Manager Supply Chain (Planning)

Position Summary:

Manage all purchasing activities related to incoming ingredients and materials. Manage all planning and scheduling activities related to packaging lines, processing equipment, tank farms and incoming oils.  Coordinate manufacturing and supply planning activities to maintain proper finished goods inventory levels to ensure in full and on-time delivery to customers while minimizing additional inventory storage and handling costs. Overall responsibility for supply and demand management, coordinating information exchange with Sales and HQ planning and oil trading.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages all purchasing activity associated with ingredient and packaging to meet customer demands via plant purchasing employees

• Support the production Planners in the development of the weekly production plan based on forecasted needs, customer orders, inventory balance, labor availability and oil and tank availability. Work toward maximizing line efficiency and minimizing inventory balance when making the weekly plan.  Support any pre-build requirement plans for any upcoming down time.

• Establish and optimize the use of planning and scheduling software. Includes working with HQ supply chain staff

• Support Service Gap Closure Process along with respective Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions

• Support the Ops coordinators in the activities and communication regarding demand management, capacity constraints, new product introductions, and coordination with customer service to proactively manage customer issues

• Managing incoming material requirements for the facility and ensures inventory levels are optimized. Includes working with HQ purchasing department staff

• Support the master scheduler in the daily oil requirements for the facility and ensure proper inventory levels are maintained to meet production schedulers. Includes working with HQ oil procurement, railroad and tanker shipments and vendors

• Manages and meets company objectives for inventory including finished goods, raw materials, packaging and oil. Searches for efficiency and savings via scheduling methods, and development of new and innovative solutions involving raw materials

• Participates in coordination of new product development as requested by HQ R&D

• Is an advocate of safety within the facility and follows all safety procedures. Follow all company policies pertaining to allergens, koshering, etc.

• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree  (B.A.) in Business Management, Supply Chain or closely related field required (MBA highly preferred).
• At least 5 years of supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment is required.  
• APICS, CPPM (Certified Professional Purchasing Manager), or CSCP (Certifired Supply Chain Professional) certification is preferred.  
• Experience in production planning and scheduling, inventory management, MRP processand distrubition is a plus.
• Proven track record of implementation of processes leading to excellence and improving costs metrics through the use of best practice techniques such as MRp planning, JIT, kaizen, etc.  Warehouse, Purchasing and or Buyer experience required.
• Experienced people leader

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of facility's packaging, equipment, and capacity is essential.  
• Use of mathematical concepts for needed calculations and projections.  
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form using electronic media, telephone and direct contact with internal and external personnel.  
• Operate standard office equipment and demonstrate competency in the use of standard software applications.