Key Responsibilities and Duties

·         Assist sales, marketing, and supply chain managers to mitigate risks around undesired long/short inventory positions by providing information on length of inventory shortages and root causes.

·         Work collaboratively with functional leaders (Logistics, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Supply Planning) to execute supply chain improvements.

·         Investigate reported issues affecting Supply Chain.

·         Ensure business processes are Developed, Documented, Implemented, Utilized and Updated.

·         Manage internal and external relationships to coordinate business initiatives and activities.

·         Resolve business process issues, and work with business partners in investigating issues.

·         Identify and lead the implementation of supply chain initiatives that will maximize the value of the trading partner relationship.

·         Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with senior supply chain leaders within the customer's organization.

·         Through competitive and best practice analysis, strategize and evaluate possible integrations of new industry tools and technology.

·         Keep abreast of and appropriately leverage Best Practices used in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. 

Experience and Qualifications:

·         Degree preferred or 3-5 years related business experience

·         Understanding of Supply Chain concepts

·         Strategic thinker who quickly understands the issues and identifies opportunities

·         Strong problem-solver

·         Passion for taking initiative & ownership and working independently

·         Strong negotiation, collaboration and people partnering skills

·         Excellent Excel skills

·         Ability to work within a matrix environment

·         Strong interpersonal and communication skills

·         Ability to verify, analyze and summarize data