Regional Distribution Manager – Supply Chain

🔥 15 hours ago

🇹🇭 Thailand – Remote

💵 $88.5k - $108.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Logo of Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1943

🏨 Hospitality

✈️ Travel

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💰 Private Equity Round on 2013-09

Hospitality • Travel • Food & Beverage

Dairy Queen is an international chain of fast-food restaurants owned by American Dairy Queen Corporation, known for its popular Blizzard treats, burgers, and more. With a focus on both savory and sweet offerings, Dairy Queen provides a variety of meals and treats including cheeseburgers, chicken strips, and signature Stackburgers, alongside its famous ice cream desserts. The brand highlights allergen information and nutrition details, ensuring customers are informed of the potential presence of allergens due to cross-contact in its locations. Dairy Queen is also involved in franchising and encourages the use of its mobile app to enhance customer experience.

📋 Description

• Lead Dairy Queen's network of authorized distributors to ensure consistent, competitive, and reliable supply of approved products, ingredients, and packaging to franchisees • Drive profitable growth across product categories within the assigned region • Serve as the primary supply chain leader for franchisees, operators, distributors, and internal stakeholders • Provide strategic guidance, operational support, and resolution of complex distribution and supply chain challenges • Build distributor relationships, drive accountability, and improve service, product availability, cost competitiveness, and system performance • Manage distributor performance, programs, and planning for the assigned U.S. region • Improve distributor fill rates, perfect orders, on-time delivery, approved-product distribution, and SKU rationalization • Identify supply chain savings and growth opportunities • Perform annual distribution reviews and manage relationships with distribution center account executives and senior staff • Communicate supply chain strategy and programs to franchisees and ADQ operations • Develop implementation plans for new product introductions and Limited Time Offers • Review warehouse operations, inventory management, product quality, and service levels • Recommend policy and procedure changes and develop corrective action plans • Assist Quality Assurance with enforcement of the distribution quality assurance program and policies • Use and develop advanced reporting solutions from Arrowstream and other systems • Coordinate with the assigned Franchisee Support Analyst • Develop cross-functional relationships and strategies to achieve company goals • Direct contract renewals and RFPs • Maintain non-disclosure agreements • Review inventory movement, proprietary items, inventory turns, and lead times • Review and control expedited freight costs • Identify risks and develop plans to mitigate inventory loss or write-offs • Develop and communicate product planning obligations and ensure distributor accountability • Monitor and provide weekly audit reports of unapproved products • Work with Product Development and FSQR to approve and track costs for distributor-branded items • Drive distributor performance through regular metric reviews and continuous improvement • Manage new product and LTO introductions, inventory, and service levels • Participate in planning and execution of the annual Supply Chain Summit • Assist credit managers with collection of distributor accounts receivable • Advise Purchasing Managers on warehouse and product situations

🎯 Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. Degree in business or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience • Minimum of 4–6 years of experience, knowledge, and/or familiarity with supply chain and/or store operations • Foodservice distribution experience preferred • Strong knowledge and familiarity with the Foodservice Industry and Supply Chain Management • Ability to travel to distributors and distributors' markets an average of 15 days per quarter • Ability to drive an automobile for operator and distributor visits • Ability to sit in a vehicle for up to 8 hours per day • Strong ability to collaborate in a team environment • Demonstrated team leadership and cross-functional liaison abilities • Demonstrated ability to propose and drive process improvements • Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects and requests within deadlines • Ability to identify problems, gather relevant information, and offer realistic solutions • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and accuracy • Exceptional service orientation • Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus eligibility • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • 401(k) match • Paid time off • Volunteer time • Parental leave • Hybrid work schedule • Professional inclusion and belonging initiatives

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