Wingstop Restaurants Inc. hiring Supply Chain Manager - EMEA in Greater London, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn (2024)

WHO WE ARE

We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. We are now a $3.5bn business with over 2,000 restaurants worldwide and a huge 10x growth plan! It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.

Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.

WHAT WE’LL NEED

• Handles simultaneous projects in different markets and time zones in an agile way to drive benefits to our Business Partners.
• Brings a “can-do” attitude and impassioned spirit to drive our exciting growth plans.
• Ability to think strategically but a highly diligent personality passionate about the detail.
• Support International Markets’ new openings and work closely with markets and other Supply Chain Managers overseas to maintain a vigorous and in-depth understanding of regional and global opportunities. This includes across categories like protein, ingredients, and packaging materials, and finished products to include:
• Category Management - Internal Demand/Supply Market, Category planning, and value analysis.
• Strategic Sourcing - Competitive bidding using RFI, RFP protocols, Negotiation, Contracting.
• Supplier Management, Integration, & Business Alignment - material quality, price, service, and delivery.
• Price Risk Management - monitor market fundamentals of supply/demand factors & technical analysis to adjust or renew material pricing to maintain financial reporting integrity.
• Will be responsible for all Supply Chain activities and initiatives included in the Stage Gate New Market Entry process to guarantee a successful on-time opening.
• Identify new supply solutions/materials/services required for new products or product changes not on contract, rationalizing requirements, or items, and identify on-contract alternative or replacement to satisfy requirements
• Identify new supplier entrants, offerings, and leverage-ability for Wingstop sustainable advantage.
• Plans Business Partners futures needs and perform Supplier capabilities analysis to guarantee growth, balancing Supply and Demand while supporting targeted customer service levels, new product introductions, and reduce risk of inventory obsolescence in the new markets.
• Will Champion Distribution Freight / Logistics implementation and optimization by category – carrier and inbound analysis/process/project/program to establish standards and methodologies to improve KPI’s across markets.
• Will support implementation and Rollout of SRM across markets.
• System record maintenance/reporting and buying support to include: contract entry (time or quantity based), contract balance reconciliation with suppliers, source list, purchasing info records, create and update contract expiration logs, Material Master (MM) construction/work flow, A/P inquiries, forecasting to suppliers.
• MRP analysis/replenishment review of required stocking levels for materials in the responsible regions and update master data as necessary
• Collect and analyze industry/market and internal data relating to protein, agricultural commodities, packaging substrates along with comparative analysis.
• Utilize data analytics to create actionable reports enabling the optimization of procurement sourcing strategies (run historical and forecast queries to be used by Category Managers for contracting)
• Implementation and standardization of procedures regarding Vendor Managed Inventory and apply the concepts of integrating our supply base to enable real time transactions through VMI.
• Responsible for the implementation and coordination of supplier transitions with cross-functional teams and matrix resources tied to strategic sourcing activities (including overseeing material and vendor change requests).
• Support the development of internal and external category profiles; contribute to the development of Total Cost of Ownership models.
• Support the development of RFI, RFP requests, supplier recommendations, and selection criteria including qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Assist with the development of fact-based negotiation strategies, development of high level and detailed benefits cases and compliance with supplier agreements.
• Work with Wingstop subject matter experts and internal customers to gather and assess business requirements and contribute to the development of category implementation plans.
• Leverage supplier intelligence, monitor market fundamentals of supply/demand factors & technical analysis to adjust or renew material pricing to maintain financial reporting integrity

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in supply chain, business management finance or economics.
• At least 5-8 years experience in a Supply Chain role
• Six SIGMA and other preferred Supply Chain certifications
• Proficient Office, Power BI and advanced systems skills preferred.

WHO YOU ARE

HUMBLE: Embracing humbleness fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment, where individuals prioritize the success of the team over personal recognition, ultimately contributing to a more cohesive and effective workplace.

HUNGRY: There’s a fire in you to keep pursuing excellence. You actively seek out challenges, set ambitious goals, and consistently demonstrate a proactive approach to tasks. You have a desire to support Wingstop in our goal to become a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand.

SMART: Not solely based on intellectual prowess, but rather on emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills. A keen understanding of others, communicating effectively and collaborating seamlessly.

SERVICE-MINDED: A selfless and dedicated focus on helping others succeed. Consistently prioritizes the needs of colleagues and the organization, willingly offering support and contributing to the overall well-being of the team.

ENTREPRENEURIAL: Takes initiative, a willingness to take calculated risks, and constantly searching for opportunities to improve processes or contribute to new ideas.

BENEFITS

FLAVOR PERKS:

• You will be entitled to 25 days of paid annual leave including bank holidays. You will be entitled to carry over 5 days of unused annual leave entitlement per year.
• One paid volunteer day of your choice
• You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan at 10% of salary paid, subject to applicable bonus tax withholdings.
• Merit Increase: You will be eligible for a common review and discretionary, performance-based merit increase.
• Insurance Benefits: Private healthcare insurance will be provided through the Company's third-party service provider.
• Pet insurance
• Education Assistance
• Wellness reimbursem*nt program
• Paid maternity and paternity leave

Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.