Distribution Manager

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.

Oversees all aspects of distribution operations. Develops, maintains excellent customer and vendor relationship. Develops policies and procedures for distribution processes to ensure optimization and compliance with established standards and regulations. Demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Utilize extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Ensures that goods are dispatched on time to the appropriate destinations and in the expected quantities. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

•  Assist Top management with all operational functions. 


• Assist Research and Development. 

• Develop policies and procedures for distribution processes as needed to satisfy Corporate and customer needs. 

• Direct Administrative personnel. 

• Ensure optimization and compliance with established standards and regulations. 

• Demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. 

• Develop and maintain good customer rapport. 

• Assist Customer with logistics. 

• Assign work and monitor productivity to ensure high standard of quality, accuracy, efficiency, and housekeeping. 

• Manage multiple cost centers. 

• Ensure that the timely, accurate and damaged-free handling of finished goods are accomplished while adhering to safety and quality standards. (AIB, SQF, JSA) 

• Promote safety in work processes and employee performance by supporting company safety programs and following the monthly safety-training schedule. 

• Develop working rapport with customers vendor (Penske, Omni, Bimbo etc.) 

• Foster a team environment that is action and results oriented. 

• Process strong problem identification, resolution, and improvement ability. 

• Assist in dealing with employee relation issues that arise in the assigned functional areas. 


• Carry out developmental coaching and disciplinary actions as appropriate. 

Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.