Supply Chain Supervisor

About Nuts For Cheese™:

Founded in 2015, Nuts For Cheese™ started with an inspired chef who has an unparalleled passion to spread positive, sustainable change through food. Originally crafted in the back of a vegan kitchen, we quickly built our own manufacturing facility to preserve the integrity of our recipes and chef-grade quality. We are a group of enthusiastic, diverse artisans fueled by our passion for ethically-sourced yet delicious, plant-based food. Emphasis on delicious because we believe good food is the catalyst for bringing people together and making incredible memories. From our earliest days (and nights!) in the kitchen to now, we have maintained our passion-forward, people-first philosophy and culture. Join us on this delicious journey!

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Supply Chain Supervisor has end to end supply chain responsibility including Sourcing and Procurement, Material Planning, Production Planning, Inventory Management and Vendor Performance. This position is the key contact between the commercial organization and operations. The incumbent will be responsible to ensure that the right materials are available and delivered in the right quantities and ready for use to ensure we optimize our sales and operations planning strategy.

What You'll Do (key responsibilities include but are not limited to):

• Co-creates, develops and delivers the supply chain strategy for NFC.
• Drives the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to support company goals, aligning the various supply chain plans while managing information that aligns with the NFC supply chain vision.
• Develops the weekly production plan driven from the S&OP process including inventory levels of both finished goods and raw materials, manpower availability and sales forecasts.
• Develops regular communication with Production, Commercial & Quality departments to ensure effective and timely material management in order to promote a stable planning platform.
• Reviews logistic vendor performance against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
• Responsible for sourcing, executing purchase orders on key ingredients and ensuring spend is optimized. thru pricing analysis and vendor performance KPIs.
• Define the set-up of the ingredient in ERP (Safety stock/Lead time);
• Responsible for managing inventories and optimize inventory control procedures to ensure shrink and variances are minimized.
• Manages the development and performance of the team through a culture of coaching, skills development and increased accountability.
• Assures that all activities and operations are executed in line with the health and safety rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Promotes awareness of a food safety culture and responds accordingly.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience across multiple supply chain competencies: Procurement, Production, Logistics, Planning, Warehousing, Customer Services etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to drive vision / direction for supply management in the organization.
• Well-developed computer skills (MS Office programs), database management and a strong mathematical aptitude
• Results-oriented, and thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment;
• Persuasive: able to inspire and lead change without formal authority;
• Ability to quickly prioritize individual responsibilities and effectively manage time.

Must be able to commute to London/work at the plant Monday-Friday.

What will you bring to the table?

• Accountability
• Creativity/ Innovation
• Diversity
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Ethical
• Customer focus and orientation.
• Interactive communication skills (receiving instruction, ability to communicate effectively).
• Teamwork
• Ability to complete tasks within the given timeframe
• Initiative
• Demonstrates leadership and supervisory skills
• Passion for Nuts For Cheeses' mission, vision and core values

Nuts For Cheese™ is an equal opportunity employer and employs personnel without regard to age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family status, marital status (including single status), gender identity, gender expression, record of offences, sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding), or sexual orientation. While remaining alert and sensitive to the issues of fair and equitable treatment for all, CCPA has a special concern with the participation and advancement of members of four designated groups that have traditionally been disadvantaged in employment: women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.

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