Supply Chain Manager Jobs

Role: Supply Chain Manager

Employment Type: Full-time, Exempt

Compensation: $85,000- $105,000

Location: Boulder, CO

Reports To: VP of Finance & Planning

Job Overview: This position has primary responsibility for the coordination of co-man production and Skratch inventory management. The manager continuously monitors projected inventory levels and sales projections and adjusts production & procurement plans as necessary to minimize out-of-stock conditions and obsolete inventory. The role owns the forecasting process, and manages rulesets for when to place production orders. This person plays a lead coordinating role in potential MRP and demand planning automated implementations. In addition, this position manages relationships with product & raw material vendors, has primary responsibility for any product certifications, and supervises one person.

About You: I am a person that enjoys a variety of tasks and has great time management skills. I have strong communication skills and I am able to have tough conversations when needed. I enjoy problem solving, analytics and take pride in my accuracy. I have the ability to work autonomously, with little direction, but also enjoy collaborating with a variety of people to achieve our goals.

About Us: Skratch Labs is an outdoor company on the cutting edge of athlete nutrition, founded by two pro cycling veterans who started mixing performance drinks in paint buckets at McGuckin Hardware over 11 years ago. Since then, we’ve built an amazing following of impassioned athletes in the US and Europe and we’re growing fast. We believe food and drink is just better when made from scratch and we also believe that no matter where we find ourselves in life, it’s never too late to start from scratch. We use our heads and our hearts in everything we do. Our goal is to help people be better. We work together, we are real, we perform, and we are empathetic. If you’re inspired by athletes and our story, and you think you’d thrive in an office full of dogs, bicycle posters, shenanigans, hard work, and the occasional lunchtime knock-out (basketball) game, this could be the place for you. Skratch Labs is proud to have been named to Outside Magazine's list of the Best Places to Work two years in a row.

Responsibilities:

Inventory Availability:

• Utilize vendor information on lead times, MOQ, and production performance (timeliness & accuracy), and apply statistical analysis to re-order points & quantities.
• Responsible for maintaining sufficient inventory to minimize out-of-stocks and obsolete inventory. This responsibility includes monitoring inventory levels at Skratch and Amazon warehouses.

Planning & Forecasting:

• Partner with Sales to develop an annual sales plan (revenue and unit volume) by item.
• Work with sales to drive continuous improvement into monthly sales forecasting in order to reduce out of stocks that may result from outselling/underselling projections. Key objectives in this responsibility are to improve ease of use by sales owners, and accuracy on forecast horizon that lines up with supplier lead times.

Vendor Relationships:

• Purchase order creation for company manufactured goods.
• Own replenishment of packaging components delivered to co-mans to ensure timely production.
• Coordinate with co-mans and packaging vendors on innovation projects.
• Manage co-manufacturer and vendor relationships including planning and monitoring production.

Other Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate annual line extension and packaging improvements with the sales and marketing team.
• Be a resource to sales, marketing, product management, and leadership on products, packaging, testing, inventory plans, and outages. Maintain proactive as well as reactive communication as questions and issues arise in the normal course of business.
• Lead, own, and document all testing and certifications and related processes (Kosher, GMO, metals testing, NSF).
• Work with the Accounting team to ensure accurate invoices from co-mans and vendors including quantities, prices, and payment terms.
• Manage, improve, and implement software tools (NetSuite, MRP, demand planning).
• Support leadership, sales, and marketing on major innovation projects.
• Work with the warehouse team to ensure weekly cycle counts, maintaining accurate inventory records, and driving root cause analysis and solutions.
• Collect and organize all manufacturer, ingredient, and product documents on G-Drive.
• Work with Shipping & Receiving Clerk to ensure an effective QA process on all products.

Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• General understanding of budgeting.
• General understanding of sales, marketing, and finance.
• General knowledge of contract management.
• Extensive knowledge of supply chain management, including demand planning analysis and tools, vendor management, and product quality management.
• Experience with system tools & methods used for enterprise resource planning, demand planning & forecasting, and supply planning.

Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Acumatica or others common in small to mid-market companies. Note that Skratch Labs uses NetSuite.
• Strong communication and relationship skills.
• Highly organized, can prioritize a demanding and varying workload.
• Decision making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Expert Excel skills, handling large data sets and complex calculations and processes using advanced Excel functions.
• Ability to work with a variety of people.

Education:

• BS degree in a related area or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5 or more years supply chain experience.
• Experience with food manufacturing is a plus.
• 2 or more years supervisory experience.

Position Definitions

• Benefits include a medical/dental/vision stipend, trust-based unlimited paid time-off policy, paid holidays, 401(K) match, employee profit sharing, monthly product stipend, and a positive and inclusive work environment.
• The Supply Chain Manager is a full-time salaried position, based in Boulder Colorado, reporting to the VP of Finance & Planning.
• Hybrid in-office and remote work policy where Skratch Labs employees will be in person in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to foster connection and collaboration but the remaining days, work location, and schedule are flexible.
• This position has supervisory responsibility for an Operations Coordinator.

Application Instructions: If this describes and inspires you, please complete a 10-minute survey and send your resume and a short description about why you’d be a great fit to [email protected]. Please put “Supply Chain Manager” in the subject line.