Cardinal Foods Hiring for Logistics and Supply Chain Manager Job at Burgaw, NC Full Time

General Summary:

Cardinal Foods a domestic Marketer, Manufacturer and Distributor of traditional, specialty and value-added fruit and vegetable ingredients. These products are currently manufactured in North Carolina with a short-term eye on growth in the southeast and then to other concentrated growing areas nationally.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Company President, the person holding the position of Supply Chain Manager, plans, organizes and oversees the day-to-day activities of the entire supply chain and logistics teams. This includes developing and implementing process improvement initiatives aimed at optimizing the procurement process from purchasing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. It ensures that the necessary actions are taken to meet customer delivery commitments. In addition, he/she is called upon to work in close collaboration with the sales, customer account managers, finance, production, and quality departments, thereby optimizing the operational efficiency of the organization. In addition, this role includes responsibility for financial operations related to Inventory Analysis/Management and driving the utilization of Sage X3 (ERP).

The position is located in Burgaw NC.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervision of staff in the supply and logistics departments:

· Supervises the daily work of the logistics manager, and the buyer.

· Is responsible for the operational efficiency of the procurement department (loss of time, absences, delays in accordance with policies);

· Ensures compliance with the quality of work in accordance with internal procedures and company policies.

Endowment:

· Determines the personnel needs of the procurement, logistics.

· Participate in the hiring of staff for the supply chain, logistics.

· Ensures the integration of new employees in the procurement, logistics departments.

Work relationship:

· In collaboration with immediate supervisor and the Human Resource Manager, participates in the disciplinary aspect of team (performance gap management).

· Is responsible for labor relations within department.

Yield:

· Is responsible for annual performance reviews of employees under his/her responsibility.

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Supply Chain:

· Oversee activity of Supply Chain team (Buyers) to ensure procurement function is executed effectively and efficiently in meeting production needs, inventory targets, and BOM cost. Continually improve the company’s competitiveness in the market

· Implement Contract Boilerplate and negotiate long term (min 1 year) pricing agreements with strategic suppliers.

· In collaboration with President, negotiates contracts and manages relationships with suppliers around the world, together with the various stakeholders involved in the procurement process. Support buyers in their development to fully take on this function.

· Is called upon to develop the network of contacts (lasting relationships) with suppliers.

· Work closely with team to realize full mandate including implementing Monthly Supply Chain & Logistics Reviews Evaluate.

Logistics / Warehousing & Transport / Customer Service

· Work with Logistics Manager to fully implement the Customer Service Role including creation of Customer PO acknowledgement processes to ensure we can meet customer demand regarding capacity and lead time.

· Implement processes to ensure Logistics / Customer Service agents interface with Customers in providing timely and accurate status of customer deliveries. Create and monitor relevant KPI’s

· Work with Logistics Manager to formally on-board Warehousing & Transportation Team. Implement processes to ensure accurate timely inventory counts.

· Optimizes transport management

· Ensures the optimal flow of goods until delivery to the various internal departments and ensures optimal storage of products. Implement process improvements to reduce our reliance on external 3PL cold storage facilities.

· Designs and implements an efficient warehouse network to serve customers and the business

Internal Control

· Define product and service purchasing programs and procedures, in particular by developing technical specifications that reflect the needs of the business.

· Leads the implementation of the purchasing policy (raw materials, consumables, maintenance parts, transport and other types of purchases) according to the DQSCI principle (available-quality-service-cost-innovation), measures performance suppliers according to the OTIF (on time in full) principle, by rigorously controlling costs.

· Keeps the demand planning system and software up to date (Master Data)

· Defines with the various departments of the company the points of vigilance to ensure internal control of purchases

Other:

· Sets up and monitors performance indicators to measure the performance of the procurement process as a whole and optimize its efficiency in a spirit of continuous improvement and rigorous cost control

· Performs any other task entrusted by immediate superior

Benefits:

· United Health Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

· Mileage/Business Expense Reimbursement

· Vacation 4 weeks

· Holidays as stated in Cardinal Foods handbook

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location