Job Abstract

Position Summary:

This role is responsible for leading the cross-functional efforts that enable our supply chain to adapt and scale to accommodate business growth, removing barriers and mitigating risks that impact performance and ensure customer, operational and business needs are met. This role is responsible to design, model, and optimize the supply chain network to ensure the most efficient and cost­ effective operations through the lowest landed Operating Models from Ingredient, Packaging, Conversion and Distribution of finished products. The Supply Chain Network Optimization Manager plays a vital role in the development and execution of ongoing supply chain network optimization and process improvements, resulting in a fast-paced, lean supply chain. This individual will interact with key stakeholders across all levels and departments of the organization, thus requiring the ability to perform hands on operational tasks as well as effectively communicate long-term strategic solutions. This role requires a self-directed, approachable individual comfortable speaking up and dealing with ambiguity. The individual will provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, training, purpose, responsibility, and accountability to all layers of reporting teams and staff.

Essential Job Functions:

• lead and develop Operating Models business cases and initiatives to lower the overall Supply Chain
• Develop strategic improvement initiatives to meet long-range goals; assure implementation of these
• Build, implement, and maintain optimization tools for the organization and work with cross-functional departments to implement lowest cost scenarios strategically and tactically across all
• Work with Procurement, NPD, Finance and Operations in the development of the Business Cases, development of long-term CapEx programs to deliver a sustainable and reliable operating model, participate in the supplier and co-manufacturing contracts.
• Facilitate change to internal processes, practices, and technologies to optimize performance, execute organizational strategy, and achieve targets.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment undergoing
• Update or develop and document best practices and modeling standards that help ensure consistency across network modeling activities globally.
• Develop and drive the network optimization agenda on a Global scale: develop the Network Design and Optimization strategy in alignment with the broader Supply Chain
• Maintain communication routines with broader stakeholders, including Steering Teams and other stakeholders regarding project outputs, methodologies, scenario or constraint definitions, status, and Identify areas of improvement; address concerns and issues as they arise; and contribute to the planning of short and long-term business objectives.
• Work closely with Logistics/Freight Forwarders to understand HTS codes and tax/duty rates for new/existing markets, based on product formulation and regulatory compliance in order to model landed costs
• Develop, execute, and implement projects and process improvements including distribution network design, transportation mode selection, inventory hub and spoke optimization, capacity planning and multi-echelon inventory optimization in the supply chain organization to drive continuous improvement to current excellence standards across the
• Work closely with the Regional VP of SC in growth/expansion capacity planning both domestic and
• Provide coaching and training to Supply Chain Network Analysts in support of specific projects as well as broader development and performance management.
• Manage resources, provide direction to staff, guide and review Supply Chain Network Analyst's work and develop talent to ensure effectiveness.

Basic Position Requirements:

• Bachelor of Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or Related
• 5-7 years' experience in Supply Chain Optimization and Data
• Demonstrated communication, collaborative and analytical competencies
• Experience producing, interpreting, and communicating forecasts, budgets, and variance
• Sales & Operations Planning, Integrated Business Planning experience
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment undergoing transformation is
• Strong coaching, influencing, and presenting skills
• Advanced skill with MS Office suite, especially Excel and ideally Access and MS
• SAP Experience
• Project management experience a Power Bl development and Smartsheet experience a plus.

Pay Range: $92,300k - $102,000k annually