Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in leading Supply Chain: Logistics & Manufacturing; purchasing, inventory planning, operations, retail, consulting and/or finance, with a history of owning/driving results
• Bachelors degree in business, Supply Chain or Operations
• Excellent managerial and training skills
• Highly analytical, capable of turning raw data into information and insights.
• Strong proficiency in analytical tools including Microsoft Excel, SQL, and statistical software
• Proven track record of managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
• Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Must possess excellent business judgment, strong written and oral communication skills, and a practical, common-sense approach to getting things done
• The work location is in Oxnard Corporate office

Responsibilities

• The Supply Chain Manager creates and maintains forecast models for product lines and/or customers, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from sales, marketing, finance, retailer replenishment analysts, and other sources
• The selected candidate will lead their team and will oversee the development, communication and attainment of inventory financial plans and goals
• The Supply Chain Manager is the integration point into the sales and commercial organization
• Basic forecast modeling is the responsibility of this position
• This position leads the dialogue each month for their respective customers and products with key counterparts in Sales and Marketing
• You will get to define processes, build scalable systems and deliver solutions to the organization and its customers
• Develop Business Processes and serve as subject-matter expert for improvements
• Work with Operations to develop strategies that improve customer experience and operational efficiency
• Provide leadership and strategic direction as it relates to Planning, Purchasing, Supply Planning, and Production Scheduling activities with team and all stakeholders
• Perform multi-site and multi-level planning to ensure supply from suppliers and internal sites to achieve optimum service level objectives
• Develop demand forecasts (operational forecasts) at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results
• Coordinate cross-functional research activities to reconcile significant variances and refine the forecast model to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions
• Utilize a collaborative and consensus approach by working with Sales, Marketing and Customer Finance to obtain and ensure that current and accurate information is used for demand forecasts
• Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool
• Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
• Analyze demand regularly and identify inconsistencies and data with forecasts vs. actual sales
• Manage and ensure optimum standard and safety stock inventory levels are maintained based on material criticality, lead time, and frequency of use
• Maintain materials lifecycle status in ERP (i.e., create, update, obsolete)
• Provide supply chain visibility to the sales and marketing teams; In situations where the demand exceeds supply, discuss, and align with the internal teams
• Facilitate development and execution of accurate and data-based supply/demand forecasting to enable capacity planning, inventory target setting, and performance reporting
• Develop and standardize global metrics to KPIs, including external benchmarks, to monitor performance and allow for data driven decision making
• Manage programs for the Supply Chain Planning team in the development of constantly evolving strategies
• Managing all SKUs through the entire supply chain and communicate disruptions in product availability to Senior Management
• Leading/participating in multidisciplinary teams to resolve manufacturing/supply issues
• Collaborate with Accounting & Fulfillment Manager on inventory reconciliation and adjustments
• Drive proactive supply optimization strategies that reduce inventory holding and increase service levels
• Track and improve ocean vs air split for inbound logistics
• Own several highly visible processes and deliver updates to executive stakeholders
• Monitor business performance across relevant KPIs and conduct deep dive investigations to understand the why - behind how metrics are performing
• Perform ad hoc strategy, research, modeling, and analytics projects to help guide decision making in a constantly evolving industry
• Be a strong project and stakeholder manager with the ability to execute projects of varying urgency and scope with minimal guidance