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Factory Supply Chain Manager - End-to-End (Plan → Source → Schedule → Warehouse → Dispatch)

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow.

At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal - to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity - and responsibility - to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives.

Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements. No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

This is a true end-to-end factory Supply Chain leadership role in a fast-paced CPG manufacturing environment. You will own the entire on-site supply chain value stream - from inbound material planning and supplier management, through detailed production scheduling, to warehousing, inventory control, and finished goods dispatch. If it moves into, through, or out of the factory, you own it.

You will lead, coach, and develop the factory Supply Chain team to deliver seamless plant operations, protect service levels, control working capital, and drive continuous improvement across every link of the chain.

What You'll Own (End-to-End Factory Supply Chain)

• Inbound Material Management / Planning: Ensure raw and packaging materials are available on-time, in-full, at quality, and at best total cost to enable uninterrupted manufacturing. Partner with suppliers to hold service levels and continuously improve.
• Detailed Production Scheduling (DPS): Deliver consistently achievable production schedules aligned to the Master Production Schedule, while minimizing production cost and changeover waste.
• Warehousing & Inventory Control: Drive good warehousing practices for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods. Ensure accurate inventory records, disciplined stock rotation (FIFO/FEFO), freshness protection, and airtight controls over all receipt and dispatch documentation.
• Supplier Base Management: Ensure the factory operates with a proven, reliable, and qualified supplier base; develop containment strategies when disruptions hit.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the factory's supply chain integrator - collaborating daily with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Transportation, Customs, and Corporate Supply Chain to keep the plant running.
• LEAN Source Leader for the site - championing Value Stream thinking across the operation.
• NCE / TPM Leadership: Actively drive Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) and Total Performance Management (TPM) within the Business Unit and across the factory.
• Budget & Performance: Develop the Supply Chain budget, own performance plans, and deliver against cost, service, and inventory KPIs.
• People Leadership: Build talent through career development, succession planning, and mentoring. Maintain a safe, engaged, high-performing team.
• Peer Collaboration: Share standard methodologies with peer factory Supply Chain Managers and partner with the Lean Champion, Procurement, Factory Management, and Application Group to drive continuous improvement enterprise-wide.

Requirements

Education

• BS/BA required - preferably in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, or Business Management.

Experience

• 5+ years of direct management experience in Supply Chain operations.
• 3+ years leading and developing teams.
• Manufacturing / operations experience required - food or CPG manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Proven track record leading responsibility across Logistics and/or Supply Chain inside a plant environment.
• Firm command of manufacturing and distribution processes, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement principles.

Technical Knowledge (Working Command Expected)

• Inbound materials management, detailed production planning, and material handling.
• Impact of stock levels on working capital and product freshness.
• Trade-offs across the end-to-end Supply Chain.
• LEAN principles and Value Stream mapping.
• Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Quality principles, and regulatory standards.
• Budget management, cost analysis, and investment evaluation.
• Innovation/renovation, new product launches, product customization, and CPG industry trends.

Skills That Set You Apart

• Partnership-driven leader - builds trust through open communication and shared objectives.
• Continuous improvement mindset - drives performance management and project execution as a way of working.
• People developer - coaches, mentors, and builds bench strength.
• Proactive planner - anticipates business issues and downstream impacts before they hit the floor.

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

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