Materials Manager

Lyons, Georgia

Company Overview

Chicken of the Sea is an iconic American brand that was founded in 1930. Today, Chicken of the Sea enjoys broad distribution across all major retail channels, with growth opportunities in foodservice and outside the U.S. Besides its eponymous brand, Chicken of the Sea also sells Genova and King Oscar premium seafood products.

Chicken of the Sea International (COSI) has been wholly owned since 2000 by Thai Union (TU), the largest global producer of ambient seafood. Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods is a sister U.S. company that focuses on frozen and chilled seafood sales. Other iconic seafood brands in the TU Global portfolio include John West, Mareblu, and King Oscar. Under the leadership of CEO Thiraphong Chansiri, Thai Union has more than tripled its revenue to over $4 billion annually and has an aggressive growth agenda.

Chicken of the Sea International operates under the common corporate vision, mission and values of Thai Union, an industry leader in sustainable fishing practices and manufacturing processes that capture the freshness, nutritional value, and sensorial experience of seafood. The global organization lives by the 6 deeply held values: Passionate, Humble, Respectful, Responsible, Collaborative, and Innovative.

COSI is an organization that is very proud of its heritage. First established as VanCamp seafood company more than 100 years ago (1914), the company celebrates its story as one of the oldest food companies in the country that is still in operation. The company is currently undergoing a significant business transformation aimed at accelerating business growth.

Overview of the Role

Direct or coordinate production scheduling, indirect purchasing, receiving, warehousing, shipping, distribution, critical materials and financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product supply and distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of frozen loin and critical material inventories.

Key Responsibilities

• Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Plant point of contact for material related transactions utilizing internal Trax software + SAP (IM/EWM/PP).
• Supervise production scheduling to optimize plant production output while meeting corporate demand.
• Work with Corporate Supply Planning.
• Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
• Work with Corporate R&D, Procurement, and QA on new product development, and any associated raw material changes.
• Supervise loin storage including onsite and offsite.
• Supervise cans/ends import management + storage including onsite and offsite.
• Supervise all Shipping and Receiving activities.
• Supervise local MRO procurement.
• Maintain Supplier Document Repository ensuring all outside contracts are maintained + up to date.
• Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
• Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Accounting, Manufacturing Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8-10 years of progressive levels of responsibility within Materials Management and/or Manufacturing
• Organized, attentive to detail and record keeping skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Problem solving skills
• Demonstrable leadership capabilities
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment (food manufacturing preferred but not required.) that used Lean Manufacturing concepts in daily continuous improvement activities
• Experienced in ERP environment, preferably SA.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, communicate (typically by talking, listening, writing, and typing), move around the office to various locations for meetings and in-person gatherings, and reach or carry materials with arms and hands. 

Moreover, the employee is required to operate telephones, computers and other standard office equipment. Employee may, on occasion, be required to lift up to 35 lbs. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

Thai Union / Chicken of the Sea International is an equal opportunity employer.  We prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, marital status, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

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