Supply Chain Manager
Ornua Co-operative
- Mitchelstown, Co Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work closely with demand Planning & production to ensure there is a clear understanding of market requirements from the site.
- Management of the End-to-End Supply planning for the site and ensure that the site delivers capacity requirements based on smart and effective production planning and scheduling.
- Management of Raw Material Supply (incl. Cream + Raw Materials), Packaging & Dispatch of Finished Goods - On Time In Full & Right First Time.
- Management of Stock / Inventory levels on site based on agreed metrics.
- Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of Plant Wide data metrics relating to supply from ERP / MES.
- Manage the accurate reporting of Raw Material/Packaging consumption and yield of processing of ingredients through the plant.
- Lead the Supply Planning Team to ensure all KPIs are met
- Creation and delivery of department budget in line with plan
- Lead projects to drive efficiencies around production, materials, and logistic/warehouse management.
- Develop warehouse strategy to ensure optimum use of available space and material flows in and out of the site.
- Lead Business Continuity plan regarding supply of materials and capacity for the plant.
- Develop and coach the local Supply chain team with a focus on performance, collaboration, and cross functional teamwork
- Key focus on development of the team to ensure that robust and succession plans are in place for critical positions.
- Lead and drive engagement of the team
- Build solid relationships with Materials suppliers
- Drive a culture that promotes and maintains a safe and healthy workplace for employees, ensuring that all Health & Safety procedures and legislative requirements are adhered to.
- Drive a culture of Quality to ensure all standards are adhered to.
- Degree/Masters in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Management Systems or equivalent
- 5+ years' experience in Supply Planning role
- Experience of successfully leading a team
- Background in FMCG with experience of all aspects of the End-to-End Supply Planning, ideally dairy however food, beverage, pharma or other process industries will be considered.
- Exposure to and experience of lean principles and methodologies
- The ability to positively contribute to strategic business decision-making
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and administrative skills.
- IT literate with strong Word, Excel and database skills.
- Problem solver, disciplined in collecting information, ascertaining root cause of issues and Identifying and developing practical solutions.
- Forward-Looking: Leads others through change and contributes to competitive challenges and functional strategic plans.
- Ownership: Clarifies accountabilities, overlaps, and gaps, and helps others remain motivated through difficult times
- Working Together: Ensures own team effectiveness; facilitates and leads cross-functional working.
- Communicative: Communicates confidently, adapting style for different situations.