Director of Supply Chain and Procurement at Glazer's Beer and Beverage in San Antonio, Texas

Job Description:

Position Function and Summary:

The Director of Supply Chain and Procurement monitors progress and execution of strategic goals and priorities to minimize cost and maximize inventory efficiency across the organization. The Director of Supply Chain and Procurement is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with supplier supply chain leaders while coordinating and executing the daily management of assigned supplier initiatives. This could include tasks such as overseeing and analyzing S&OP planning, inventory management, purchase orders, and adherence to contractual requirements.
This role will drive Supply Chain opportunities while also supporting and enabling Commercial, IT, and Finance on their partner facing initiatives to bundle cohesive, thorough programs and initiatives to our strategic suppliers. S/he will need to develop repeatable solutions and leading practices that can be offered to various strategic partners to minimize duplication of efforts across various functions and projects. Initiatives include but are not limited to: S&OP Integration, Network Optimization, Inventory Optimization, Purchasing improvements, EDI Transactions, Vendor Managed Inventory, and overall ways of working improvements.



Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Supply Planning activities


• Monitor progress and execution of strategic goals and priorities


• Engages regularly with the Sourcing, Demand Planning, and Customer Operations teams.


• Drive cross-functional alignment for supply chain and operations


• Building strong relationships with key suppliers and internal customers


• Leads crisis response efforts when material shortages occur


• Manages relationships with our co-manufacturing partners


• Build meaningful relationships and influence others without direct reporting authority


• Manages a slate of continuous improvement projects within the team.


• Drives process automation and standardization efforts


• Demonstrates thought leadership by advising senior leadership


• Develop analyses from various data sources and translate them into meaningful business decisions supporting key performance metrics


• Project Management role that will be instrumental in supporting a long-term vision of supply chain transformation through effective implementation of streamlined business processes


• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

• At lease 5-7 years of experience in Supply Chain functions or related job


• Master’s degree preferred


• Experience in a food, beverage preferred


• Experience leading continuous improvement programs


• Success in driving process automation and standardization


• Strong organizational and planning skills


• Strong communication skills, both written and oral


• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.


• Strong sense of urgency and results orientation.


• Willing and able to travel up to 25%


• Green belt certification, including project completion preferred


• Facilitation and negotiation skills

• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine


• Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amounts of time including walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping


• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 50lbs