What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Manager - US position at Shearer's Foods?
Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.
With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.
Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.
At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.
Supply Chain Manager
This role oversees all aspects of Materials Management for the plant, including production scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, receiving, shipping, and material usage analysis. It ensures on-time delivery of finished goods while meeting KPIs such as customer service levels, stock turns, and financial targets. The position is responsible for annual budget development and achievement, driving initiatives to reduce lead times and improve responsiveness, and managing team performance through clear objectives. It also supports colleague development, succession planning, and alignment with corporate values and leadership expectations.
Your Seat at the Table:
- Ensures that safety is a priority of all departmental personal and processes
- Owns the product flow into the facility including all vendor and corporate functional communication and coordination
- Responsible for new products/projects communication and coordination for site
- Planning/Scheduling for lines
- Works with corporate team on priorities where materials impact production
- Manage inventory of materials, parts and finished goods to maintain required supply
- Ensure continuous improvement in the business processes supporting the Planning and Delivery of FG to the customer requirements including proactive communication, root cause analysis
- Highlight emerging capacity issues that require action planning and/or decision making
- Accountable for SC KPIs DOH inventory levels of FG and Raws to meet financial targets
- Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy and movement procedures within the entire site
- Ensures inventory quality/accuracy programs are in place and executed per Shearers requirements
- Evaluate daily inventory on hand, counts items received or shipped and checks against packing lists recording any discrepancies
- Develop and execute network standard process, including full utilization of a warehouse management system
What you Bring to the Table:
- Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Supply Chain, Operations or related field
- At least 5 years of supervisory experience in a warehousing/distribution environment
- Excellent skills in communication, organization, and leadership
- Fully competent and knowledgeable on Warehouse Management Systems – inputting and identifying locations, implementation of WMS, training, daily monitoring of over-rides and manage system upgrades.
- Excellent time management skills
- Demonstrated facilitation skills
- Demonstrated project management and influencing skills to ensure project and KPI success
- Available to work flexible hours and days as needed to meet business demands
- Possess a basic financial understanding to ensure results are delivered on time and in full
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.