Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Manager – Supplier Excellence will be responsible for leading supply chain cross-functional projects, process improvement, and analytics between Martin Brower, our customer, and strategic supplier(s). The position will take a leadership role in developing a supplier collaboration framework including the establishment of business review meetings focused on shared KPI’s and process improvement initiatives. This role requires customer, supplier, and senior leadership facing interactions, requiring strong interpersonal skills.

This role will require long-term strategic thinking to drive collaborative process improvements between Martin Brower, our customer, and Supplier(s) including but not limited to areas such as supplier enabled innovation, business continuity planning, sustainability, ordering and replenishment, inventory management, data sharing, and product flow. This role will implement internal processes or system changes, as well as influence external changes, with the goal of driving continuous improvement across the system.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Identify opportunities in existing operations by leveraging internal and external data analysis, identifying trends, and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Formulate specific action plans to address issues and improve opportunities. Provide visibility to the action plans and ongoing updates, including escalation of any risks, delays, or challenges to achieving the improvements
• Align with the customer and supplier on shared metrics and targets. Help create, run, and publish the shared metrics. Establish periodic business review meetings between companies to discuss where performance is on track, off track, and any action items for improvement.
• Collaborate with various internal and external supply chain teams to improve distribution center and restaurant replenishment process including improving purchase order fill, on time delivery, lead time adherence, reduced order changes, etc.
• Manage small to large cross-functional projects. Assist with creating or updating training materials including possibly the communication, training, and monitoring.
• Develop subject matter expertise on the systems and processes across Martin Brower, the customer, and the supplier(s). Areas may include ordering, appointment scheduling, distribution, shipping, and claims.
• Serve as liaison between our distribution Centers, supply chain planning teams, and the supplier.
• Use performance metrics to measure the scope of the improvement opportunity
• Participate in strategy and project idea creation, planning, implementation, and KPI/performance tracking
• Work across multiple organizations to identify gaps in process, recommend solutions
• Drive the standardization of processes and the implementation of metrics and best practices
• Other projects or duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Supply Chain, Analytics, or Business plus 5 years of supply chain experience
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to influence senior leadership on recommended process improvements
• Exceptional project management skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders that may have competing priorities
• Strong conceptual thinking abilities
• Ability to influence business decisions and provide fact-based recommendations by analyzing and interpreting data and current state processes
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with analytics tools and concepts
• Able to analyze trends, data and information and develop insight-driven recommendation
• Ability to analyze data and quickly extrapolate conclusions from large data sets
• Advanced skills in PowerPoint and Excel
• Travel required – up to 15%
• This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Supply Chain experience in retail, CPG, or food industry
• Prior project management or supplier management role
• Experience with PowerBI
• Demonstrated track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects

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Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Reyes Holdings companies will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Our Practices and Procedures, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Government. Drug Free Employer.