Specialist Operations Manufacturing Alliances

Company: The Hershey Company
Location: Hershey
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

Job Location: Hershey, PA - Open to Remote

Role Summary:
Provide support to the Manufacturing Alliance team by identifying ---nancial risks on external suppliers and developing plans for resolution. The Operations Specialist directly communicates with and supports external service providers at multiple locations having a direct impact on attainment and working capital, DDD's, and minimizing costs by e---ectively managing inventories and production output. The Operations Specialist is responsible for developing and tracking continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily support to the Manufacturing Alliances team in the areas of SAP scheduling agreements, schedule lines, inventory control, intermediates, ingredients, and materials sourcing.
• Create scheduling agreements. Accurately maintain material master records, BOM's, production reporting and variances in SAP. Work with Finance to validate interplant mix opportunities, provide recommendations, and facilitate SKU relocation.
• Identify, execute, and track continuous improvementopportunities. Hostmeetings and facilitate ideation sessions.
• MonitorPLMprojects and work with Account Manager, Business Development, Marketing, Planning, OBD, Procurement among others to communicate timingand updates about the project. Elevate criticalissues as they relate to upcoming new products.
• Work with co-packing and co-manufacturing facilities to e---ectively manage limited warehouse space and to identify obsolete, defective, and damaged packaging materials to be returned to suppliers for credit.
  
  Qualifications:
  
  • Knowledge of supply chain management principles
  • Problem-solving, analytical, and communicationsskills(verbal/written)
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing conditions
  • Solid organization / prioritization skills
  • Ability to work well in a team environment and facilitate meeting internally and externally
  • Strong PC skills including the use of MS O---ce products (particularly Excel), as well as pro---ciency in using SAP or and databases
  • Strong influential skill and customer service background
    
    Experience & Education:
    
    • Bachelor's degree in Business emphasizing Logistics, Operations, Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience.
    • Minimum 3 years in supply chain area with particular focus onmanufacturing, planning, sourcing, orcontinuous improvement.

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