Supply Chain Manager

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this person will lead all supply chain management processes and activities across the Plant and 3PL to the benefit of external and internal customers and supply chain operations. The role will also ensure that the following activities are planned, organized and controlled to meet agreed targets and KPI’s set, from receipt of order through to dispatch to customer at lowest total cost.

Key responsibilities

•  Part of the S&OP solution and process
•  Work with team members to increase supply chain knowledge
•  Proactively facilitate and recommended re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional areas and business units
•  Manage performance expectations with 3PL, suppliers
•  Develop, execute and manage an integrated and measurable supply chain strategy
•  Mentor and develop people
•  Single point of contact for other departments or locations
•  Manage the tactically part of the department while the Director’s manage the strategic.

Team Responsibility:

1.  Raw materials planner/s
2.  Production planner/s
3.  Warehouse Supervisor
4.  Planners for demand and supply incumbent
5.  Materials Managers.

Specific Areas of Responsibility
1.  Ensure production planning is aligned to meet demand
2.  Achieve inventory, cost targets and system objectives
3.  Develop and implement logistic cost savings by analyzing supply, demand and tracking spend
4.  Develop continuous improvement processes, modify existing procedures, minimizing costs, increasing accuracy, and improving customer service
5.  Focus on improving tactical activity allowing the Directors to focus on strategic growth

Qualifications and skills

•  Relevant degree and supply chain qualification or working towards qualification.
•  Good experience in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access and ERP systems
•  SAP experience is essential
o   Establishing/demonstrating/reviewing KPI’s to meet operational needs through effective. 

The typical hiring range for this role is $105,129 to $159,134 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc.  In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.