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Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we're just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that's evident on grocery store shelves and families' tables across North America.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
JOB OVERVIEW:
This leadership position will partner with Supply Chain leaders to plan/implement the Distribution network footprint changes and required automation to enable business growth and drive synergies. The first phase of the changes will allow PCB to integrate the newly acquired pet food business into the DC network. This individual will have direct accountability for delivering the projects on time and meeting financial goals of capital spend, expense and savings. Our future network success relies on this role's strategic planning, execution and collaboration with the other supply chain functions. This role will work in tandem with the Director of Warehouse Operations to understand how to seamlessly integrate into PCB's current processes or implementing improvements.
Working Location: Office/Remote Hybrid. This role will be officed out of the Lakeville, MN Corporate office
This position is in-office with a flexible schedule that may entail working from home a couple of days out of the week. #LI-hybrid
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Qualifications
Education: Four-year degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field is required.
Experience:
Knowledge and Skills:
Travel: Up to 25% travel to the DC sites, including any new locations
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization as directed by the management of the company.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand
At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we're just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that's evident on grocery store shelves and families' tables across North America.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
JOB OVERVIEW:
This leadership position will partner with Supply Chain leaders to plan/implement the Distribution network footprint changes and required automation to enable business growth and drive synergies. The first phase of the changes will allow PCB to integrate the newly acquired pet food business into the DC network. This individual will have direct accountability for delivering the projects on time and meeting financial goals of capital spend, expense and savings. Our future network success relies on this role's strategic planning, execution and collaboration with the other supply chain functions. This role will work in tandem with the Director of Warehouse Operations to understand how to seamlessly integrate into PCB's current processes or implementing improvements.
Working Location: Office/Remote Hybrid. This role will be officed out of the Lakeville, MN Corporate office
This position is in-office with a flexible schedule that may entail working from home a couple of days out of the week. #LI-hybrid
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ownership of the plan and implementation of the Distribution footprint to enable integration of Pet Food into our PCB network
- Manage program communications with the Executive Steering Committee including CEO, CFO and Supply Chain leadership to update on progress including project status and delivery of financials
- Partner with third party consulting service to develop initiatives that deliver a best in class future state Distribution network for PCB
- Develop a plan for at least one new DC site to drive high performance in safety, productivity, cost, inventory accuracy, service, damage and compliance
- Collaborate with Finance, and Director of Warehouse Operations to develop an annual operating budget and forecasts for the new DC sites.
- Drive high performance in DCs through process enhancements and implementation of automation.
- Collaborate with HR partners to recruit, hire and retain exempt & non-exempt team members for new sites
- Lead up to three project managers responsible for supporting specific projects within the scope of the Distribution network changes
- Partner with the Warehouse Operations team to identify existing processes, standards and Improvement opportunities
- Partner with Director of Strategic Initiatives in CI/Engineering to outline capital needs
- Partner with SC Leadership for creation of inventory transition plan from existing footprint to proposed footprint while maintaining service and other KPIs for customers at cost expectations
Qualifications
Education: Four-year degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field is required.
Experience:
- 10+ years of warehouse/logistics experience including direct people management
- Experience leading in Warehouse environments preferred
- Project management experience preferred
- Experience with optimization and start up projects
- Experience with Warehouse management systems preferred
- Distribution experience with multiple categories and a variety of storage methods
- Experience working with 3PL companies
Knowledge and Skills:
- Understanding of the relationships among Supply Chain functions including Transportation, Warehousing, Customer Service, Inventory Planning and Purchasing.
- Knowledge of material handling equipment and techniques
- Understanding of and practical experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma techniques preferred
- Demonstrates Values, People, Performance, and Thought leadership as defined by Post Consumer Brands' Leadership Expectations
- Decisive, with the ability to develop credibility across the organization
- Well-developed interpersonal skills. Ability to relate to diverse personalities. Tactful and mature.
- Ability to plan, staff, budget, organize, and communicate
- Ability to solve practical problems, strong analytical skills, and ability to track cost savings
- Able to establish priorities and obtain results
Travel: Up to 25% travel to the DC sites, including any new locations
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization as directed by the management of the company.
