What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Manager position at OSI?
As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world’s leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.
Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We’re looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.
The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.
This role is responsible for developing, monitoring, and analyzing the product costing structure to meet established profitability levels at the specific facility; develops long- and short-term raw material purchasing strategies that ensure costing targets are met; manages and works closely with a variety of other facility departments and corporate functions to implement approved strategies. Manages the facility’s supply chain functions including scheduling, materials, formulations, traffic, and shipping and receiving.
Job Responsibilities
• Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
• Develops and manages financial models used to evaluate raw material purchasing strategy needs and program efficacy. Identifies impact of both pass through and absorbed cost changes and implements strategies to optimize formulation profitability.
• Works collaboratively with facility level Operations, Quality, and accounting departments as well as Corporate Purchasing, Sales, and Product Development to develop and implement procurement and costing strategies and to identify and resolve market and customer influences on profitability as relates to material sourcing.
• Works to achieve least cost formulations that are supply sustainable and meet customer and company quality requirements. Also works with Cost Accounting to ensure formulation savings are realized.
• Establish facility level purchasing and inventory strategies, based on knowledge of material management concepts, to govern daily purchasing and inventory practices and processes.
• Evaluate and approve vendors, based on organization standards and within approved authority levels, and authorize purchase orders for goods or services. Manage vendor relationship by resolving issues arising from late or incorrect shipments and by establishing vendor performance standards then monitoring and taking corrective action where necessary.
• Work with production management to plan and forecast customer orders to determine raw material needs and required inventory levels. Establish inventory and safety stock levels, order points and lot sizes. Measure lead-time to inventory investment.
• Document material and inventory requirements, including all codes, specifications, brands, and contact information necessary to process orders.
• Analyze changes or new issues in materials and supplies on a continuous basis to seek ways to reduce cost, improve quality and improve operational efficiency. Submit recommendations in material changes to management for approval before implementation.
• Maintain purchasing and inventory data in applicable tracking system, i.e., warehouse management or enterprise resource planning.
• Create and generate routine and ad hoc functional reports for use in reviewing activity, evaluating processes, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Participate, as a team member or leader as assigned, in organization-wide purchasing, inventory, cost containment, and safety initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and support departmental SOP’s.
• Participate in any audits, internal or external, as required by providing relevant information about purchasing and inventory control processes, practices, or data.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Expert knowledge of food manufacturing, formulation, ingredient sourcing, and costing methods preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing, at all levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve successful outcomes.
• Bilingual is preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
Education
• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
Work Environment
• Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
• Work conditions are typical of an office environment.
• This role requires 10% domestic travel.
• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds
• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Less than 4 hours.
