Supply Chain Manager

Remote

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Thai Union Group Public Company Limited is the world’s trusted seafood leader, leveraging its expertise, bringing high quality, safe, delicious and seafood products to customers across the world for over 40 years. We are the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products, with a global workforce of over 44,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable and innovative seafood products.

Our commitment to enable “Healthy Living and Healthy Oceans” is realized through initiatives that cover a wide spectrum, from building sustainable ecosystems based on new technologies, through to investments in a number of global startups focusing on functional nutrition. Our SeaChange® sustainability strategy is a key pillar of our sustainability efforts, resulting in our inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Emerging Markets (DJSI) for seven straight years and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index for five straight years. In addition, we have been named as one of the world’s highest performing sustainable companies, receiving a Gold Class distinction in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021. These recognitions highlight that sustainability is not just integrated across all of our business practices, but has become the way our company does business.

We are dedicated to producing sustainable, convenient, and quality seafood products to help families worldwide lead healthier lives. In addition, we put a high priority on food-tech innovation, which can be seen through our expansion into areas such as alternative protein (including plant-based meats), supplements, and marine ingredients.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

The Supply Chain Manager coordinates, organizes, and oversees all activities associated with the Purchasing, Inbound, Warehouse and Outbound activity.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Hires and trains departmental supervisors. 
• Ensures departmental training and for staff is effective.
• Oversees the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.  
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.  

Duties/Responsibilities related to Purchasing & Inbound:

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective Purchasing & Inbound team.
• Maintain, develop & refine, performance metrics for Purchasing & Inbound activity.  Metrics include, PO development, PO accuracy, PO confirmation, document completeness, ETD/ETA dates, and management of demurrage & detention.
• Analyze current Purchasing & Inbound process; suggest improvements to increase efficiency.  Develop and maintains detailed desk SOP’s to maintain proper materials flow.
• Establish and lead Continuous Improvement effort with Purchasing and Inbound departments.
• Identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to consolidation of warehousing and distribution.
• Ensures timely payment to all vendors.
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.  
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Duties/Responsibilities related Warehouse & Outbound:

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective Storage & Outbound team.
• Establish performance metrics for warehouse, carrier, and OTIF by customer.
• Maintains timely responses to all Storage and Outbound activity.
• Analyze current Storage & Outbound process; suggests improvements to increase efficiency.  Develops and maintains detailed desk SOP’s to maintain proper materials flow.
• Establish and lead Continuous Improvement effort with Storage and Outbound departments.
• Collaborates with Purchasing to identify optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to consolidation of warehousing and distribution.
• Negotiates prices for Storage and shipping companies.  Ensures timely payment to all vendors.
• Monitors the performance of service providers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new service providers in collaboration with other departments.  
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, communicate, usually through talking, hearing, writing and typing. Employee should be able to operate standard office equipment, i.e., telephones, computers, facsimile and copier. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk, and move or lift to 35 lbs. The employee regularly works in a well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with a moderate degree of noise.

The employee is required to comply with all company policies, rules and directives, including safe work practices.

VALUES

• Collaborative – works well with diverse workforce; communicates professionally with associates and leaders
• Responsible – punctual, proactively communicates status of issues and projects
• Humble – eager to learn new skills, asks for assistance when needed
• Passionate – has a support-mindset; committed to be the best
• Respectful – exhibits behaviors of caring, compassion, honesty, integrity, and fairness
• Innovative — constantly looks for ways to be more efficient and productive; Committed to continuous improvement

A career at Thai Union is a unique experience to grow as a professional and as a person. You will join a global fast-growing, innovative, and entrepreneurial organization deeply committed to its people, its community, and the environment.

Every single one of our employees matter. We are always listening and giving our talent opportunities to grow, develop, and implement new ideas to make a difference. Our focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainability in a creative and dynamic environment, combined with great opportunities to lead progress, is a guarantee you will quickly develop your professional skills within a diverse & inclusive human-centered organization.

Thai Union is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to help support your application, please let us know.

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