Network Materials Manager overseeing material availability and inventory strategies in Food & Burt’s business unit. Leading a team and collaborating with various stakeholders for effective planning.
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing BU manufacturing plants inventory strategies and ensuring that material plans are meeting customer needs and inventory targets
Lead and manage a team of BU Materials Planners and BU Materials Coordinators.
Develop and implement standardized work across these new roles, with the end state of improving overall plant and network material management performance.
Own Raw/Pack materials safety stock strategy for a BU and all associated workstreams to right size working capital for the BU in partnership with Planning.
Enable the visibility of materials capacity across the BU’s network (including integration within ISA meetings).
Scenario plan for trade-offs associated with material availability.
Collaborate with R&D, quality, planning and production services to ensure effective change management, prioritization and planning at the site (will include OTV and IBP participation).
Manage supply disruptions by flagging issues, identifying alternatives, assessing cost impacts and driving strategic network decisions.
Design and implement automated inventory reporting systems to improve managerial oversight of working capital costs.
Develop plans to reduce working capital over time without sacrificing availability
Monitor and communicate Supplier and Network Health KPIs to BU SC Squad and Procurement teams.
Integrate supplier performance data into future supplier Scorecard metrics.
Requirements
3 plus years in materials planning roles
3 plus years managerial experience in Supply Chain roles
5 plus years managerial experience in Supply Chain roles
5 plus years of work experience in scheduling and materials planning roles
Strong understanding of inventory setting and control principles and MRP management tools
Experience using Advanced Planning software tools such as SAP ECC, BW, and Rapid Response.
Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, communication and teambuilding skills.
Exceptional communicator
Excellent analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
Ability to build strong relationships across the functions and levels
Demonstrated strong aptitude in analysis, root causes identification, and problem solving.
Benefits
robust health plans
market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing
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