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in Plano, TX
Director of Distribution
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Plano, TX Plano, Texas |
About this job
ResponsibilitiesQualifications
- Implement and manage domestic and international distribution strategy to facilitate Raising Cane's growth plans
- Continually monitor and align distribution model to meet Raising Cane's dynamic growth to maximize freight efficiencies while providing superior support to operations
- Support the development, testing, and implementation processes for existing and new products allowing for proper collaboration between supply chain, Ops, R&D, and marketing to ensure the highest quality are delivered to our restaurants in a timely manner
- Monitor industry news and make recommendations for new technologies that will continually enhance Raising Cane's distribution functions
- Continually analyze supplier FOB points and all freight lanes to identify the most opportune time to add production facilities and/or take control of Raising Cane's freight lanes to lower inbound freight costs
- Constant benchmarking on all distributors, freight carriers, and Re-D's to the most competitive freight rates while delivering the freshest products possible to our restaurants
- Support a growing franchise community in all distribution functions both domestic and international
- Provide guidance to Raising Cane's senior management on distribution threats relative to safety and / or market instrability or any other issues that may compromise the company's ability to meet its strategic objectives
- Strategically hire and align all distribution and logistics positions to ensure proper execution of strategy objectives and company initiatives
- Enhance forecasting tools to deliver accurate forecasts to all distributors and suppliers on a timely basis to ensure they are prepared to meet Raising Cane's changing needs
- Develop a distribution team that has zero tolerance rules to day to day distribution issues such as; late trucks, missing items, inaccurate prices, damaged product, etc, without proper resolution and solutions to ensure these issues are not repeated
- BS Degree in a field requiring strong analytical skills, MBA preferred
- Minimum of 10 years of Supply Chain experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role
- International experience a plus
- Ability to work in a high growth / fast paced environment where leaders are expected to "roll up their sleeves"
- Strong analytical skills - must be able to take a complex set of variables and deliver solutions that achieve the desired business result
- Project Management Skills - accurately develop project parameters, perform and manage project tasks and key deliverables all while choreographing the work of cross-functional team members
- Software Skills - advanced knowledge of MS Office based systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Must be able to prepare complex presentations using PowerPoint or similar softwar