Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supply Planning

• Develop monthly supply plans to deliver KAB inventory targets and ensure finished goods availability
• Manage supply plan execution and day-to-day performance for select supply partners
• Daily monitoring of finished goods availability to signal and guide timely corrective action
• Optimize inbound shipments to minimize freight costs and environmental impact
• Responsible for timely and accurate management of relevant EDI/API transaction errors
• Operational management, reconciliation, and reporting of applicable commodity contracts
• Proactively identify and communicate upstream supply chain risks, constraints, and inefficiencies - outline and drive corrective action plans based on root cause analysis
• Actively manage SMOG and waste avoidance and reduction
• Create monthly supply projections to guide capacity planning and Tier 2 procurement
• Contributes to product commercialization initiatives – new site onboarding, new product launches, SKU rationalization, product transitions
• Responsible for maintenance and optimization of planning parameters within KAB planning systems
• Transactional management of finished goods Procure to Pay (P2P) cycle
• Implement and manage supply strategies which optimize end-to-end supply chain efficiencies
• Track and report supply partner performance
• Leverage data and reporting tools to make fact-based supply chain recommendations and decisions

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborates with supply chain and cross-functional partners to deliver special projects
• Commits to personal development and growth by engaging in individual development initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

This should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties and responsibilities. There may be some variation and/or development of the above duties and responsibilities without changing the general nature of the job.

Minimum job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 3 years of relevant Supply Chain experience
• Demonstrated experience in automated Procure to Pay and Planning systems – ERP, MRP, EDI/API (SAP S/4HANA preferred)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to formulate and articulate valid conclusions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Self-starter with the ability to effectively manage time while delivering results in a dynamic business environment
• Ability to identify and define issues, lead root cause analysis, and develop and manage corrective action plans
• Ability to understand and consider business impact across functions
• Experience with data and analytics tools – Data Cubes, MS Power BI, Tableau
• Proficiency in Microsoft O365 – including SharePoint and strong Excel skills
• Supply chain certification preferred
• Experience in a consumer packaged goods setting strongly preferred

Success factors/competencies for this role

• Open to change, recommends actions for continuous improvement
• Thinks and acts strategically, understands how their role contributes to larger outcome
• Provides exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers
• Sets high standards for oneself, meet deadlines
• Learns from mistakes, is receptive to feedback
• Effective communicator, listens and respects others’ points of view
• Participates in team problem solving and decision making
• Ability to build strong constructive relationships with internal and external partners
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity and finding the path
• Maintains a positive attitude
• Is community minded – gets involved, volunteers

Physical requirements/work environment

• The work environment of this position is conducted within a general office setting with the function being performed at the computer, either at home or in company offices.
• Understand and demonstrate ergonomic best practices to prevent injury at home and in office
• Comply with all good manufacturing practices (GMP) and personal protective equipment (PPE) programs when working in manufacturing facilities

Safety

• Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization
• Is responsible for providing a safe and ergonomically sound work environment, identifying unsafe conditions, and correcting these conditions immediately
• Engages in safety and compliance training programs and encourage 100% team participation in same

Environment

• Adheres to company-wide green norms, looks for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle
• Educates oneself on KAB Sustainability campaigns
• Strives to continually improve and implement new processes to reduce our environmental impact

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.