Lead, Supply Chain Solutions

KeHE Distributors; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible and health spending accounts

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Short term & long term disability (STD

LTD)

Employee stock ownership (ESOP)

Holiday pay for company designated

Job summary

KeHE Distributors, an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic products, seeks a Supply Chain Solutions Lead in Naperville, IL to partner with account teams for supply chain integration and forecast-related activities.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in supply chain with strong analytics and ERP experience (JDA Demand, SAP APO, Manhattan). KeHE offers day-one benefits, ESOP, and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 2 years or more of prior supply chain experience, preferably in supply and/or demand planning.
• Outstanding analytic skills with demonstrated success organizing, analyzing, and accurately interpreting large amounts of data.
• Previous experience in customer service and/or sales support role.
• Prior experience using ERP systems such as JDA Demand, SAP/APO, Manhattan, etc. strongly preferred.
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written) and relationship management skills.
• Capable of influencing & educating key account team on supply chain and forecasting success
• Ability to prioritize workload to have the most significant impact on customer satisfaction and performance to KPI’s.
• Moderate to advanced skill level in using Excel, COGNOS, Access, Power BI, and other similar tools.
• Prior experience in food industry and/or code sensitive product environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Developing solutions that integrate the assigned customer’s and KeHE supply chain processes.
• Understanding the customer’s internal system and processes to provide insights on performance improvements.
• Supporting key account team in non-selling activities such as root cause and recovery on performance issues.
• Leading regular meetings with key account teams to review KPI performance, inventory challenges, and at-risk inventory.
• Producing a weekly metrics scorecard.
• Providing insights into drivers and outlook.
• Partnering with demand planners to integrate account demand into forecast.
• Monitoring promotional demand readiness and account execution.
• Using internal and external data to quickly recognize sales trends and respond across the supply chain.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Forecasting

Relationship management

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering or related field

Tools

JDA Demand

SAP APO

Manhattan

Power BI

Excel

COGNOS

Access

Job description

• Pay Range: $76,230.00/Yr. - $95,000.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
• Health/Rx
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays
  

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $76,230.00/Yr. - $95,000.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays
    

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Solutions Lead is the primary liaison between key account teams and supply chain for all activities involving supply chain integration. This involves developing insights related to forecasts and processes to support event-based movement related to promotional activity, new product placement, seasonality, and increased points of distribution. Additionally, the Supply Chain Solutions Lead will represent the KeHE supply chain organization to the account team and facilitate seamless integration between customer and KeHE order management processes & systems. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision and Values.

Essential Functions

Primary Objectives:

• Developing solutions that integrate the assigned customer’s and KeHE supply chain processes.
• Focusing on understanding the customer’s internal system and processes to provide insights on how we can improve our performance, based on the tools available.
• Supporting key account team in non-selling activities such as root cause and recovery on performance issues.
• Leading regularly scheduled meetings with the assigned key account teams or customer to review performance to KPI’s, procurement challenged inventory, and plans for at-risk inventory.
• Producing a weekly metrics scorecard.
• Providing insights into drivers and outlook.
• Partnering with the appropriate demand planner to integrate account demand into the overall DC/item forecasted need.
• Monitoring and managing promotional demand readiness and account execution.
• Utilizing internal and external data to quickly recognize changes in item-level sales trends to drive a proactive response across the supply chain.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

Education and Experience:

• 2 years or more of prior supply chain experience, preferably in supply and/or demand planning.
• Outstanding analytic skills with demonstrated success organizing, analyzing, and accurately interpreting large amounts of data.
• Previous experience in customer service and/or sales support role.
• Prior experience using ERP systems such as JDA Demand, SAP/APO, Manhattan, etc. strongly preferred.
• Outstanding communication (both verbal and written) and relationship management skills.
• Capable of influencing & educating key account team on supply chain and forecasting success
• Ability to prioritize workload to have the most significant impact on customer satisfaction and performance to KPI’s.
• Moderate to advanced skill level in using Excel, COGNOS, Access, Power BI, and other similar tools.
• Prior experience in food industry and/or code sensitive product environment preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering or related field preferred

Requisition ID

2026-29873

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.