Vice President, Supply Chain

About Chairmans Foods: Headquartered in Nashville TN, Chairmans Foods is a rapidly growing middle market company that competes in the refrigerated retail ready-to eat branded and bulk-prepared food solution segments. Chairmans operates out of three company owned facilities in Nashville TN, Atlanta GA and Columbus GA and has a talented team of over 400 employees. We go to market with leading ready-to-eat brands in growth categories and our well-known Prepared Foods business provides custom solutions to our national and regional customers by developing original delicious recipes, matching taste profiles, refining formulations, and delighting their end-consumers with customized product recipes made in our state-of-the-art SQF facilities. We service customers nationally, and in total, our products reach more than 25,000 stores nationwide every week! You can find out more about why Chairmans Foods is an exciting place, committed to winning for our customers and consumers every day at: www.chairmansfoods.com

Job Description

Reporting to the CEO, this position will lead Procurement, Customer Experience, Demand Planning/Scheduling, and all 3PL Warehouse & Logistics functions. The position requires strong cross-functional collaboration internally and externally with focus on optimizing all costs, maximizing quality standards and achieving top tier service levels. Responsibilities include:

• Oversee Procurement, Customer Experience, Demand Planning/Master Scheduling, and Logistics functions.
• Lead Demand Planning and Forecasting efforts ensuring correct balance of products are being produced at each facility to deliver lowest landed manufacturing costs.
• Establish and lead Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process with cross-functional team aligning demand forecasts, supply capabilities, and financial targets to optimize inventory, improve customer service, and boost profitability.
• Lead all Procurement strategy and planning across the company with responsibility across all aspects of raw materials, packaging and core service providers.
• Lead all internal and external Logistics and Warehousing strategy & planning activities to optimally manage cost-to-serve while delivering best in class service levels.
• Focus on long-term strategic production planning at each manufacturing site.
• Coordinate, manage, and direct third-party warehousing & co-packing. Full ownership of the raw material, ingredient, packaging, and finished goods inventory.
• Create and manage all strategic purchasing category reviews.
• Ensures compliance with all company policies, standards, specifications, and suppliers.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Business preferred.
• We are a food company and passionate about our food products and culinary solutions. Candidates must have solid food industry experience, ideally 10+ years in food manufacturing organization with experience in procurement, logistics, demand planning, and customer service.
• Strong leadership skills and proven track record for building and leading teams.
• Proficient understanding of budgeting and cost control.
• Proven track record of improved results in purchasing, procurement, and supplier management.
• Some experience presenting and interacting with Board of Directors and or senior ownership groups.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to select, coach, develop, and engage all levels of the operation.
• Travel expected around 25%

Performs other duties as assigned.