Director of Supply Chain

At Fogo de Chão, we strive to give our guests an unforgettable dining experience of discovery while showcasing the Culinary Art of Churrasco. Our mission is to ignite fire and joy to care for our team, our guests, and our communities. We believe better futures start when we bring our best to the table every day to feed a Purposeful Future – starting with our team members. We feed our teams with fulfilling job opportunities, making space around the table so everyone feels welcome. At Fogo, we’ll provide you with a fulfilling career with professional and personal growth opportunities at every level. Our values of teamwork, integrity, excellence, humility, and Deixa Comigo (we’ve got you!) are more than just words; they’re how we do things every day.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• • Develop and maintain a high-performance culture, resulting in continued success meeting functional KPIs and improved levels of customer service to employees and customers.
  • Strong negotiating skills are needed, able to work deals, find new suppliers, understand tariffs, surcharges, and be willing to challenge existing suppliers when challenges arise
  • Identify and mentor key talent and help to ensure success of all individuals in the department.
  • Assure our restaurants' continuous supply of products and services while maintaining optimal costs and consistent quality, service, and performance expectations.
  • Maintain relevant knowledge of short/long-term related commodity markets and industry trends that affect products and services supply and innovation.
  • Execute accurate data on changing costs, identify and forecast quickly and efficiently, minimizing risk to plan spend.
  • Manage the tactical operations of the materials management and purchasing function.
  • Collaborate with purchasing team to ensure accurate forecasting, and operations team to ensure alignment of activities and objectives.
  • Work across a global, matrixed organization, sharing and learning best practices, and balancing global, national, and local needs and impacts.
  • Develop, collaborate and maintain positive, productive relationships with all cross-functional internal and external customers, sharing and learning best practices.
  • Ability to lead a team of direct reports as assigned to execute supply chain activities for both operations and our support center.
  • Support as directed by SVP of Supply Chain as needed, including the ability to perform other projects as assigned.
  • Understand business and financial concepts such as commodity markets, P&Ls, budgets, etc.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
  • Identify vendor opportunities and challenges and partner with the purchasing team to ensure appropriate resolution.

Competencies

• • Visioning – Identify long-term goals and champion the implementation of different or alternative ideas.
  • In-Depth Problem Solving & Analysis – Solve difficult problems through careful and systematic evaluation of information, possible alternative and consequences.
  • Championing Change – Take action to support and implement change initiates effectively.
  • Driving for Results – Challenge and push the organization and yourself to excel and achieve.
  • Influencing & Persuading – Convince others to adopt a course of action.
  • Managing Others – Direct and lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives. Ability to work independently and as part of a team to drive results.
  • Organizational Savvy – Recognize and understand organizational politics and work within organizational dynamics to accomplish objectives.
  • Business Acumen – Understand general business and financial concepts, understand the company’s business, and use both general and specific knowledge to be effective.
  • Integrity – Uphold a high standard of fairness and ethics in everyday words and actions.
  • Presentation Skills – Have the skills to effectively communicate to an audience in a formal setting.
  • Continuous Learning – Strive to expand knowledge and refine skills through education and training. Inspire others to develop and refine knowledge and skills relevant to your work.

Education, Experience & Travel Required

• • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study
  • 10+ years of experience in relevant restaurant supply chain management, food service or retail food manufacturing, food retailing, or other food service disciplines.
  • Strong working knowledge of inventory planning, forecasting techniques, and operational systems and warehouse management.
  • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, as needed.

Computer Skills

• • Proficient in working within AI Platforms like, ChatCPT, CoPilot. etc
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to leverage effectively

Physical Demands

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Travel by automobile and airplane, and stand prolong work hours. Must have a high level of endurance and mental acuity and toughness to manage conflict and deal successfully with high stress situations.

Fogo de Chão provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at HRSupport@fogo.com.

This position is fully on-site at our Addison, TX office.

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance are available for full-time Team Members on the first of the month following their start date. Additionally, company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability are provided where allowed. We offer a comprehensive voluntary benefits package including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Coverage.

Fogo de Chão is an Equal Opportunity & E-Verify Employer