Supply Chain / Product Supply Job Description
Supply chain / product supply
provides substantial supply chain knowledge and subject matter expertise to integrate multiple areas in the Cargill supply chain such as customer service, supply chain planning, strategic sourcing/procurement, plant operations, contract management and transportation & logistics.
Supply Chain / Product Supply Duties & Responsibilities
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Utilize in-depth knowledge of end-to-end logistics processes/systems to ensure analysis/recommendations are accurate
Manages and uses Logistics-related systems (GLV
Work in close partnership with brand partners across functions, including Merchandising, Digital Marketing, Inventory Management, and Design, Production and Store Operations
Provide strategic counsel to Global Supply Chain & Product Operations Executive Vice President and senior management hands-on senior staff support for media interviews and development of major internal and external presentations
Work closely with Global Corporate Communications and Government & Public Affairs teams to set the Global Supply Chain & Product Operations business and industry media strategy to ensure appropriate coverage of major milestones and effectively position GSC leaders within the industry (i.e., Cotton Council) and within the government and public affairs arena
Member of both the Global Supply Chain & Product Operations HR & Comms and Global Corporate Affairs leadership teams
Develop knowledge of tools and systems that impact supply chain and brand product pipeline
Develop key business tools for operational analysis, execution or forecasting
Align analysis, tools, and/or systems/process recommendations with business vision and operating plan
Ensure the proper key metrics/success metrics are being analyzed and adding value to the functional operating groups
Supply Chain / Product Supply Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Supply Chain / Product Supply
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, PMP, CSCP, CPM, PMI, CLTD, SAP, FPX, SOX
Education for Supply Chain / Product Supply
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Employers hiring for the supply chain / product supply job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, MBA, Supply Chain Management, Computer Science, Science, Technical, Math, Management, Business/Administration
Skills for Supply Chain / Product Supply
Desired skills for supply chain / product supply include:
Industry practices
Relevant regulatory guidance
Product lifecycle management
Excel
SQL
Product strategies
Relevant Supply Chain Planning best practices
SAP
Inventory management
Emerging technical and regulatory issues that could improve drive cost improvement and help improve profit margins
Desired experience for supply chain / product supply includes:
At least 5 years experience in technology or business functions, including system and capability delivery
Demonstrated knowledge of business functional capabilities
Demonstrated knowledge of business architecture fundamentals, including typical models, patterns, and practices
Demonstrated knowledge of business process modeling techniques, such as BPMN
Demonstrated knowledge of business analysis techniques, including analysis of financial impact of proposed or actual process changes
Proven understanding of retail business processes, business applications, data flow and requirements
Supply Chain / Product Supply Examples
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Supply Chain / Product Supply Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a supply chain / product supply. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supply chain / product supply
- Support development of business cases and financial plans for Global Supply Chain’s strategies, partnering with counterparts in Strategy
- Create financial models used to evaluate the expected cash flow and financial returns for key capital projects and other Global Supply Chain initiatives
- Conduct financial modeling in support of Global Supply Chain’s Long Range Plan
- Support special projects within Global Supply Chain Finance, as needed
- Collaborate with cross-functional business partners, including Strategy, Finance, Logistics, Sourcing, and Product Operations
- Build knowledge of key functions within Global Supply Chain
- Influence cross functional team to ensure that product strategies are in line with financial targets
- Translate functional requirements of business partners into decision-support tools, program initiatives, technical design, business solutions, and/or systems that meet the targeted business needs
- Champion new ideas, actively support change initiatives, and contribute to an inclusive work environment that enables diverse ideas to flourish
- Lead continuous process improvement efforts that contribute to organizational success
Qualifications for supply chain / product supply
- In-depth expertise in formulating, improving, and defining gap in IT and Business processes
- Strong skills in motivating and initiative, decision making, creativity and innovation and planning/organizing
- Ability to persuade (and be persuaded by) others
- Educate and coach peers/new hires on existing processes and procedures to increase performance and compliance
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead broad, cross-functional projects
- Ability to assess current processes and identify key opportunities
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of supply chain / product supply. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supply chain / product supply
- Partner with Finance Director and Supply Chain CFO during budget process, including consolidation and extensive analytical support of Coalition Pre-Assumptions reviews
- Be a key driver in the execution of Global Supply Chain Product Flow & Fulfillment Strategy projects such as building an East Coast DC, Bi-Coastal DC Project, Prague Expansion and Direct to Consumer P&L Allocation
- Be the financial leader on all Steering Committees regarding Logistics, Temp Labor, Supplies, Corrugated or Fleet RPF’s ensuring process compliance and total Shareholder Return value creation
- Identify, create, and implement process improvements to drive efficiencies in the business and improve the Global Supply Chain communication and business model
- Create reporting, tools, and presentations supporting the Supply Chain Management team for reviews with Executive Leadership
- Provide critical analytical research to support decisions on strategy and improve operations within the Supply Chain
- Support Supply Chain Operations team
- Identify opportunities for Supply Chain process improvements and support management sponsored projects that enable optimization of customer service, cost and cash
- Drive and launch and successful implementation of best practices of distribution & logistics reporting across the business
- Support brand or Global Supply Chain (GSC) strategy
Qualifications for supply chain / product supply
- Ability to drive the development of new capabilities with business partners
- Analyze test results and prepare materials to deliver to the brand team
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills, strong ability to work with complex and detailed data
- Proficient at project management
- Proven ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional leaders/teams
- Demonstrated ability to liaison business needs with IT teams, and manage technology projects
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Our company is looking for a supply chain / product supply. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supply chain / product supply
- Building business acumen on key business priorities
- Exploring innovative ways to drive collaboration and engagement across a geographically dispersed team
- Create an overarching GSC message platform/narrative, communications architecture and cadence
- Develop and drives GSC-specific global internal communications strategies, coordinating closely with market-based leaders and teams for international execution of GSC initiatives, including live and virtual meetings and events and employee engagement activities
- Works closely with Government Affairs to help advance the company’s trade policy agenda
- Partner closely with Global Corporate Affairs (GCA), which would be responsible for areas such as crisis management, financial communications, and government affairs
- Work closely with Investor Relations and Legal on GSC public and shareholder-related communications, such as Investor Day presentations
- Provide senior leadership and development for GSC communications team members
- Manage operational execution of rapid response strategies at brands
- Serve as primary day to day rapid response lead with brand teams
Qualifications for supply chain / product supply
- Ability to influence and manage project outcomes for given workstream
- Experience with retail/consumer goods supply chains preferred
- Minimum five years administrative experience supporting high-level executive
- Proven experience in strategic executive, employee and external communications
- Strong leadership, influencing and coaching skills, and a service-oriented mindset
- Demonstrated success working in cross-cultural environment with multiple stakeholders and evolving priorities
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply chain / product supply. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for supply chain / product supply
- Product Lifecycle Management, including creation and management of Product IDs (PIDs), and aligning data with GSDB, WOT, and SalesForce
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and collaborate to develop and implement solutions
- Implement and support process changes in partnership with brand teams
- Drive brand training activities on rapid response capability
- Support on future rapid response process design efforts including process mapping and requirements documentation
- Provide input and test technical capabilities developed by the Product Mgmt Team
- Manage workplan and track completion of expected deliverables
- Prepare department level reporting for upper level management on a monthly basis, highlighting actual vs
- Management responsibility for VF Fleet’s $25M summary center spend, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis
- Validate savings and issue Corporate guidance to Coalitions for Plan and Forecast
Qualifications for supply chain / product supply
- Strong partnering skills with sales, credit, and platform teams
- Experience leading transition and implementation work
- Ability to develop relationships with and effectively influence senior executive across functions
- Strong understanding of how to build and implement global and local communications strategies with ability to help bridge between them to ensure consistent, clear and compelling communications tailored for different audiences
- Demonstrated effectiveness working in a globally matrixed organization
- Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously and track projects with varying deadlines
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Our company is looking for a supply chain / product supply. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for supply chain / product supply
- Define the innovation roadmap for Inbound logistics services to EU Vendors (including definition and pricing of new services, and direct engagement with Vendors)
- VF Facilitator for Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers training program
- Provide financial support for HR including participation in HR studies, headcount tracking, financial analysis/coordination of employment changes, temp labor process oversite and savings validation
- Own the project plan and implementation of centralizing the VF Fleet
- Propose and drive enhancements in financial and operational analysis
- Critically review existing business and financial processes and recommend and drive enhancements with business partners
- Work closely with finance and operations teams in implementing efforts stemming from recommendations
- Financial Director and CFO with ad hoc requests and other financial projects
- Lead effort to improve monthly reporting processes in all Coalitions through coordinating VF best practices
- Create and distribute monthly reporting results for SC distribution spend, cost per unit, efficiency, leverage and capacity
Qualifications for supply chain / product supply
- Ability to write for senior leaders deliver outstanding project management of communications projects
- Proven experience in developing own team and department
- 2-4 years of experience in strategy, management consulting, operations, retail/consumer products or similar analytics role
- Ability to model complex financial cases (including multiple drivers & scenarios, cash flow, NPV)
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships