Position Location:

This is a hybrid position that requires at least two in person days a week in our Orlando, FL office (7501 Greenbriar Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819)

Job Description

Position Purpose

Responsible for the implementation, optimization, execution, KPI tracking, maintenance and improvements around procurement initiatives; vertical integration (VI) of raw materials and operation process improvements from a procurement perspective.

Additional responsibilities will be demand planning, sourcing execution, and purchase order guidance of CapEx NPM lumber and OpEx repair lumber across the entire network to include the U.S., Canada and Latin America sourcing and demand. This includes the optimization, planning and execution of the lumber needs for the entire plant and supplier network throughout North America to optimize supplier usage and inventory efficiency to drive the delivered cost of lumber and pallets to exceed budgeted objectives.

This position will guide the daily lumber planning with the optimal source points for each of the 140 service centers across the network to ensure volume allocation and demand meet the business needs and ensure that the source points for the lumber is at the optimal level to meet or exceed the Weighted Average Cost OpEx budget.

In addition, the position will also be responsible for the planning and execution around the CapEx requests for NPM on a quarterly basis working directly with the S&OP team to ensure compliance within given demand and forecasts.

Core execution knowledge areas to include:

• Inventory Management
• Network Design
• Supplier Relationship & Performance Management
• Spend Visibility and Analytics
• Familiar with manufacturing or plant operations
• Purchasing or Sourcing or Expediting Experience
• Policies & Compliance
• Data Management
• Business Acumen
• Contract Management/Review/Evaluation

Major/Key Accountabilities

• To ensure timely execution of monthly and daily planning needs for the business.
• Partner with S&OP team to guarantee alignment between forecasts, demand and daily execution match the planning and daily PO requirements.
• Liaison between Internal stakeholders (Business), Suppliers, IT, Procurement organization, Vendors, and Sawmills to ensure efficiencies across operations.
• Communicate change with key internal and external stakeholders
• Train, mentor, keep informed Procurement Ops members, Finance, and stakeholders updated on progress and changes.
• Tracking and reporting of critical KPIs

Measures

The key performance indicators for this role are driven by the line of business strategic goals and cover the following categories of performance:

• Budgeted weighted average cost and CapEx figures
• Inventory levels
• Business value delivery from Procurement (measured by BVA)
• Objectives for Performance Development Process (PDP)
• Assessments by Managers, Peers, Key Stakeholders
• Tracking/monitoring SLAs (aspirational and tbd)

Scope

• North America and LATAM
• 140 Service Centers (CHEP and 3PL build & repair companies)
• Manages the planning for 20 number of sawmill /lumber suppliers

Authority/ Decision Making

• Management decisions to include owning process, policy, solutions, change management, and risks

Challenges

• Collaborating with team members across the globe, being flexible with time and communicating at all levels of the organization
• Travelling and working within a plant facility with potential injury risks
• Managing change within Brambles; business processes, end users, and new technology
• Working flexibly and effectively in a globally managed organization
• Awareness of cross-cultural characteristics across and within regions, able to build relationships

Qualifications

• Inventory planning or similar optimization experience (Inventory related)
• Procurement Planning and Demand experience preferred
• Desired Project Management Certified, APICS, Lean Six Sigma Certified ideal
• Optimization experience (Inventory, raw materials, logistics or similar)
• BS in Supply Chain or Engineering preferred (industrial), or BS in Business Management, Business Administration, or related field, and/or equivalent experience acceptable

Experience

• 5 - 10 years of planning and inventory demand experience in operations, procurement preferred
• Demonstrated successful experience implementing and managing operational projects
• Experience in multi-facility, international organizations, and working across multiple time zones
• Demonstrated results-driven approach
• Demonstrated strong problem solving, analytics, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated managing conflict and negotiating commitments to achieve the end goal
• Demonstrated strong understanding of corporate internal organizations, processes and technologies required by the role
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness and understanding of customer business drivers
• Strong communication skills; written and verbal
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to drive standardization of Procurement processes and compliance
• Ability to understand the financial implications of various planning strategies
• Demonstrated creating and analyzing data within data visualization tools; Power BI/Tableau, etc.
• Experience in network design tools; Supply Chain Guru/JDA Network Design/Oracle/IBP

Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge inventory planning, demand processes for manufacturing/plant operations - experience with lumber procurement and manufacturing/processing a plus
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of problems; maintain team productivity on department goals and objectives
• Excellent time management skills
• Advanced MS Office skills: expert Excel skills are required
• Ability to manage risk by identifying, quantifying and monitoring potential threats to business operations
• Capable of driving engagement of all stakeholders, use of managerial courage to proactively interact with tough stakeholders
• Ability to drive processes and influence
• Must possess drive for excellence and a get-it-done attitude

Base pay range is $95,000 -$125,000 annually.

Salary ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications, geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore, actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be part of a total offering beyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.