Description

Job Description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann's® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Position Summary:

Responsible for leading and supporting projects for the East Supply Chain. Senior Supply Chain Project Manager is a member of the East Business Unit Supply Chain Strategy team and works cross functionally with East BU, BBU and GB teams to implement highly complex projects.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Lead specific elements of the productivity agenda for the East Supply Chain including projects such as facility startup/commissioning and shutdown, transportation optimization, new market initiatives, and process improvement.
• Work with Supply Chain Technology, Commercial, Real Estate, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute Capital Projects

• Serve as liaison with finance team for project management and justification. Coordinate ongoing weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial performance for the region.
• Development of project plans, budgets and Capital requests.
• Complete cost/P&L analysis against all objectives and operating parameters, create business cases, create forecast and visualization models.
• Work with East BU team members to build implementation plans for complex projects, while developing and implementing complex solutions
• Request for proposal development and subsequent vendor selection.
• Vendor/Construction management including change control.
• Installation including troubleshooting and training.

• Partner with BU Distribution and Manufacturing Leadership to plan and implement safety, service and cost programs that deliver world class results
• Work as a member of the East Supply Chain team leading and optimizing East DC's and integrating software and hardware through the Supply Chain
• Partner with Transport managers and 3PLs to reduce complexities and cost while increasing service levels in the transportation network
• Help support service infrastructure in East DC foot print that will enable growth/freshness/unsold deliverables and help break down silos across the new East organization
• Work with Dir Sourcing, Plant Managers, and S&OP team to optimize production and co-packer execution

Support Supply Chain Leadership Structure that continues to develop self-sufficient teams that embrace change through associate engagement and continuous improvement initiatives

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Job Requirements

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Ability to build strong business relationships and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple project leads to ascertain scope and KPIs for various phases in project, to include vendor cost comparison
• Ability to lead and coach special projects while meeting specific timelines and objectives.
• Ability to establish objectives, ownership of work, and accountability for results.
• Ability to comprehend and communicate complex information effectively to gain alignment.
• Ability to make strategic business decisions impacting short and long term.
• Ability to manage and influence P&L results.
• Ability to cultivate talent through coaching.

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• At least 7 years of related and varied experience in both managing supply chain and/or manufacturing operations, and project management
• A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted (under education and experience)
• Experience developing and implementing complex solutions

• Completing cost/P&L analyses
• Preparing business cases; applying activity-based costing as well as cost allocation methodologies; using output from statistical, simulation, and optimization tools
• Leading cross functional projects including alignment of stakeholders, applying common project management tools, and managing outside suppliers.
• Facilitating problem solving using variety of methodologies
• Applying methodologies to understand, anticipate, mitigate risk

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization.

• Extensive knowledge of tools and software such as MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Smart Sheets, etc.

• Ability to travel 50% of time - visit facilities/sales centers/distribution centers within the business unit.

• Strong analytic skills with attention to detail.
Must be able to plan & accomplish goals with limited supervision.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.