Supply Chain Training Manager

Maker's Pride; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

401(k)

Wellness program

Job summary

Maker's Pride seeks a Supply Chain Training Manager to build and sustain capability across its manufacturing network by owning training for manager-level roles and below at every plant.

The role partners with Plant Managers and Supply Chain Platform Directors to ensure consistency, capability, and operational excellence across service, inventory, materials management, and scheduling functions, with travel to plants.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive supply chain experience across planning, materials management, inventory control, order management, or plant supply chain operations
• Food or perishable manufacturing industry experience preferred
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and education will be considered

Responsibilities

• Perform Tiered Audits on plant compliance to standard work and partner with plants on action plans to solve gaps across all plant-specific supply chain functions (service, inventory, materials management, finite scheduling, order management, and inventory control)
• Own training of supply chain manager-level and below roles at every plant, in collaboration with the Plant Manager and Supply Chain Platform Director
• Serve as a change agent for plant supply chain enterprise initiatives (best practices, technology enablement, etc.)
• Serve as a key member of the supply chain change agent network
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for emerging local supply chain issues (coverage, customer disruptions, supply chain performance issues), with frequent travel to plants
• Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators tied to training completion, audit scores, and standard work adherence
• Lead root cause analysis on recurring compliance gaps and drive corrective actions in partnership with plant teams
• Champion continuous improvement of standard work training content, tools, and documentation to reflect evolving business needs and best practices

Skills

End-to-end supply chain

Training & coaching

Facilitation

Analytical thinking

SAP

Blue Yonder

Advanced Excel

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Change management

Lean

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SAP

Blue Yonder

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

The Supply Chain Training Manager is responsible for building and sustaining supply chain capability across the Maker's Pride manufacturing network by owning training for supply chain manager-level roles and below at every plant. This role drives compliance to standard work through Tiered Audits, partners with plant teams on action plans to close gaps, and serves as a change agent for enterprise supply chain initiatives. Acting as a subject matter expert for emerging local supply chain issues, this position works in close collaboration with Plant Managers and Supply Chain Platform Directors to ensure consistency, capability, and operational excellence across all plant-specific supply chain functions-service, inventory, materials management, finite scheduling, order management, and inventory control. Frequent travel to plants is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Tiered Audits on plant compliance to standard work and partner with plants on action plans to solve gaps across all plant-specific supply chain functions (service, inventory, materials management, finite scheduling, order management, and inventory control)
• Own training of supply chain manager-level and below roles at every plant, in collaboration with the Plant Manager and Supply Chain Platform Director
• Serve as a change agent for plant supply chain enterprise initiatives (best practices, technology enablement, etc.)
• Serve as a key member of the supply chain change agent network
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for emerging local supply chain issues (coverage, customer disruptions, supply chain performance issues), with frequent travel to plants
• Establish, monitor, and report on key performance indicators tied to training completion, audit scores, and standard work adherence
• Lead root cause analysis on recurring compliance gaps and drive corrective actions in partnership with plant teams
• Champion continuous improvement of standard work training content, tools, and documentation to reflect evolving business needs and best practices

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant experience and education will be considered.

• 5+ years of progressive supply chain experience across planning, materials management, inventory control, order management, or plant supply chain operations
• Food or perishable manufacturing industry experience preferred

Skills

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes (service, inventory, materials management, finite scheduling, order management, inventory control)
• Demonstrated ability to train, coach, and build capability across multiple plants and levels
• Strong facilitation and training delivery skills with the ability to adapt content to varied audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to identifying gaps and driving corrective action
• Proficient in SAP, Blue Yonder (or similar planning systems), and advanced Excel
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization
• Strong project and change management skills; comfortable serving as a change agent
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience applying Lean principles
• Ability to travel frequently to plant locations (50%+)

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $97,210-$145,814/year. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

General Information

The information provided in this document provides an overview of the most common duties, qualifications, and demands of the position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of the role, and the duties, qualifications, and demands of the position are subject to change without notice. The expectations provided here may also be modified if an employee with a disability could effectively meet the expectations for the role with reasonable accommodation.