Job Description
Join Our Team at LaClare Creamery!
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for optimizing operations and leading high-performing teams? LaClare Creamery is searching for a Supply Chain Manager to oversee and elevate our supply chain activities at our cheese plant in Malone, WI. This role is essential in ensuring our award-winning products reach customers efficiently and on time!
Why You’ll Love This Role
As our Supply Chain Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our operations – driving procurement, inventory, demand planning, and logistics. You’ll collaborate across departments, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and mentor a talented team to achieve company goals and exceed customer expectations.
Location: Malone, WI – role is 100% on site
Reports to: Director of Operations
What You’ll Do
- Oversee supply chain functions including inventory management, procurement, warehousing, and logistics.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize operations and reduce costs.
- Partner with sales to improve demand forecasting and resource planning.
- Manage vendor and 3PL relationships to ensure cost-effective, high-quality service.
- Drive continuous improvement projects and supply chain metrics like on-time delivery and inventory accuracy.
- Support production scheduling and ensure raw material purchasing aligns with production needs.
What We’re Looking For
We need a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings:
- 3+ years of supervisory/leadership experience , including performance management and team development.
- Proven ability to mentor and engage teams.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data analysis, modeling, reporting) and familiarity with Power BI .
- Strong financial acumen and experience in executive-level decision-making.
- Background in global supply chain operations , including importing foreign goods.
- Expertise in demand planning and forecasting to optimize inventory and reduce costs.
- Experience in food manufacturing and knowledge of industry standards (preferred).
- Familiarity with Lean process improvement and project management methodologies (preferred).
Why Join LaClare Creamery?
- Be part of a growing, innovative company known for premium dairy products.
- Work in a collaborative environment that values integrity, accountability, and ownership.
- Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
- We offer competitive compensation & full benefits!
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Oversee the work of operations personnel which includes inventory management, production data entry, purchasing, customer service, warehouse, and shipping/receiving personnel.
- Oversee supply chain activities including inventory management, production data entry, warehousing, materials management, procurement and logistics.
- Develop and implement supply chain strategies to optimize operations and reduce costs.
- Propose inventory transfers, capacity balancing and other solutions to ensure supply chain and customer objectives are met.
- Compute and maintain supply chain metrics such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, inventory accuracy, and inventory turns.
- Ensure proper raw material purchasing occurs to support plan production schedules, balancing inventory levels with production needs.
- Act as point of contact with vendors and 3PL monitoring performance and ensuring high levels of service and cost effectiveness are maintained.
- Partner with the sales team to implement, maintain and improve our demand forecasting processing that allows for visibility to planning our future resource requirements.
- Provide production requirements for production departments for use in production scheduling.
- Support all strategic efforts to generate new sales and maintain the existing customer base.
- Assist in the development and formulation of long and short-term planning, policies, programs and objectives.
- Identify, communicate, and drive implementation of improvement projects.
- Follows all policies and procedures LaClare Creamery has implemented regarding food and personal safety to assist in maintaining a safe work environment and safe, quality products at all times.
- Lives the Mosaic Way while promoting our values and culture drivers.
- Other job duties as required and assigned.
Education, Experience & Attributes
- A bachelor’s degree in supply chain or business administration or 5 years’ equivalent experience in supply chain management is preferred. Experience in the food or dairy industry is a plus.
- Minimum of 3-5 years’ supervisor/leadership experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic plans for supply chain operations, including production planning, inventory management, and logistics. Proficient in forecasting demand and aligning supply chain activities to meet business objectives and customer requirements.
- Customer and personal service experience including knowledge of customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for service and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Strong project management skills preferred, with a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
- Proficient in analyzing complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that inform strategic decision-making.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point is required. Familiarity in using Inventory Management systems is preferred.
- Proven leadership – demonstrated success building and mentoring supply chain teams.
- Trustworthy, Ethical, Self-driven.
- Works effectively and relates well with others. Exhibits a professional manner, working to maintain constructive working relationships.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Job Tags
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