Partner with Executive Leadership Team and Otter Products Board to align Operations strategies for company growth and profitability and improve overall organizational performance
Establish, communicate, and execute the strategic vision for supply chain and integrate these initiatives cross-functionally
Advise executives on supply chain resources and demands to ensure we are meeting customer demands, time to market deliverables, and quality initiatives
Provide exceptional leadership and act as a thought-leader for Otter Products Operations Leadership Team
Responsible for performance of all distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing sites
Evaluate existing processes across multiple functional areas and develop performance improvements
Track and report on operating results to ensure consistent progress towards achieving organizational goal
Ensure cost-effective measures are in place and implement cost reduction strategies to ensure various cost-saving initiatives are being taken advantage of to reduce costs in our overall supply base
Manage time to market deliverables for the company and ensure deliverables are being met at all levels within supply chain
Accountable for ensuring that optimal inventory levels are always managed
Direct all global vendor and supplier negotiations and relationships, ensuring supplier performance expectations are being met at all times
Direct multiple supply chain initiatives in a fast paced, high-volume, continuously changing environment
Support and maintain a positive safety culture by being an active leader in all safety program initiatives
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required
MBA is preferred
Minimum of fifteen years of experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, and Distribution Operations including multinational experience
At least two years in a director level role, or above, is required
Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is required
Experience with injection molding combination products is highly preferred