JBS USA Careers

Description

• Find savings in logistics services and processes with improved utilization & efficiencies, solution design, and RFPs & smarter procurement     
• Eliminate/ minimize risk from suppliers and logistics partners through improved due diligence and risk monitoring processes
• Automate and delegate manual tasks to 3rd parties, eliminate clerical work with the use of AI/ RPA, EDI, and 3rd party portals 
• Establishes and tracks process metrics and key performance indicators.
• Manages processes and operations for Warehouse, Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Control, and Materials Management that includes but not limited to raw materials, samples, parts, equipment, and general supplies.
• Collaborates with the Leadership on the strategic planning of the group.
• Implements, manages, and monitors vendor managed programs and services.
• Responsible for the management and execution of change management records and tasks.
• Leads a team of Supply Chain personnel, including organizing and prioritizing goals and objectives in line with business strategy. Organizes workload, prioritizes tasks, organizes training and conducts performance reviews.
• Partners and collaborates with other functions and leaders to establish and improves processes and procedures to align to the business model, requirements, and strategy.
• Provides leadership, direction and management of a team, to support execution of the Supply Chain strategy.
• Provides supervision, training, guidance and performance management to department personnel.
• Monitors, assesses and communicates risks and delays to project teams and management on a timely basis.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the operation of Supply Chain activities, ensuring all relevant regulatory and business requirements are met.
• Develops and implements strategies and goals for specific products, projects, or processes.
• Creates and effectively communicates supplier, subcontractor and/or vendor agreements and opportunities to the organization.
• Implements and maintains material and inventory control systems, policies, processes and procedures ensuring that a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
• May serve as liaison between the company and the various governmental agencies and/or audit agencies as required. Responsible for managing and responding to audit findings and observations.
• Reviews, and/or implements changes to controlled documents as needed. May author sections of regulatory documents.
• May execute supplier agreements in conjunction with Legal and internal clients to ensure contracts terms and conditions are in compliance with corporate and purchasing guidelines.
• Conducts formal business reviews with key suppliers, subcontractors and/or vendors to discuss performance on a regular basis. Manages against contract performance to ensure that agreed upon cost, service, quality, schedule and flexibility goals are met.
• Drives improvements that increases efficiency, improves effectiveness, and provides overall benefit to cost
• May perform Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) to support both internal and external requirements related to warehouse capabilities
• Maintain metrics and analyze supply chain data to assess performance and implement improvements
• Maintain inventory by reconciling order discrepancies and also ensuring synchronization between company and 3PL for inventory and cycle count execution
• Assist in creating the company’s supply chain strategy by interfacing regularly with product management, production operations as well as carriers and customers to discuss and improve our logistics processes.
• Analyze data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and other issues to ensure facility is meeting a minimum of 98% on time delivery.
• Evaluate and report on KPI’s to ensure cost is being managed efficiently.
• Monitor Logistics processes and procedures to make sure they run smoothly.
• Maintain supply chain inventory and records as well as ensuring dry inventory availability.
• Find cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes.
• Resolve issues that may arise with our transportation carrier or communicate issues to our transportation carrier that may occur at the facility that may delay loading and/or on time delivery.
• Collaborate with other departments to create coordinated plans for business growth such as supporting inventory availability with Quality Department.
• Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards.
• Coordinate the transportation planning of customer replenishment orders in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible while meeting all customer service expectations.
• Act as a liaison between transportation, customer, sales, and operations teams.
• Travel up to 20%

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree with a focus on Supply Chain or Logistics required
• 10+ years of Warehouse experience required
• Experience with managing transportation budgets and transportation systems required.
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Working experience of relevant software (SAP WMS, Microsoft Office Suite)
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and follow through skills
• Attention to detail
• Creative problem solving
• A strategic and analytical mind
• Experience managing both 3PL and inhouse warehouse operations, ideally cold chain.
• Experience with both B2B and Ecommerce direct to consumer
• Knowledge of proper safety procedures, and OSHA guidelines and requirements.
• Experience with a variety of forklifts and other material handling equipment
• Strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills,
• Previous retail case picking experience preferred
• Experience in freezer warehouses preferred
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations.
• Experience with designing and implementing organizational and operational strategy.
• Experience with Supply Chain operations in a clinical manufacturing environment preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with cold chain logistics desirable.
• Lean Six Sigma and/or APICS certification and knowledge a plus