Supply Chain Manager

Job Summary

Directs the Supply Chain functions of Planning, Scheduling, Procurement, Warehousing and Transportation, so that plant consistently achieves its target customer service levels with a minimum investment in inventories and distribution costs.  Works as a communication liaison between the plant, and corporate logistics, customer service, manufacturing platform, and related brand and business teams in proactively communicating and/or resolving issues related to service, scheduling and deployment.

Position Responsibilities

• Understand the end-to-end Supply Chain for the organization and our customers
• Embracing a relentless yet disciplined curiosity for why – challenging the status quo and seeking continuous improvement in Supply Chain practices
• Ability to embrace a customer centric mindset and advocate for external focus throughout the Supply Chain organization
• Drive Supply Chain agenda with retail strategic customers
• Serve as Supply Chain liaison between the company and strategic customers
• Lead customer interactions with leaders in Customer Replenishment, Supply Chain Services, Transportation, & Warehouse Operations
• Develop/enhance Supply Chain processes to minimize costs and maximize efficiencies
• Manage customer efficiency policies and programs
• Manage supplier performance scorecards and KPIs and provide development assistance
• Analysis of logistical deductions and nuisance fees
• Provide leadership to pull together additional resources as required to address Supply Chain opportunities and collaborative efficiencies
• Perform periodic Supply Chain business reviews with internal and external customers
• Build relationships with key customers
• Support Sales teams on increasing sales and improving profitability
• Lead/facilitate demand planning activities associated with major events, transitions, new and discontinued items

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Supply Chain Management preferred)
• 5 - 7 years Supply Chain experience (Warehousing, Transportation, Sales & Operations Planning, Customer Service)
• Ability to work with and across project teams
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong customer interfacing skills
• Competence in business systems and SAP highly desirable
• Participates in Plant Staff and Start Up Meetings as required.
• Actively participate in plant CPS activities.
• Strong background in material management systems required. SAP production planning and WMS a plus.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret quality procedures. Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Analyze & interpret materials management data & logically deduce the intended outcome to support production initiatives utilizing JIT philosophy & principles.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently analyze data and make corresponding decisions that support both business needs and plant objectives.
• APICS Certification a plus
• Experience in Supply Scheduling
• Good leadership, project management, and organizational skills with the ability to work-cross functionally
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Self-directed, resulted and goal oriented
• Experience in a Matrix environment
• Experience with MS Office tools, specifically Outlook, Word and Excel

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation: 

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagr