Supply Chain Manager
Creative Alignments
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as the primary point of contact with Copacker
- Manage inventory (inventory reporting)
- Demand planning (work with the sales team to update monthly forecast)
- Maintain required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production
- Analyze current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
- Manage all wholesale and distributor freight logistics from beginning to end (ex.monitoring through delivery, troubleshooting)
- Work with major distributors to ensure they have enough stock in their respective warehouses
- Negotiate prices for raw material and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies drive down COGs
- Contribute to and lead special projects on an ad hoc basis, including evaluating new freight/3PL partners and conducting expense analysis
- Monitor the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments
- Optimize existing systems and processes
- Lead co-packer searches to diversify manufacturing
- 3-5 years of professional experience in Operations, Logistics, or Supply Chain
- Experience in a CPG startup setting preferred
- Experience working with KeHE & UNFI is a plus
- Previous experience with an ERP system and EDI are a plus
- Proficiency in GSuite and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Google Sheets. Knowledge of Quickbooks and/or Squarespace is a plus