Supply Chain Manager, Direct Materials

at  Florida Crystals Corp

Florida Crystals is a leading domestic sugar producer and North America’s first fully integrated cane sugar company, guiding our sugar from farm to table. We are America’s first and only producer of certified organic sugar, grown and harvested in the United States. Our renewable energy facility is the largest of its kind in North America and provides clean energy that powers our sugar operations, which helps us reduce our use of fossil fuels. Florida Crystals also sustainably farms rice, sweet corn and other vegetables in rotation with our sugarcane. Our rice mill is the only rice mill in Florida.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Supply Chain Manager Direct Materials has responsibility for over $18MM in direct material inventory across twelve (+) packaging operations within North America. In this role, the successful candidate will work closely with internal customers, such as, Planning, Operations, Purchasing, NPD, Supplier Quality, and Packaging Engineering as well as external suppliers toward the successful delivery of materials and special projects to meet businesses requirements. The successful candidate must exhibit strategic agility and maximize value by reducing overall working capital costs while improving the quality of goods and servicing the manufacturing production lines. This role will be responsible for managing regionally assigned Materials Management Supervisors/Managers in accordance with the company’s established policies and procedures.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related field from an accredited university
• 7-10 years of experience working in Inbound Supply Chain or related field (i.e. Materials Management, Procurement, Logistics, Planning)
• At least 5 years of experience utilizing an ERP system in a supply chain/fulfilment capacity
• Knowledge of process improvement and future fulfillment strategies
• Demonstrated experience in warehouse and inventory management
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects
• Knowledge of current industry trends, technology within material requirements planning
• Previous leadership/management experience

PREFERRED EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE

• Advanced Degree/MBA is a plus
• APICS or CPSM
• Prior Materials Management or Inventory Management experience

ESSENTIAL ABILITIES

• Ability to analyze complex information and perform root cause analysis
• Ability to recognize areas for Continuous Improvement strategies
• Ability to utilize ERP reporting, analyze results, and deliver findings to various stakeholders across the business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of proprietary business information at all times
• Ability to effectively manage time, including the ability to prioritize, work within assigned deadlines, and work independently or collaboratively to accomplish organizational objectives
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects while maintaining quality & accuracy standards
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBi, and Outlook on an Advanced Level
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing, fostering strong lines of communication across the business
• Ability to maintain KPI’s while providing root cause analysis with a solution with corrective actions
• Ensure invoice exceptions are minimized and dealt with in a timely manner to maximize payment term discounts

CRITICAL SKILLS

• Project Management: Manages resources, time, money, and scope in the completion of a set of activities which lead to the achievement of an objective(s). Keeps current on project status; makes sure people are aware of project status and what they need to do to keep things moving; redirects project resources and activities to overcome setbacks; elevates project concerns to senior levels of leadership when appropriate.
• Managing Complexity: Keeping focused on key objectives and results when addressing the details of a situation. Making timely decisions using available facts in ambiguous situations.
• Leadership: Ability to effectively guide or direct other individuals towards the achievement of organizational objectives by establishing vision and direction and leveraging utilizing skills such as communication and coaching.
• Accountability: Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development; openly discusses his/her actions and their consequences both good and bad.
• Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner; tailors message to fit the interests and needs of the audience; delivers information in a manner that is interesting and compelling to the listener
• Judgment & Decision-Making: Bases decisions on a systematic review of relevant facts and information; avoids making assumptions or rushing to judgment; provides clear rationale for decisions
• Material Requirements Planning: Can explain the wide variety of MRP Parameters including MRP types, lot-size indicators, combinations of min/max/reorder points etc. Understands the importance of the MRP list – how to set it up, execute it, process the output and make adjustments so that it really becomes a support tool rather than simply a task. Can understand the INPUTS from various departments and tools (Production, Purchasing, Plant Maintenance, IBP) that impact material requirements plan. Can utilize S&OP and/or Demand Management (Independent requirements) to facilitate long and short-term planning.
• Inventory Management: Has a firm understanding of the importance of setting correct inventory levels at the plant level and suppliers floor (VMI). Ability to monitor and report effectively with the use of KPI’s to determine trends, and trigger actions. Can transact issues, receipts, returns, transfers and adjustments in all of the various forms. Can conduct and manage annual audits.
• Supply Chain Management: Demonstrate the ability to manage the network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers. Understand that supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

• Prepares executive presentations for working capital management, major projects, annual budgets, and KPI’s
• Manages a team of Materials Management Supervisors/Managers to drive optimal material requirements, ensure good manufacturing practices and make certain procurement KPI’s remain above target
• Coordinates with Planning, Operations, Procurement, NPD, Supplier Quality, and Packaging Engineering, along with external supply base to develop and drive optimized inventory strategies across the network, while supporting plant packaging operations that can operate on a 24/7 basis or as needed
• Ensures all materials, processes and initiatives comply with established department policies and procedures
• Serve as the Materials Management lead for Sales & Operations Planning and delegates tasks appropriately to meet timelines
• Manages network complexities, while determining priorities for the overall business
• Develops and implements cost savings and process improvement projects to improve efficiencies for packaging operations
• Interprets and presents monthly or annual reports to senior management including root cause and corrective actions when required
• Manages regional and global supply chain improvement projects on behalf of Global Procurement Organization
• Analyzes high level supply requirements to implement long term inventory strategies to mitigate risk, along with management of VMI, while driving compliance with the external supplier
• Manages all aspects of safety related to warehouse contents and practices (housekeeping, layout improvement, material quarantine and operations)
• Manages artwork/material transitions with inventory runout plans to minimize potential write offs
• Manages to minimize obsolete materials while working with Supply Planning and Sales
• Manage and understand when to implement policy standards at a plant level, regionally, or globally
• Performs other duties as assigned