Submitted By: Denisse Perez
Job Title: HR Coordinator

Job Description: Scope: This individual will be a key member of the Supply Chain team. This individual will lead and coordinate projects and key tasks with other Supply Chain professionals and leaders across CSM America. This individual will have visibility to senior management and will both lead and participate in cross-functional teams to identify and implement corporate logistics programs/projects.

Specifically, this position will focus on these responsibilities:

• Create, generate, and manage national reporting, analysis, performance management, benchmarking, and metrics.
• Coordinate and manage key logistical projects from inception to implementation. Examples include: Benchmarking Logistical costs and service levels against industry and/or specific markets. Using technology and data from supply chain systems to identify and highlight opportunities for improvement--partner with BSNA colleagues to implement solutions to the opportunities.
• Serve as credible leadership and execution resource for BSNA partners regarding special projects.
• Coordinate and provide subject matter expertise to BSNA organization regarding best-in-class technological solutions, process continuous improvements, and/or market trends.
• RFP management--for both inbound and outbound functions.
• Perform additional tasks as required to accomplish the goals of BSNA Supply Chain.

Company Description & Location:

 At Caravan Ingredients we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We offer a diverse set of career opportunities with outstanding potential for growth. With a culture centered on our core values of Passion, Partnership, and Performance, the employees at Caravan Ingredients are recognized as our most valuable asset. Being a market leader in the food industry, our company maintains that presence by committing to a strong safety culture, producing a quality product, and reinvesting in the company through research and development.

At Caravan Ingredients, we offer a full assortment of benefits for all employees.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Company paid Short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous vacation and PTO packages
• Company paid Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Healthcare and Dependent care Flex-Spending Accounts
• Paid Holidays

We strive to make Caravan Ingredients an employer of choice and continue to evaluate our benefit offerings on an annual basis.

Desired Skills & Qualifactions: Position Requirements Education

Bachelor's degree in business (i.e. logistics, information technology, and/or operations, etc.) or relevant and/or equivalent experience; MBA preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of three - five years experience in a supply chain/logistical organization with demonstrated leadership, experience, and success regarding supply chain /logistical project management with a strong penchant and focus related suppy chain technology and data management.
• Demonstrated expertise in 1) Database and spreadsheet management, 2) TMS and WMS management/data mining, 3) KPI development and management, 4) benchmarking and performance management, and 5) project management--including business case development, and RFP creation and management.

Skills Required

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills required.
• Outstanding relevant supply chain technology and analytical skills required.
• Ability to manage and influence other supply chain professionals throughout CSM America within a matrix organizational structure via diplomacy, collaboration, a strong customer-focus, and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to perform quantitative analyses to help evaluate and implement supply chain development opportunities.
• Ability to conduct best practices gathering in partnership our operating companies across multiple managerial levels and multiple functional areas of responsibility.
• Ability to define and document business requirements, identify and provide creative and unique solutions to meet business requirements that align with overall company strategic objectives that enhance divisional services across CSM.
• Ability to create and implement procedures that result in improved operating efficiencies at individual CSM companies.
• Ability to lead design process and tools deployment via the development of strategies and road maps to promote best demonstrated practices, standardization, integration and implementations of common solutions to logistical issues, with emphasis on Financial and Customer Service functions.
• Ability to interface with other groups within CSM/BSNA and externally to collect and synthesize data.
• Ability to monitor and report progress on individual work streams through collaboration in the implementation of advanced tools, planning systems, communication, teamwork and transparent reporting.
• Ability to look outside of internal logistical functions-- through the entire supply chain to improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness that ensures key BSNA key initiatives progress with a sense of urgency and overall objectives are achieved.
• Ability to coordinate and prepare materials to be presented to Senior Management as needed.

Contact Information: Denisse Perez at dperez@caravaningredients.com