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. From a small dairy company in the southwest of Ireland to a global multinational in 50 years, the journey of Kerry tells a story of how belief and vision were combined to create a unique company.
We’ve stayed close to our food heritage while drawing on expertise and inspiration from all over the world. Our organisation is committed to helping delight and nourish consumers everywhere. The last five decades have seen extraordinary change in the way people live their lives. Kerry’s experience means we rise to this challenge: developing solutions that meet evolving tastes and provide sustainable nutrition for generations to come.
Every day, millions of people throughout the world consume foods and beverages containing Kerry’s taste and nutrition solutions. We are committed to making the world of food and beverage better for everyone, and dedicated to our Purpose, Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life. At Kerry, we are proud to provide our customers – some of the world’s best-known food, beverage and pharma brands – with the expertise, insights and know-how they need to deliver products that people enjoy and feel better about consuming.
Kerry is a company rich in heritage and resources. Over the past five decades, our focus on changing lifestyles, the globalisation of food tastes and ever-evolving consumer needs has brought us to a market-leading global position. Today, we are firmly established as a world leader in the food, beverage and pharma industries, with 22,000+ staff and 150+ innovation and manufacturing centres across 30+ countries.
Requisition ID: 53869
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement:
About the role
Location: Bawal
Reporting to- Factory Manager
The person in this role have to Manage, direct, and improve processes of supply chain for effectiveness measured through On-Time In-Full
Key responsibilities
- Manage & coordinate supply chain tasks to provide support to the business in supply & demand planning.
- Analyse reports, data and performance of supply chain and make work plans to make the supply-chain more agile & efficient.
- Work closely with EXIM to ensure all import activities (clearance, freight, and transportation) work in an efficient and effective manner to keep the cost minimum without delivery failures.
- Review various categories of products such as MTF/MTS/MTO etc. & devise appropriate strategy to serve the customer in timely manner.
- Engage regularly with procurement for concerns related to vendor performance on aspects of quality & timely delivery.
- Closely work with the New Product Commercialization team to ensure the right first-time product is timely delivered.
Warehousing:
- Manage the team of warehouse to ensure no supply disruptions by timely offloading & issuance of material for production.
- Monitor & improve the productivity levels of the loading/unloading operations.
- Drive the good warehousing practices for a food manufacturing site viz. GMP levels, allergen management, RM/PM/FG segregation, Cleaning & Sanitation programs etc.
- Develop & review the philosophy for various warehouses to create lean, efficient & effective model.
- Institute &/or drive necessary process controls in warehousing operations to ensure no differences in the inventory cycle counts.
Inventory:
- Keep inventory at optimum level without compromising on delivery levels.
- Review At-Risk inventories regularly, engage with respective team members to decide appropriate actions, drive preventive measures & closure.
- Indirect Materials & Services; Manage procure-to-pay for indirect materials & services pertaining to the plant & warehousing operations.
- Customer Service: Accountable for the timely deliveries, timely responses to customer feedbacks & logistic cost optimization
Qualifications and skills
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- MBA in Supply-chain or in allied field
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in a Supply Chain role with at least 5 years’ experience in a leadership role
- Minimum 3 years of experience working in Food Industry
Competencies Required:
- Problem solving abilities, good organizational skills
- Excellent facilitation and negotiation skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and project management skills
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
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