Analyst, SC Distribution
Supply Chain
Dallas, TX
June 18, 2025
Distribution and Price Verification Analyst
Coppell, TX
What does it mean to be a BrinkerHead? We play like a team, take pride in our culture and seek every opportunity to make people feel special. Life is short. Work happy.
At Brinker, we connect, serve and give to create the best life for our Team Members, Guests and community. Through our cultural beliefs, Brinker empowers its Team Members to positively impact our 4 Key Results: Engaging Team Members, Bringing Back Guests, Growing Sales and Increasing Profits.
Brinker International is an equal opportunity employer; we foster an inclusion environment that promotes respect, diversity of thought and success for all. This role defines and executes the technical vision to ensure platforms are scalable, secure, and aligned with the organization's business objectives.
Job Summary
The Distribution and Price Verification Analyst delivers brand specific service to ensure restaurant orders for food, beverages and small wares are fulfilled accurately and delivered in a timely manner. The Distribution and Price Verification Analyst will oversee Distributor DC inventory levels, resolve delivery issues while working collaboratively with Distributors to identify and rectify discrepancies including late deliveries, incorrect items, or damaged goods, provide swift solutions to prevent disruptions in restaurant operations, and track Distributor performance metrics.
Your Key Job Functions
- Resolve day-to-day distribution service issues and problems. This will require the ability to work after normal business hours (weekends/holidays).
- Monitor and review Distributor inventory levels in order to proactively identify potential inventory gaps and risks
- Facilitate weekly calls with Distribution team to discuss inventory, vendor and product receiving issues
- Maintain report of all issues and resolutions. Review standardized reports to identify systemic issues and trends. Follow best demonstrated practices (BDP's) to eliminate future occurrences.
- Collect, consolidate and create monthly distribution performance scorecards (Service Reports).
- Publish quarterly Service Report to Sr. Leadership and Distribution companies.
- Receive monthly distribution order guides and save to S drive for Supply Chain team use and send to item costing.
- Maintain distribution register for reporting of vendors, restaurants and operations leadership.
- Maintain database of Distributor Policy & Procedures Manuals that identify key personnel, ordering, delivery and receiving procedures, order/delivery adjustments, delivery schedules, and credit/return procedures.
- Coordinate the new restaurant opening process to include distributor set up for deliveries and other requirements to ensure new brand openings are supported.
- Assist with distribution transitions for all franchisees and company operations.
- Conduct distribution satisfaction surveys and publish applicable reports as requested by Sr. Manager of Distribution. Use data to identify systemic service concerns.
- Ensure the Brinker contracted pricing published in the Brinker Monthly price list is accurately reflected in the distributor's charges to corporate and franchise restaurants.
- Review reports generated by Brinker's 3rd party e-commerce partner monthly, communicating discrepancies to distribution partners and negotiating all recoveries.
- Work with key stakeholders on pricing issues and resolve discrepancies with the distributors.
- Create and publish quarterly reports to track Distributor price variance recoveries to be used in solving systemic pricing issues with distribution partners.
- Monitors internal communications and tracks for use in verifying monthly pricing discrepancies.
- Identify current gaps and future opportunities tracking recoveries, utilizing the price verification program.
- Development of new reports and provide data maintenance and system enhancements as needed.
What You Bring to the Team
- 5+ year's distribution experience in a restaurant or r