VP Supply Chain

GRNA LLC is seeking to hire a Vice President of
Supply Chain. This individual will be the founding member of the procurement
and supply chain organization tasked with building a strategic food, beverage,
and indirect purchasing program for the company’s portfolio of brands.
The
position will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and have regular
exposure to other members of the C-Suite.
...
This position will be a member of the
Leadership Team and participate in the company’s strategic planning
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
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Establishing
and managing comprehensive, cross-functional procurement process for each
restaurant brand
·
Partnering with Operations and Culinary to manage day-to-day purchasing
activities for all food, beverage, paper, linen, smallwares and other indirect
categories needed for restaurant operations
·
Ensuring inventory readiness for New Restaurant Openings
·
Negotiating
contracts with suppliers, verifying pricing, ensuring vendor compliance, and leading Quarterly Service Reviews with key
suppliers
·
Overseeing product setup and maintenance in the system, including
ingredient case pack, inventory setup, line and prep recipe entry and
maintenance, and assignment to order guides
·
Partnering with finance to monitor supply chain performance and identify
cost savings opportunities to maximize restaurant profitability, including
monthly reporting on key items
·
Partnering
with culinary and finance to develop tools to assist in analysis of
actual/theoretical food cost
·
Partnering
with IT to optimize back-of-the-house systems and processes
·
Coordinating
with licensing partners to assist in optimizing their cost structure and strategically
partnering on the purchase of shared inventory items
·
Consulting
as needed with the development and operations teams with ancillary procurement
needs, e.g., equipment, FF&E, indirect categories
• Builds strong relationships and
works collaboratively with Culinary and Quality Assurance team to ensure
the highest product quality standards and processes within the supply
chain.
Over time, the
team may expand to support the growth in restaurants. The VP of Supply Chain will
be the senior leader of the function.
EXPERIENCE + QUALIFICATIONS
·
10+
years of sourcing experience
·
Bachelor’s
degree (business preferred)
·
Ideally
have experience in culinary and/or restaurant operations
·
Demonstrated purchasing/negotiation expertise with
8+ years of broad experience in commodity analysis, product cycles and food
purchasing with knowledge of pricing strategies
·
Ability to manage multiple changing priorities in a
fast-paced environment
·
Excellent
communication and influencing skills, ability
to interact with all levels of the organization
·
Proven
ability to lead teams
·
Analytical
mind – brings data to solve problems and identify solutions and able to get up
to speed quickly on new concepts
·
Ambitious
and intellectually curious – looking for an individual who wants to learn,
accelerate their career, and be a key partner in building a new business
·
A
self-starter with a positive, team-oriented attitude
·
Ability
to travel for events as needed

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