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Form of workEssential Functions
Job Summary
The Supply Chain Distribution/Logistics Analyst is responsible for the Final Mile delivery execution, service and inventory planning from Focus Brands contracted distributors to our restaurants, bakeries and shoppes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the day-to-day functionality of our company owned and franchisee operators by monitoring key supply chain data points, providing quick solutions to problems, and maintaining a strong relationship between distribution partners and Focus Brands.
Successful candidates can understand and prioritize work in a dynamic environment, bring a solution-oriented mindset, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
In this job, you will gain a deep understanding of how a food service supply chain operates to successfully serve various national brands while honing skills in both traditional and innovative technology platforms. This role presents a high visibility opportunity in a team critical to the success of our operators.
Education
Skills & Abilities
- Effectively manage operations in the 'Final Mile' network to foster strong partnerships with 3rd parties and positive outcomes for our operators - Ability to influence change
- Quickly identify and resolve challenges while effectively communicating with all stakeholders
- Identify operational inefficiencies and develop the tools and strategy to mitigate business risk
- Work with cross-functional teams to understand current processes and identify systematic gaps
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with leadership partners to understand business needs
- Process KPI data as well as qualitative information to understand what action should be taken
- Comfortable working with varying levels of data and information quality to drive results
- Support the development and maintenance of various data reporting tools in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft BI, Palantir, and other platforms
Job Summary
The Supply Chain Distribution/Logistics Analyst is responsible for the Final Mile delivery execution, service and inventory planning from Focus Brands contracted distributors to our restaurants, bakeries and shoppes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the day-to-day functionality of our company owned and franchisee operators by monitoring key supply chain data points, providing quick solutions to problems, and maintaining a strong relationship between distribution partners and Focus Brands.
Successful candidates can understand and prioritize work in a dynamic environment, bring a solution-oriented mindset, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
In this job, you will gain a deep understanding of how a food service supply chain operates to successfully serve various national brands while honing skills in both traditional and innovative technology platforms. This role presents a high visibility opportunity in a team critical to the success of our operators.
Education
- Bachelor's in Supply Chain or Logistics preferred
- Equivalent work experience considered in lieu of Bachelor's
Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of Supply Chain/Inventory Management
- Knowledge of demand planning/forecasting
- Experience in coordinating logistics with 3rd party providers
- Ability to work cross functionally in ever changing adaptive environment
- Excel skills (e.g., modeling, goal seek, VLOOKUP, index match, pivot tables, nested IF statements)
- PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word
- Business Intelligence tools
- Excellent communication skills
- Project Management
