Senior Director, Supply Chain (Poultry)

Simmons Foods•Gentry, AR

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

To provide leadership and guidance in managing the department responsible for the short and long-term production planning, capacity planning, and logistics of the business unit operations. This is a Salary Exempt position.

Requirements

10 years’ experience in Supply Chain/Logistics with specific experience in a senior management role responsible for both strategic and tactical aspects of supply chain/logistics.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field or 4 years related experience.

Nice To Haves

Preference for pet or people food processing organization.
Related Master’s Degree.

Responsibilities

Oversees rolling 24-month production forecast of the business unit, managing the development, implementation, and continuous use of the system to convert the updated sales forecast into a viable production plan.
Manages the detailed production planning of each of the facilities within their firm and “soft” planning windows, working with Demand Planning to determine appropriate actions when actual demand differs from forecasted demand or planned production differs from actual production.
Analyzes the “total cost” impact of efficiencies, freight, raw materials, and plant loading of our production matrix to determine which products to make at which plant, and works through R&D to maintain an appropriate portfolio of products that can shift from one plant to another.
Leads the monthly supply review as part of the S&OP process, presenting an optimum production plan based on the demand plan with appropriate inventory shifts and capacity utilization by key constraints.
Provides leadership and support to staff, assists in employees’ competency development, guides and develops cooperative relationships between assigned plants and other key functional areas, and hires, assigns, and coaches key technical and managerial personnel.
Manages appropriate inventory levels of finished goods by SKU based on the forecast demand, variation from forecast demand, and set service level by customer.
Directs and supervises employees’ work activities and monitors work performance, collaborates with Human Resources to screen, interview and hire candidates, administers disciplinary actions, and recommends performance improvement actions.
Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
Maintains familiarity with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN) and understands the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.