Job Information
Chick-fil-A Project Lead, Launch Team in Atlanta, Georgia
Overview
The Project Lead will support Supply Chain's partnership with Innovation & New Ventures and Consumer Packaged Goods. By working closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Innovation & New Ventures, Consumer Packaged Goods, Menu Strategy, Legal, and Culinary, this role will execute scopes, timelines, and objectives in accordance with Supply Chain capabilities. This role will partner with their leader and cross functional partners to identify, vet, and contract suppliers to ensure food safety, continuity, quality, and stewardship objectives are met and tradeoffs are aligned upon organizationally.
Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.
Responsibilities
Partner with Innovation & New Ventures (and other cross-functional partners) to support growing business streams such as Little Blue Menu concepts
Partner to implement a portfolio of Consumer Packaged Goods products nationwide
Identify suppliers that can meet need, vet capabilities to serve the brand, solicit samples/prototypes, provide feedback from business evaluation, and communicate budgetary targets and timelines
Participate in development agreement negotiation as necessary working with supplier and legal counsel both internal and external to CFA
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the organization
Bring potential new products/technology from suppliers to attention of stakeholders in production design teams
Interact with potential suppliers to determine capacity, quality & budget required to successfully Launch programs
Ensure project tasks are clearly communicated and executed on time.
Report project status to key stakeholders and leadership, escalating high risk situations as needed
Execute seamless, disruption-free implementation of tests and rollouts
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree: 3.5 or higher GPA in Business, Consulting, Communications, Marketing, Supply Chain or related field
3+ years of experience
Proven experience in building and/or managing programs
Strong interpersonal relationship skills
Ability to lead a cross functional team towards a common goal
Possess Supply Chain Management knowledge and expertise
Skilled at problem solving and conflict management
Excellent communication/presentation skills
Proficiency in vendor contract negotiation
Highly organized
Have a solid understand of Marketing/Menu & Packaging
Preferred Qualifications
Prior Chick-fil-A experience
Supply Chain Project Management experience
Consumer Packaged Goods background
Minimum Years of Experience
3
Travel Requirements
20%
Required Level of Education
Bachelor's Degree
Major/Concentration
Business, Consulting, Communications, Marketing, Supply Chain or related field
Minimum GPA (4.0 Scale)
3.5
Requisition ID2024-16459
Job FunctionSupply Chain
Position TypeExperienced Professionals
Posting Location : LocationUS-GA-Atlanta