain performance.

• Leads and coordinates supplier transitions across our distribution network.

• Coordinates Supply Chain activity in supplier consolidations, acquisitions, and shipping location changes.

• Develops recommendations for preparedness associated with supplier ERP implementations and upgrades. Acts as a principal contact between GFS Supply Chain and the supplier to ensure readiness and minimize any negative impact to our customers.

• Coordinates and leads Supply Chain and Category Management Team Meetings

• Provides recommendations for Supply Chain Category Team annual goals associated with service level, days on hand, and spoilage and liquidation. Benchmarks weekly and monthly performance metrics.

• Leads Supply Chain Category Teams in developing, documenting, and maintaining best practices.

• Utilizes reporting tools to identify Supply Chain performance and efficiency opportunities with Suppliers

• Leads strategy development and execution with Supply Chain counterparts at the Supplier, with support of the Category Management Teams to improve their performance.

• Responsible for innovative reporting to identify trends and opportunities within the supply chain.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Communication: reading (standard and technical), writing (business, technical), speaking (basic, conversational, public speaking), creating presentations and conducting training.

• Self Management: self-directed, motivated, ability to prioritize and manage fluctuations in workload and changes in priority, comfortable with ambiguity.

• Human Relations: ability to motivate, collaborate, successfully interact and coach others while balancing results with relationships; lead people without having direct responsibility.

• Change Management: remains flexible in a demanding work environment and is able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment/tasks.

• Supply Chain Management: knowledge of principles and methods for Demand, Replenishment and supplier relations moving goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

• Sustaining Business Knowledge & Experience: stays current on trends and developments in areas of expertise. Uses this knowledge to make good business change decisions.

• Complex Problem Solving: identifies and helps to solve complex problems using related information to develop and evaluate options and solutions.

• Judgment and Decision Making: considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solution that is in the best interest of the company's business objectives.

• Maintains a high level of integrity: always puts the company's objectives first, conducts analyses and provides solutions based on thoroughness and strict attention to detail.

• Bachelors Degree preferred

• Five or more years previous experience in Supply Chain Management or related fields highly preferred.

• Ability to interact directly with suppliers and/or customers at a high level strongly preferre

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.