Supply Chain Manager

$75,000 - $90,000/Yr

Southern Distilling Company - Statesville, NC

Full-time

Statesville, NC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As the Supply Chain Manager at Southern Distilling Company, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and stability of our organization by overseeing our distilled spirits production supply chain for both contract barrels sales and finished case goods sales. You will utilize sales forecasts to effectively manage production planning, distribution, and client order fulfillment. This role will also include responsibilities related to ensuring seamless operations and high levels of customer satisfaction. Your responsibilities will encompass managing the supply chain for both finished case goods and contract barrel sales forecasts. This includes obtaining sales forecasts from the Sales department and the Contract Sales team, analyzing these forecasts to determine expected demand for different distilled spirit products over specified periods, and supporting the CFO in developing a model that optimizes the usage of all barrels. You will also be tasked with developing strategies to maximize product value and revenue through optimal timing of sales. In addition, you will translate sales forecasts into monthly, quarterly, and yearly production needs while considering distillery production capacity, efficiency, aging time, and ingredient availability. You will develop distillery production schedules based on sales forecasts and production capacity, ensuring that barrels are available for dumping at the preferred age. Coordination with the distillery production team will be essential to ensure the availability of necessary ingredients and resources. Your role will also involve managing barrel inventory and warehouse operations, monitoring the aging process, and utilizing inventory management software to maintain accurate records. You will oversee the coordination of barrel dumping and finished goods bottling processes, ensuring that all operations align with product specifications and market demand. Furthermore, you will be responsible for finished goods distribution planning and order fulfillment, optimizing transportation routes, and ensuring timely delivery to multiple warehouses and fulfillment centers. Continuous quality improvement will be a key focus, as you will regularly review supply chain performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to optimize processes and reduce costs. Effective communication and collaboration with sales, marketing, production, and distribution teams will be crucial to ensure alignment across the supply chain. Additionally, you will oversee compliance with all relevant regulations governing the production and distribution of distilled spirits, keeping detailed records of production activities and generating reports to track key performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Obtain the national finished case goods sales forecast from the Sales department.
• Obtain the contract barrel sales forecast from the Contract Sales team.
• Analyze the forecasts to determine expected demand for different distilled spirit products over specified periods.
• Support the CFO in developing and maintaining a model that looks at optimizing the usage of all barrels.
• Develop strategies to maximize product value and revenue through optimal timing of sales.
• Translate sales forecasts into monthly, quarterly, and yearly production needs.
• Consider distillery production capacity and efficiency, aging time, and ingredient availability when planning distillery production schedules.
• Develop distillery production schedules for each mash bill or other distilled spirits recipe based on sales forecasts and production capacity.
• Balance mash bill runs by distillery production efficiency with frequency, so barrels are available in four years, or other preferred age, for dumping.
• Coordinate with the distillery production team to ensure the availability of necessary ingredients and resources.
• Arrange for the barreling of produced mash bills or other distilled spirits for aging.
• Monitor the aging process and ensure sufficient aging time based on product specifications and market demand.
• Track inventory levels of aging barrels in all rickhouses in collaboration with the Barrel Maturation department.
• Utilize inventory management software to maintain accurate records of barrel aging progress and availability.
• Identify by year and month when additional rickhouse space will need to be available for barrel aging.
• Determine which barrels are ready for dumping based on aging time and quality standards.
• Coordinate with the Barrel Maturation department to schedule barrel dumping and bottling processes.
• Oversee blending activities based on product specifications and inventory levels in collaboration with the Barrel Maturation department.
• Schedule bottling runs with the Bottling Manager according to production needs and inventory levels.
• Ensure the availability of packaging materials and coordinate with the Bottling Manager.
• Coordinate the shipment of bottled products to multiple warehouses and fulfillment centers.
• Optimize transportation routes and modes to minimize costs and meet delivery deadlines.
• Receive purchase orders from distributors and coordinate with warehouse and distributor teams to fulfill orders accurately and on time.
• Review and analyze supply chain performance metrics on a regular schedule.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to optimize processes and reduce costs.
• Maintain open communication channels with sales, marketing, production, distribution, and other relevant departments.
• Ensure alignment and collaboration across the supply chain.
• Oversee compliance with all relevant regulations and standards governing the production, labeling, distribution, and all other aspects of distilled spirits.
• Keep detailed records of production activities, inventory levels, and sales transactions.
• Partner with a Controller to develop key metrics to be tracked and generate regular reports to track key performance indicators.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management, preferably in the beverage or spirits industry.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in inventory management software and other relevant tools.