Senior Customer Facing Supply Chain Specialist - CPFR Senior Customer Facing Supply Chain Specialist - CPFR

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Solon, OH

11d

About The Position

At Nestlé USA, the goal is to delight and deliver for consumers with a rich portfolio of beloved brands. Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates achievements. Employees are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas in a supportive and collaborative environment that encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. The primary responsibilities of this role include maximizing store in-stocks, promotional event management, planogram reset execution, driving incremental sales, generating cost savings, and analyzing customer data. This role is part of the Nestlé Customer Facing Supply Chain Team and involves interaction with all levels of management to resolve issues and present solutions for operational efficiency improvements. The CPFR Team serves as the primary contact within the Nestlé Supply Chain to execute merchandising plans with the customer demand chain team to optimize inventory across networks.

Requirements

• 3-5 years relevant experience
• Previous customer supply chain related experience
• Demonstrates analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Exhibits strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Adapts to changing customer demands with a sense of urgency
• Balances priorities and properly manages communication on deliverables with relevant stakeholders
• Cultivates networks with people across teams, hierarchies and functions within the organization and at the customer
• Streamlines processes to maximize efficiency and continuously improve

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

Responsibilities

• Track fill rate, on time, in stock, DOS and forecast accuracy and conduct root cause analysis to identify drivers of low performance
• Utilize customer data to analyze DC and store inventories, evaluate POS trends and confirm forward looking forecast is aligned to customer forecast
• Lead collaborative meetings with the customer to review KPI metrics, implement promotional strategies and lead after action reviews for seasonal events
• Facilitate weekly cross functional supply chain reviews with internal partners to drive best in class execution
• Manage new item introduction to maximize sales and develop an exit strategy for discontinued items to minimize markdown exposure
• Build and maintain collaborative customer and internal stakeholder relationships to drive supply chain efficiency

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees