CTI Foods Overview

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers. The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from California, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas. We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success. Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

Job Overview

The Manager of Supply Chain is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating strategies to always improve customer service and operational efficiencies’. Supply Chain Manager is also responsible for the integration, coordination and synchronization of all the activities related to supply chain that guarantees the best customer service.

Responsibilities

Material Management / Buying Execution:• Manages all aspects of inventory control to keep inventory costs within targets/financial metrics o Inventory management processes (FG/RM/Pkg.) o Outside storage reconciliations o Cycle count execution o Aging inventory management o Etc.• Develops and executes processes to buy raw materials/packaging based on MRP runs• Monitors, evaluates and coordinates supplier performance as it relates to deliveries and quality, and administers proposals and contracts for raw material vendors, component vendors, and packaging vendors to ensure minimal downtime to production. Scheduling (near-in) for the plant (2):• Oversees the finite scheduling for the plant operations in coordination with the CTI S&OP team and process• Coordinates with the plant’s maintenance team on optimizing schedules to accommodate PM processesWarehouse Management:Oversees the warehouse operations – internal and external• Ensures repeatable procedures to execute receiving/ issuing/ shipping operations effectively and in a timely manner• Coordinates the pickup/delivery schedules with transportations providers• Optimizes the cost performance of the warehouse operationsOverall:• Ensures the accuracy, timeliness, completeness of data in the system of record• Works with a philosophy of continuous improvement in all aspects of the supply chain discipline• Oversees the supervision of assigned personnel, which includes hiring, work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance. • Manages the function with critical KPIsyo

• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree would be a plus• A minimum 7 years’ experience in Supply Chain in Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing preferred• A minimum of 5 years in supervisory capacity• Strong Microsoft Excel and all other Office Suite applications• Demonstrated experience of managing to results via process orientation• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of personalities • Strong systems skills – ERP and related • Preferred to hold some Professional Accreditations: Lean, CPIM, CSCP, CPM, etc. • Food industry experience is preferred but not required