Director, Supply and Material Planning
Company: White Claw
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
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accommodation by visiting the following page:Reporting to the VP,
Supply Chain, the Director, Supply and Material Planning will lead
the supply planning and material planning functions to actively
manage the short-term and mid-term network production plan and
inventory management strategy across raw and packaging materials,
subcomponents, and finished goods, resulting in uninterrupted
supply across the production network while optimizing stock levels,
driving supply and material planning KPIs, and implementing system
and process improvements to deliver outstanding financial results
for Mark Anthony Brewing. This individual will drive the Integrated
Business Planning process for supply and material planning, align
closely with functional leaders to address demand and supply risks,
proactively solve capacity and flow concerns, and make
recommendations based on collaborative and fact-based data
supported by root cause analysis.Core Duties and Responsibilities:
-Business Outcomes: Run + Build - implements departmental tools,
systems, business cases, reporting, business processes and
resourcing plansPeople and Teams: Directs the work of others up to
and including Sr. Manager and has authority for resource planning,
hiring, performance, development, disciplinary action and
terminationKnow-How: Progressive knowledge of concepts and business
processes and how they can be applied or integrated into the
businessStrategic Planning (40%)
- Drive a production and material planning function that is
laser-focused on driving solutions and delivering results and is
agile enough to meet the company's aggressive top-line growth
plans.
- Functional lead for the development of the supply and material
planning module of an optimized Integrated Business Planning
process that incorporates Mark Anthony Brewing's network and
product expansion.
- Develop a communication cadence and a set of metrics to
understand how Mark Anthony Brewing is performing against
inventory, delivery, and forecasting targets. Lead corrective
action implementation in those areas where performance is not
meeting expectations.
- Manage Mark Anthony Brewing's inventory segmentation strategy
(ABCD) that incorporates product classification and depletion
forecast balancing.
- Lead the process to continually balance and optimize inventory
levels of raw and packaging materials, subcomponents, and finished
goods across sites nationally.
- Forecast and manage inventory levels across all sites to ensure
supply plans meet financial objectives and eliminate obsolescence
risk.
- Accountable for ensuring that accurate, monthly packaging and
raw materials forecasts are published to suppliers timely.
- Implement a plan to deliver frozen, slush and liquid planning
horizons.Technical Functions (20%)
- Lead the national material planning process including delivery
to domestic and international locations.
- Ensure the supply planning process and tools reflect the most
up to date capacity information over a 24 -month horizon.Logistical
Functions (20%)
- Build the supply plan, highlighting any gaps or excess
production that needs to be adjusted within the network to prevent
shuttling costs.
- Provide an overview of capacity against demand, highlighting
supply chain planning performance metrics and make recommendations
on key challenges and decisions that need to be made to effectively
run the business.Team & Leadership Functions (20%)
- Lead a team of leaders to deliver planning adaptability across
production and material planning
- Build a structure and hard-working team that delivers
exceptional service by building short- and long-term horizon
planning subject area, proactive reporting and clear systems and
processes to drive accountability.Qualifications:
- 8+ years of senior leadership experience in food, beverage, or
packaging industries.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or
related field required.
- Extensive leadership experience with supply planning and
process improvement, including ERP systems and Integrated Business
Processes.
- Successful track record of building and leading impactful
teams.
- Strategic vision and business savvy balanced with strong
operational integrated supply chain experience.
- Excellent influencing skills; confident, robust, and happy
expressing one's opinion. Can communicate and present at the senior
executive level.
- Outstanding project management and organizational skills with
proven experience leading projects, including outstanding
troubleshooting skills with ability to drive solutions
cross-functionally.
- High attention to detail, be data-driven and fact-based.At Mark
Anthony, we live by 5 Core Values every day. They are our core
belief and cornerstone of our culture. These values are
non-negotiable and what one needs to be successful at our company.
For this reason, they also become the requirement of how we design
jobs and what we look for in those we hire and promote.Sense of
Urgency - Our business moves fast and so do we. We understand the
power of now. We have drive and believe if it can be done, we're
the ones who will do it first.Authenticity -We need to stay real
because our brands, our stories and our culture must remain genuine
to thrive. When we have the best intentions for all, we create
space to be our whole selves.Simplicity - Our lives are complicated
enough. So why use 50 words when you can use 5? We thrive in
ambiguity and change, but we also know how to translate our goals
into simple explanations and actions.Humility - Egos distract us.
When we're humble, we're open to listen, take feedback and change
direction quickly.Trust - We respect and rely on each other. Trust
is the backbone of our relationships, and we work hard not to break
it. This level of trust allows us to be all-in and take comfort in
the support of our teams.We are an equal opportunity employer and
value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race,
religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression,
sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status. We will ensure that individuals with
disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate
in the job application or interview process, to perform essential
job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of
employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Keywords: White Claw, Chicago , Director, Supply and Material Planning, Executive , Chicago, Illinois
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