VP Supply Chain - consumer packaging manufacturing

Buena Park, California
Consumer goods manufacturing
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Searchtec at Gmail dot com
Local only - No relocation is available

As the Vice President of Supply Chain, you will be responsible for leading the development and improvement of Company supply chain function with a particular focus on talent, processes, and systems. This role includes customer service, warehousing, transportation, demand planning, procurement, and sourcing. Key objectives of this position involve improving overall service levels (on-time and fulfillment) with our customer base, building/strengthening relationships with key supply partners, and reducing costs across the full team. Send resume to searchtec at Gmail dot com.

Essential Functions:
Develop the talent and personnel performance of the function through effective coaching, hiring, and performance management throughout the team
Maintain and execute a multi-year supply chain roadmap that aligns with company strategy and addresses opportunities for continuous process improvement, and advancement of functional capabilities and technologies
Develop and maintain training and metrics for ensuring customer-facing elements of the functional team understand and execute our vision and approach for delighting our customers
Drive the vision of the company within supply chain through a focus on the Corporate Key Success Factors and their respective applications within the department. Send resume to searchtec at gmail dot com.
Ensure effective prioritization and execution across supply chain through appropriate use of KPIs, and customer and regulatory feedback
Maintain and evolve a robust set of departmental dashboards and KPIs to monitor and measure performance in corporate BI tool (e.g. inventories, service levels, annual savings targets, schedule attainment, etc.)
Responsible for the improvement of all supply chain business processes and execution of supply chain processes within the Companys software systems
Collaborate with Sales leaders to integrate our supply planning with our key strategic customers reducing our total cost to serve the key accounts
Improve effectiveness and efficiencies of key processes and sub-processes within the supply chain team in alignment with the needs of the business
Develop and grow a supplier community that helps meet our business objectives for product development and corporate innovation, purchased goods savings, and supply continuity
Manage and mitigate compliance and regulatory risk in regards to environment, health, and safety (EH&S) within the department including those areas directly managed by the Company and those areas managed by subcontractors and vendors
Maintain strong relationships with other functional leaders that foster inter-departmental feedback and prioritization
Monitor and onboard new technologies and best practices in the practice of supply chain by building external relationships, subject-matter-expertise, managing trainings, and key learning events for the department
Develop and maintain proactive communication protocols with customers to drive customer satisfaction

Desired Experience:

A minimum of 8 years of experience and a demonstrated track record of accomplishments in Supply Chain leadership
Track record of implementing and supporting software systems to drive supply chain performance
Masters degree in Business, Operations or Supply Chain preferred
Professional experience in consumer packaged goods desired preferred

Skills/Competencies Required:

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
Comfort and experience with managing complex projects
Track record of talent and team development
Willingness to take risks, self-confident and able to work with various levels of management
Strong analytics, modeling, data management, and assessment skills
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Exp with NetSuite strongly preferred

Ability to look externally for best-in-class ideas and integrate into our operation
At ease in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Able to maintain confidentiality