Since 1940, Dairy Queen® has been one of the world’s best known and loved brands. Based in Minneapolis, MN, International Dairy Queen Inc., (IDQ), is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation. As a leading franchisor, there are more than 7,000 independently owned and operated restaurants in the U.S., Canada and more than 20 countries around the world. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire.

Here at IDQ, we create extraordinary Fan experiences every day and we do this through our commitment to hiring and retaining only the best in class talent. We firmly believe that our employees are the catalyst to the success of the company where their initiative, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial spirit are recognized and rewarded. We're looking for motivated, passionate and dedicated individuals with an inherent need and ambition to go after bigger challenges.

International Dairy Queen is seek a contractor (minimum 3 months) to work as an Associate Manager of our Distribution and Supply Chain in Mexico.  This part-time role (approximately 30 hours/week)  will support the distribution and supply functions in Mexico and work closely with the Mexico team to support a variety of activities.  

Key Accountabilities Include:

Distribution Management

Daily Activities at 3PL Partner warehouse:

• Review Orders that dispatched from 3PL Partner Warehouses – KPI monitoring
• Manage and monitor inventory positions at 3PL Partner Warehouses Inventory Report
• Manage promo ingredient re-orders and allocations, as necessary
• Review system wide inventories and make necessary business recommendations to manager to ensure uninterrupted supply
• Review shortage report and take advise of corrective action needed
• Follow-up on redeliveries to ensure matters were addressed
• Communicate all open issues and actions plans to manager
• Follow-up with manager to verify resolution to all matters

Supplier Management/Cross-functional Support

• Meet with manager to address supply chain issues; develop and implement corrective action plans.
• Support flawless execution of Marketing (regular and LTO’s) calendars

• Bachelor's degree
• Prior experience in Supply Chain, foodservice supply chain preferred 
• Experience working within a franchisor organization, preferred
• Knowledge and familiarity with the foodservice and distribution/supply industry, preferred
• Written and conversational fluency in both English and Spanish
• Relationship building skills with the ability to create mutually beneficial relationships with and provide excellent customer service to both internal and external clients
• Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate Supply Chain concepts to a variety of audiences
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Well organized with a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects and requests simultaneously, within an intense, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Variable work hours at the Distribution Center to coincide with distribution activities.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion for all who touch DQ.  We believe in and commit to fostering a community where employees bring their authentic selves to work; where we recruit, engage and retain employees, franchise owners and suppliers with diverse background and identities; and where everyone feels welcome engaging with our DQ brand.