Role Title: Supply Chain Manager
Date Created: 7/15/2015
Reports to: Operations Manager Location (Region, Country,
Site) :
Date Filled: 10/01/2015
RSC Elkhorn Office
The Supply Chain Manager (SCM) will be responsible for achieving 95% customer satisfaction throughout our delivery and supply chain management processes while constantly monitoring economic impact on overall company profitability. This position will work with multiple 3 rd party production, conditioning and logistics locations for all crops. Collaboration between multiple departments to achieve accurate on-time supply utilization while minimizing interplant transfers .
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Owns Quality Plan. Interfaces with Product Management to develop and implement process specified by the plan.
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Accountable for all state seed and regulatory licensing requirements. Interface with legal and Product Management resources as needed.
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Responsible for in-field seed contracts with third party production companies including inspection to ensure quality requirements are met.
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Monitors forecasted supply vs. demand, and provide information to Product Management and Customer Care for decision and action.
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Publish weekly For Sale Notices for all products across all sales regions during the sales season.
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Work with Customer Care to maintain order positions by sales area with orders being taken against specific forecasted quantities. Know our position (supply vs. demand, and remaining supply available to order) at all times.
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Manage interplant transfers as needed to optimize supply efficiency and profitability
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Work with 3 rd party providers to rework (rebag, treat, over treat) inventory as needed for on time delivery per the company
Quality Plan
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Review, and assist in negotiations of services needed and rates charged by 3 rd party logistic locations
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Conduct annual trucker training meetings to set clear expectations and RSC representation requirements
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Arrange return process for allowable products in the field, as well as to all product suppliers.
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Follow up on all issues that arise from the delivery, quality and packaging processes so improvements are made and issues resolved
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Meet annual delivery volume goals by unit total and date completed for each 3 rd party provider
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Responsible for all packaging needs including bags, seed tags and other supplies as necessary to support owned and vendor managed items.
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Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Critical Knowledge:
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Production scheduling and performance to supply forecast.
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Quality planning and regulatory requirements for seed industry.
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Knowledge of and ability to skillfully perform project management.
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Knowledge of and ability to skillfully apply exceptional communication.
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Knowledge of and ability to skillfully apply all best practices needed to maximize logistic efforts.
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Knowledge of and ability to skillfully apply sales, and service skills at an exceptional level.
Critical Skills:
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Ability to demonstrate pride in ones work.
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Ability to engage in effective communication.
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Ability to influence and negotiate profitable relationships.
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Ability to make timely, effective decisions.
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Ability to remain flexible and responsive when faced with multiple urgent requests
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Ability to impact the position with positive change as technologies and improved practices become available.
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Ability to monitor all aspects of contracted seed production and conditioning.
Critical Experience:
 Bachelor’s degree
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Previous seed logistics and production experience
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Experience with third party management and achieving company goals.
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Quality Plan experience

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Decisive
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Trusted
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Customer-Focused
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Results-Oriented
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Communicative
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Team-Oriented
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Innovative
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Influencer (internal and external)
Level:
Managerial X
Other Behaviors Critical for the role :
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Achievement orientation competency.
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Manage to and operate within a budget that will include expense forecasting and monitoring.
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Self-starter and independently motivated on a daily basis.
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Ability to resolve issues arising from supply and demand mismatches.
Successful implementation of complete Supply Chain within the company, for multiple product brands and crops with ultimate customer satisfaction being top of mind with a 95+% rating.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Physical Requirements:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Office & Computer
Phone
General Travel
Warehouse visits
0-24%
X
25-49%
X
X
50-74%
X
75-100%
In-field production visits X
WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Working Conditions:
This positions time will be primarily in an office environment. When traveling to 3 rd party provider and in-field production locations one should expect to experience normal weather conditions to include wide temperature ranges depending upon the time of year. Exposure to pollen, dust and other allergens normal agriculture production to be expected.
Signed:
Date: