Director, Supply Chain
Company
KeHE Distributors
Location
Naperville, IL
Other
Supply Chain/Logistics
Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $135,000.00/Yr. - $155,000.00/Yr.
- Shift Days: , Shift Time:
- Benefits on Day 1
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
The Director, Supply Chain - Center of Store is a key role supporting our strategic vision to be the preferred supply chain partner in the specialty, natural & organic, and fresh market place in North America. Reporting to the Executive Director of Supply Chain, the Director, Supply Chain - Center of Store will lead a team of supply planning professionals that have responsibility for overall customer fill rate and operational success in KeHE's center of store business. This position provides the leadership necessary to achieve key objectives: managing inventory levels and turns, achieving/improving targeted customer service levels, mitigating inventory obsolescence/spoils, and partnering with suppliers to improve inbound service level metrics and reduce end-to-end supply chain costs. The Director, Supply Chain - Center of Store will work cross-functionally with peers in account management, supplier management, transportation, warehouse operations, inbound freight carriers, and suppliers. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision, and Values.
Essential Functions
DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead, mentor and develop a dynamic team of purchasing professionals.
- Develop and maintain a high-performance culture in the function, resulting in continued success meeting functional KPIs and improved levels of customer service to interior and exterior customers.
- Establish and maintain measurable performance metrics for all levels of procurement activities to include but not limited to supplier performance, supplier quality, internal order placement performance, buyer activity levels, financial (AP) performance, and inventory shortage elimination.
- Implement smooth and efficient business processes that support and integrate with the customer
- Report to management the measurable status of progress and corrective actions as it pertains to supplier performance.
- Ensure performance improvement and recovery plans are developed, issued, tracked and reported on as required for supply base management and improvement.
- Negotiate and execute purchase orders as needed to support the critical business needs.
- Manage product flow to ensure inventory is maintained to the optimum level to support on time customer deliveries while keeping inventory holdings at the appropriate levels.
- Liaise with counterparts in other functional areas such as Sales, Transportation, and Warehouse personnel to ensure alignment of activities and objectives.
- Identify supplier opportunities and challenges and partner with the Supplier Management team to ensure appropriate resolution.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to prioritize workload to have the most significant impact on customer satisfaction and performance to KPI's
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, in addition to effective decision-making skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Strong planning and organizational skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment.
- Outstanding communication (both verbal and written) and relationship management skills with people at all organizational levels
- Ability to understand and communicate complex issues across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently and be self-directed in completing tasks.
- Prior experience using advance planning or purchasing systems such as Manhattan, JDA Demand, E3, SAP/AP, etc. preferred
- Strong proficiency in using Excel, COGNOS, Access and other similar tools.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or related field. MBA preferred
- Minimum of 5 years leading and developing teams with at least 10 years of overall experience in various supply chain roles.
- Strong working knowledge of inventory planning, forecasting techniques as well as operational systems and warehouse management.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to sit. Must be able to travel occasionally. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical office environment and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Requisition ID
2025-25829
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.