Project Management Coordinator

QSCC is looking to welcome a new Project Management Coordinator to our Operational Excellence team! In this role, you directly support a variety of continuous improvement and menu-driven initiatives. You will have the opportunity to work on projects that may range from supporting Wendy’s marketing programs, innovation and within core products, launch of new items, supply assurance for US restaurants, as well as other internal projects. Innovation happens all the time. As such, our ideal new team member enjoys having multiple projects to support and team members to work with at any given time. 

Success as a Project Management Coordinator requires a sense of urgency, attention to details, and willingness to collaborate with a variety of internal and external partners. In this role, you will gain experience and exposure to key functional areas of Wendy’s such as Marketing, Restaurant Services, Finance, Innovation, Quality Assurance and others. The Coordinator has weekly opportunities to connect with these teams, as it takes several disciplines to plan and execute the many projects, promotions, tests, new product launches and disengagements. 

A key responsibility of the Coordinator is to communicate, review and assess the amounts of inventory and sales across our 25 distribution centers which service approximately 6000 Wendy’s restaurants twice or more each week. The QSCC environment moves at the speed of the quick service restaurant business because it’s our job to make sure Wendy’s restaurants always have customers’ favorite menu items on-hand! 

Each Coordinator on the Project Management team is paired with one or more Project Managers who guide and develop their understanding of the key aspects of the role, as well as help them continue on their career journey!

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Inventory management and allocation. Monitor distribution center (DC) inventory for assigned programs’ items and calculate differences compared to plans. Determine if changes to current purchase orders (POs) are necessary to ensure continuous supply and communicate suggestions to DCs via email and phone.  Alert the Project Manager when identifying situations that may lead to costs related to obsolete or insufficient availability of items.
• As needed, execute supply allocation plans and/or expedite shipments to avoid gaps in supply for both promotional or core food and packaging items.
• Support Project Management accounting processes for assigned programs; issue POs for expedited shipments or obsolete inventory, follow up with responsible parties to obtain outstanding invoices, destruction certificates, and disposal certificates as needed.
• Weekly case sales reporting vs. plan to recap performance and share with broader internal teams
• Attend cross-functional project planning meetings
• Communicate program information to 25 US distribution centers (DCs),  including information such as description of the program, scope (national or test), timing to order and have inventory, expected case sales by week expectations, new item information, etc.
• Other duties as needed or assigned

And Our Ideal Candidate Meets the Following Qualifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics or related field preferred.  Other project management or related certifications a plus.
• 1+ year(s) working in a professional or office environment.
• Strong analytical skills – Excel required.  Experience with PowerBI a plus!
• Ability and willingness to collaborate. We are a world class supply chain because we work together.
• Enjoys communicating and coordinating efforts with others.  Displays strong communication skills, both written and verbal to help ensure that projects run smoothly.
• Eager to learn and to apply new experiences for both business and personal growth
• Entrepreneurial mindset. Proactive in seeking out opportunities, flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances, determined and persistent to push through challenges, and builds a network while being honest, transparent, and responsible in their business dealings to contribute to the long-term success and reputation of themselves and the Wendy’s system.
• Enjoys having multiple initiatives to work on and leverages strong time management skills to help move projects forward.
  

In addition to competitive medical, dental, vision and paid time off programs, we offer a Flex Work Program.  At QSCC, we believe that our people are the key to our success.  We also recognize that in a fast-paced world, supporting our employees as they balance work, personal and family obligations is critical.  We offer flexibility in where and when work is completed that can benefit both our employees and the business.  As such, we offer both informal and formal arrangements to provide you with more flexibility in your work schedule while allowing teams to maintain productivity and culture. 

QSCC is committed to employing well-qualified candidates for all open positions and engaging in effective recruitment and selection practices in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We proudly provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees.

No third-party solicitation, please!