• Supply Chain Manager

    Kerry (Melrose Park, IL)


    About Kerry

     

    Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

     

    About the role

     

    Reporting to the Melrose Park Site Plant Manager, the Supply Chain Manager will lead all supply chain management processes and activities across the supply site to the benefit of external and internal customers and supply chain operations. The role will also ensure that the following activities are planned, organized and controlled to meet agreed targets and KPI’s set, from receipt of order through to dispatch to customer at lowest total cost, including

    Key responsibilities

    •  The selected candidate will support the Coatings business unit to understand projected Customer demand and partnering with Suppliers, Third Party Manufacturers (TPMs) and internal teams to ensure efficient continuity of Supply.

    •  The selected candidate will also ensure we manage inventory by utilizing our internal processes to right-size our safety stocks inventory and work with our Commercial, Finance and Operations colleagues to productively reduce our Stock At Risk inventory.

    •  The successful candidate will also partner with our supply network partners to support the growth of our business.

    •  This role is best suited to people who are strong communicators, collaborators, problem-solvers, and enjoy being enabled and empowered to deliver results.

    •  The candidate will manage site end to end supply chain and drive strategy for the plant as well as the supply chain function. This includes warehouse and supply planning functions as part of the responsibility of management and execution.

    •  Lead with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset, ensuring that all activities on site are completed in-line with Kerry’s Quality and Safety policies

    •  Collaborate with Demand Planners to ensure best visibility of projected Customer demand

    •  Accountability that supply plans are in place to maintain service and agreed safety stock levels including scheduling of production of activities, stocks, capacity and raw materials.

    •  Oversee the shipment of orders to meet our customer’s requested delivery dates and report on orders which have failed to reach the Customer On-Time and In-Full.

    •  Partner closely with our Customer Care teams to ensure accurate and timely information is communicated to our customers

    •  Manage our Stock-At-Risk inventory Control Tower, collaborating with Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Operations colleagues to productively reduce our Stock At Risk inventory

    •  Raw materials call off

    •  Managing team and talent

    •  Responsibility of budgeted cost structure associated with the above

     

    Team Responsibility

     

    •  Production planners

    •  Raw material planners

    •  Warehouse team

    •  Planners for demand and supply incumbent

    •  People Leadership and engagement

     

    Qualifications and skills

     

    •  Bachelor’s Degree is required. We prefer a degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Information Technology or Operations

    •  5 Years’ experience in Supply Chain Planning or analysis

    •  Relevant Supply Chain degree. Bachelors required Masters preferred

    •  Experience leading Teams

    •  Good experience in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

    •  Proficiency in SAP (especially SAP-APO)

    •  Experience of managing process and people improvement

    •  Establishing/demonstrating/reviewing K.P.I’s to meet operational needs through effective collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of information

    •  Budgetary control

    •  Willingness to dive into problems to deliver a successful outcome and establishing a sustainable way of working for future issues

    •  This role requires the candidate to demonstrate our values of Ownership, Enterprising Spirit, Open-mindedness, Courage and Inclusiveness

     

    Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace

     

    Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

     

    The pay range for this position is $107,000- $181,000 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on 1/31/2026.