Supply Chain Manager

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager Department: Supply Chain Reports To: Director of Supply Chain FLSA Status: Exempt Professional Profile: Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit – US Waffle - is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities, Liberty, SC, and Hazelwood, MO. To effectively support the rapid scaling of operations at our state-of-the-art Hazelwood facility, US Waffle is seeking a dynamic and skilled Supply Chain Manager to join our team in Hazelwood, MO. This is a hands-on position. The successful candidate must be highly proficient with ERP/MRP systems, Excel and data analysis and be comfortable personally working through material requirements, inventory, BOMs, purchasing requirements, production schedules and supply constraints. This position requires regular presence on the production floor and in the warehouse. Key Responsibilities: Own procurement and purchasing activities for ingredients, packaging, and other production materials, including issuing and managing purchase orders, supplier negotiations, pricing, lead times, order confirmations, expediting, and ensuring materials are available to support the production schedule Translate customer demand and production requirements into short-, medium-, and long-range material requirements for ingredients, packaging, and other production materials Maintain a rolling material requirements outlook of at least 8–12 weeks, identifying shortages, long-lead-time materials, and potential supply constraints before they impact production Own planning processes within PLEX, including master data accuracy, inventory visibility, planning parameters, lead times, safety stocks, and overall system utilization Ensure BOMs, routings, item masters, supplier lead times, purchasing parameters, and other critical supply-chain master data are accurate and maintained in PLEX Become a PLEX power user and drive the organization toward using the ERP as the primary source of truth rather than relying on offline spreadsheets Personally analyze ERP data, Excel reports, production requirements, inventory, purchasing information, and forecasts to identify issues and opportunities Demonstrate advanced computer and analytical skills, particularly Excel, ERP/MRP systems, data analysis, reporting, and dashboard development Lead supply planning activities, ensuring material availability, production capacity alignment, and inventory optimization to support customer demand Own production planning and scheduling processes, balancing customer requirements, inventory, labor, changeovers, production capacity, and operational constraints Conduct routine material-readiness reviews to confirm all ingredients and packaging are available before production is committed to the schedule Identify shortages early, establish recovery plans, and escalate risks before they result in production downtime or missed customer orders Develop and maintain inventory policies, safety-stock strategies, reorder points, minimum/maximum levels, and replenishment parameters Drive inventory accuracy through cycle counting, reconciliation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions Monitor slow-moving, obsolete, expired, and excess inventory and develop actions to reduce inventory exposure and working capital Identify, communicate, and mitigate supply-chain risks related to materials, capacity, suppliers, transportation, inventory, and customer demand Work directly with suppliers to resolve shortages, expedite critical materials, and establish corrective actions for recurring performance issues Understand warehouse capacity requirements and assist in developing storage, racking, and material-flow strategies to support current and future production volumes Work with warehouse operations, carriers, and third-party logistics providers to ensure seamless inbound and outbound execution Monitor freight and logistics costs and identify opportunities to reduce expedited freight and unnecessar…

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