Manager, Supply Chain Solutions

Naturally Network; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors is an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products. The Supply Chain Solutions Manager leads a team of Solutions Leads and acts as the primary liaison between account teams and supply chain to drive seamless integration and performance improvements.

The role requires developing forecast insights, coordinating with demand planning, and optimizing KPIs across customer and KeHE processes, while promoting a culture of collaboration and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years leading and developing teams with at least 5 years of overall experience in supply chain roles.
• Ability to communicate complex issues to multiple levels of the organization.
• Outstanding analytic skills with experience interpreting large data sets.
• Previous experience in customer service and/or sales support role.
• Forecasting/planning in a high SKU, slow-movement environment.
• Experience with advanced planning systems (JDA Demand, SAP/APO, Manhattan) preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Knowledge of inventory planning and forecasting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a team of supply chain professionals.
• Setting aggressive goals and driving accountability.
• Identify bottlenecks impacting customer experience and supply chain execution.
• Develop solutions that integrate customer and KeHE supply chain processes.
• Serve as primary liaison between customer and KeHE Supply Chain.
• Understand customer systems to improve mutual performance.
• Develop tactical KPI plans for account and supply chain leadership.
• Collaborate with demand and supply planning managers to meet customer objectives.
• Use internal/external data to detect sales trends and drive proactive responses.
• Participate in regular meetings reviewing KPI performance and inventory plans.
• Create performance improvement and recovery plans as needed.
• Act as primary supply chain partner for account team leadership.
• Translate customer objectives to supply chain actions.
• Own quarterly business reviews and 90-day strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI

SAP/APO

JDA Demand

Manhattan

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Engineering

Tools

JDA Demand

SAP/APO

Manhattan

Power BI

Excel

COGNOS

Access

Job description

Naturally Network is an agent of change.

• Pay Range: $97,350.00/Yr. - $142,659.00/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 Manager leads a team of Supply Chain Solutions Leads that are the primary liaison between key account team's 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 Manager 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 the KeHE Mission, Vision and Values.

Essential Functions

Primary Objectives:

• Managing and mentoring a dynamic team of customer/account facing supply chain professionals.
• Setting aggressive goals for their team and drives accountability for meeting both team and overall department goals.
• Identifying bottlenecks that are a barrier to customer experience and optimized supply chain execution
• Developing solutions that integrate the assigned customer's and KeHE supply chain processes.
• Key operational liaison between the customer and KeHE Supply Chain.
• Focusing on accessing and understanding the customer's internal system and looking to better understand how we can improve our mutual performance based on the tools available.
• Developing and communicating tactical plans for KPI driving activities to account and supply chain leadership
• Partnering with demand and supply planning managers to ensure key customer objectives are achieved
• Utilizing internal and external data to recognize changes in sales trends to drive a proactive response across the supply chain.
• Actively participating in regularly scheduled meetings with the assigned account team leadership and/or customers to review performance to KPI's, procurement challenged inventory, and plans for at-risk inventory.
• Creating and communicating performance improvement and recovery plans where necessary.
• Primary supply chain partner for account team leadership.
• Articulating key customer objectives to supply chain management team.
• Accountability towards their team's quarterly business reviews and 90 day strategies.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years leading and developing teams with at least 5 years of overall experience in various supply chain roles.
• Ability to understand and communicate complex issues to multiple levels of the organization.
• 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.
• Forecasting/planning in a high sku, slow movement environment.
• Prior experience using advanced planning 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
• Strong working knowledge of inventory planning, forecasting techniques as well as operational systems and warehouse management.
• Ability to prioritize workload to have the most significant impact on customer satisfaction and performance to KPI's.
• Proficiency 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
• Retail sales experience preferred
• Estimated travel requirements 10% or as needed

Requisition ID

2026-29694

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.