US Operations & IT Manager – Florida
US Operations & IT Manager – Florida
We are seeking an experienced individual who can combine strategic development of the US Operations & IT with a “hands-on” approach to managing day-to-day operational issues. Our client is a UK-based pet supplemental producer with growing activity in the United States.
The ideal candidate is flexible, articulate, and an effective communicator and negotiator. You should have a strong grasp of financial aspects within operations.
Requirements:
- Proven operations and IT responsibility in a business of similar scale
- Experience within a regulated environment
- Demonstratable experience and competence in forecasting and demand planning processes
- Strong numerical skills and financial competencies
This position will be responsible for the following:
Strategy
- Working with the US Commercial Team; Operations Director and CFO to develop and implement the Operations & IT strategy for the US business with emphasis on developing resilience and capability for significant growth
Demand Management:
- Manage the US component of the S&OP process through engagement with the US Commercial teams and the Group Head of S&OP to accommodate changing demand, priorities, new products etc against the forward lead times and minimum economic order volumes re sourcing raw materials, packaging and contract manufacture
- Provide clarity on the stock forward sales cover targets and the forecast cash requirement
- Stress test the model; identify key risks, priorities, and strategies to address them
- Escalate sourcing and production issues to ensure timely amendment to the S&OP plan
Supply Chain:
- Develop “hands-on” relationships with key suppliers
- Manage the process to ensure that there are sufficient raw materials and packaging available at the contract manufacturers in time and with production slots to ensure the S&OP stock production requirement is met on time and at target cost
- Establish KPIs and measures of supply chain capability, resilience, and performance
- Benchmark current raw material, packaging and contract manufacturing costs and systematically challenge the status quo with RFPs and opportunities with new materials or suppliers
- Manage the legal, regulatory & CSR risks within the US supply chain
Warehousing, Transportation & Stock Control
- Manage out-sourced warehousing & Logistics partners to secure optimum service levels & prices
- Ensure adequate physical controls over stock and support periodic counts and audits
- Provide Commercial teams with transparency on stock nearing “Best Before Date” cut-offs and clearance of any stock at issue
Order Fulfillment
- Ensure US customer orders are captured, confirmed, and fulfilled on a timely basis
- Escalate delivery issues to Commercial & Operations management
- Resolve any delivery disputes
Financial
- Manage US manufacturing COGS and cost of US Operations & IT
- Analyse US COGS and other Operations & IT costs and explain variances versus forecasts
- Support UK Finance team in US sales invoicing, supplier payments, tax reporting, etc
- Support Finance with stock quantity reconciliations to nominal and valuation issues
- Support Finance with cash flow forecasts and calculations re FX hedging
Technology & IT
- Manage the US Technology & IT support for the US Commercial Teams & Operations
- Manage the development of the IT platforms e.g. Finance systems, Sales & CRM systems, EDI interfaces with suppliers & customers, Tax reporting, etc
- Support Group Technology projects
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