Vice President of Supply Chain (Food Manufacturing)
Summary:
The primary objective of the Vice President of Supply Chain is to lead Supply Chain and Procurement functions within the company. The role will deliver the Sales & Operations Planning process development, strategic supply chain planning, procurement/strategic sourcing with supplier management and overall supply chain operations within the Company's North American operation.
Essential Responsibilities:
Lead the Supply Chain structure, processes & the development of systems to establish a new heightened level of efficiency and quality of delivery across all Supply Chain functions.
Ensure that the Supply Chain plays an integral leadership role in engaging with customer/sales needs, which are synergistically reflected in effective production plans, inventory builds & purchasing strategies delivering lowest cost and optimized service level
Provide robust leadership across the full Supply Chain, including but not limited to: Inventory Management, Purchasing, Customer Service, consolidated Forecasting/Demand Planning.
Provide support and leadership on all business-related procurement contracting requirements, including logistics, MRO, consumables, and capex.
Provide site-based teams support and governance on Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics requirements in line with S&OP outputs
Provide leadership and co-piloting design and implementation of S&OP+ signature process within North America. Represent Supply operational, forward planning and technical inputs into the business S&OP process, specifically for new product introductions, supply response to demand requests within capacity utilization and help to shape activity management lead-times for project execution.
Ensure an effective Supply Planning and Procurement management evaluation of the portfolio choices
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Supply Chain, Purchasing, or Business Management
10+ years of Supply Chain leadership experience in the food manufacturing industry
Experience with fast moving contract packaging /private label and branded manufacturing desired