Are you a highly motivated, enthusiastic vendor manager looking to be part of a winning team? Do you possess an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to make a positive impact on not only your career but also by helping independent foodservice operators across the country achieve the best possible national pricing? Do you want to become part of a team-building one of the fastest-growing organizations in the country? If so, Restaurant Success Group™ is for you.

What is Restaurant Success Group™ (RSG)?

RSG is a national organization that assists independent restaurateurs seeking profitability and growth, achieve their ambitions. RSG provides its members with the same resources a franchise organization would provide to its franchisees such as strategic planning, business systems, procedures, education, training, ongoing management support, buying power and much more. Unlike a franchise organization that requires its franchisees to adopt a national brand, RSG members remain 100% independent. While RSG is structured similarly to a franchise organization, RSG is not a franchise nor is it a group purchasing organization (GPO). This business is unlike any other in existence today.

Our founder, Jim Abrams, has been founder, co-founder, or on the executive team of 8 Nationally Ranked Companies, launching 3 of Entrepreneur’s Top 500 Franchise Companies, and has over 40 years’ experience building industry-leading organizations. Abrams has been featured on Celebrity Apprentice, Inc. Magazine, and was Business Observer’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008.

You will have the opportunity to work with a group of the most successful business leaders in the country. They have been the founders, co-founders, or on the executive leadership team of 8 national companies. Each and every one of these companies is still thriving today and most have become the industry leader. Dozens of the team members that were on board with them in the early stages of launching these businesses have become multi-millionaires.

Job Summary and Responsibilities:

As our Vendor Manager, you will work directly with our leadership team and you will be responsible for the leadership and development of our strategic vendor relationships. Our Vendor Manager will engage directly with suppliers and manufacturers, having day-to-day responsibility for the quality and cost-effectiveness of the vendor’s services. This position requires the utilization of a wide range of skills and the ability to work across major functional areas and multiple internal teams. This position will perform as a functional bridge between external vendors and internal stakeholders through leveraged buying power, rebate negotiation, and contract negotiation. Adept at determining vendor patterns and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships through enterprise-wide due diligence, risk assessment, and continuous vendor monitoring. Responsibilities will include negotiating national pricing and rebates on essential needs, food, equipment purchases, furnishings, marketing and advertising, POS, merchant processing, payroll processing and more. Contract management with operational and financial acumen is required to drive the performance of strategic vendor partners and lead our annual off-site national convention.

The Vendor Manager will possess a track record of successful relationship management, strong analytical acumen, and experience generating and managing reporting and analysis. Exceptional communication skills and a deep understanding of Excel will be essential to your success. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and business problems to a successful result and possesses the ability to predict future needs based on early trends.

The person we are seeking will enjoy the fast-paced work of a dynamic organization and will have experience moving through the daily challenges that impact the overall effectiveness of our Company. We require an analytical team player with the ability to think “on their feet” and to provide support in an efficient manner to multiple teams, vendors, partners, and management. The ability to multitask and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization is critical. Must be able to work well in both a team setting and independently.

Benefits:

At RSG we realize that our most valuable assets are our team members. Therefore we provide an environment to ensure your personal needs are achieved. We offer:

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid Vacation

Bonus incentives

And much, much more…

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree

2+ years of experience in vendor management, marketing, supply chain, or relevant areas

2+ years of experience using Excel to analyze data to support decision-making

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Preferred Qualifications:

GPO Experience

Restaurant Experience

Proven track record of taking ownership and delivering results

Strong multi-tasking ability and experience with meeting multiple deadlines

Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) with vendor and clients and well-developed customer-facing experience

Experience in a buying, marketing, merchandising, finance or supply chain function

Proficiency with SQL

This is a true “once in a lifetime” opportunity to be on the ground floor of our next national organization. There will be tremendous upward advancement opportunities for the selected candidates.

If you're the person described above and want this opportunity, please apply. We can't wait to meet you!

For those of you who are serious about taking your career to the next level, please send us your resume and tell us a story about you to MD@adrgsrq.com, subject line “RSG is for me”. Please tell us about what motivates you and how that motivation helped you in an accomplishment. This can be in any area of your life. Be as creative as you wish.