Senior Supply Chain Analyst-Retail Sales

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Austin, MN

7h•$89,000 - $124,700•Onsite

About The Position

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, WHOLLY®, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL®, COLUMBUS®, JENNIE-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com [http://www.hormelfoods.com]. This position will report to the Manager of Customer Supply Chain-Retail Sales. The Senior Supply Chain Analyst works with the Manager of Customer Supply Chain to ensure customer supply chain expectations are met cost effectively. This position will provide analytical support to drive supply chain improvements to create beneficial outcomes for both the customer and Hormel. This role will interface and work cross functionally with Supply Chain and Retail teams.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 1-2 years of sales, logistics, or supply chain related experience
Self- motivated to identify opportunities and create benefits to the customer and Hormel—Win-Win
Proven problem solving, continuous improvement and decision-making skills.
The ability to work in a team environment on a variety of complex projects.
Well-developed interpersonal, organizational, presentation and analytical skills.
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel.
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing disparate sources of data.
Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Nice To Haves

Individual work consistently out of the Cincinnati, OH sales office.
Experience working with Kroger’s supply chain and systems like Market 6
5 years of sales, logistics, or supply chain related experience.
Strong ability to present to and negotiate with the customer.

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for developing, building, monitoring, and reporting on Customer Supply Chain scorecard results for Kroger and Albertsons. The incumbent will support front line sales for Kroger and Albertsons at Top 2 Top meetings/joint business plans with supply chain insights and recommendations as prioritized with the Manager of Customer Supply Chain. This individual will own the supply chain relationships with these key customers
Serve as the point person for customers to resolve repetitive customer service challenges and identify/pursue customer cost opportunities. Works cross functionally across supply chain and sales teams to optimize and to improve Hormel supply chain efficiency and value for customer.
Pulls together data from disparate sources including mainframe, oracle, transportation, claims, orders, invoices, high radius to provide insights which support good business decisions related to the supply chain for focus and core customers. These insights include support of preferred vendor negotiations, and rebalancing of customer supply chain networks.
This position will also support the Manager of Customer Supply Chain to proactively address retail-wide customer service challenges.