At Beyond The Plant Protein Company, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.

Job Description

We are focused on raising the bar on talent. We are dedicated to shaping an inclusive culture that drives excellence, innovation, and results by enabling talent acceleration and development, engagement, and the employee experience. The Quality Team is a matrix organization within the Company that is dedicated to creating food products that are leading the gold standard in plant-based proteins.

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for managing the planning, inventory accuracy, and procurement processes for Beyond’s East Coast manufacturing facility in Devault, PA. They will coach the team to ensure optimal performance of the value stream with accountability for driving improved COGS performance and inventory turns as well as ensuring production readiness.

TASKS, DUTIES, & GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and maintain processes that ensure production readiness.

• Scheduling management of materials, ingredients and finished goods to and from locations.

• Partner with Supply Chain Partners and buyers for procurement of all needed materials, WIP and ingredients.

• Write the production schedule for the Pennsylvania location

• Partner with Finance to conduct Quarterly Inventory counts

• Own and improve the standards that will be implemented throughout the value streams or areas/teams within Internal and External Manufacturing.

• Partner with site and corporate management team to develop and execute the global Beyond supply chain strategy.

• Lead planning and inventory accuracy performance at the plant.

• Implement business processes to improve key supply chain KPIs (plan adherence, inventory accuracy, SLOB reduction, turns, etc.).

• Work with site leadership team to develop ERP system strategy including implementation of WMS/MES, Net Suite and Demandcaster. Ensure system accuracy and utilization.

• Establish and develop Lean leadership as a strong discipline to ensure the continuous improvement culture and root cause capabilities.

• Develops and monitors key products, programs, and business metrics.

• Participate as key member of the end-to-end Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning (SIOP) process.

• Build relationships and consensus building with business leaders to support identification, review, prioritization, and execution of key improvements opportunities/projects to drive results.

• Consistently identifies, implements, and socializes the most effective processes, tools, and systems to keep the department current with world-class best practices.

• Actively contributes to the development of the Beyond Meat culture and standards of quality.

Supervisory Duties

• Accountable for developing talent through on-going performance feedback and career management coaching.

• Conduct performance reviews of direct reports.

• Mentor and develop team members, create succession plan, and identify/recruit key talent.

• Set annual and quarterly department level KPIs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business Administration, Operations Management or related field.

• Minimum of 7+ years of supply chain and/or manufacturing experience.

• ASCM CPIM or CSCP Certification.

• Expert understanding of supply chain factory planning processes and tools (ERP, MRP, DRP, etc).

• Prior supply chain / materials leadership experience in a manufacturing plant.

• Ability to collaborate daily with a cross functional team in a healthy, robust, matrixed environment.

• Process improvement experience using Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.

• Competence with MS Office, specifically Excel and Google Ste.

• ERP systems and implementation knowledge; Net Suite experience a plus.

• Excellent oral and written communications skills, team building, change management and team leadership experience and able to work with minimum direct supervision.

• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This position is located at our manufacturing site in Devault, PA and is an onsite position.

• Warehouse and production manufacturing environment that includes both tempered and ambient areas.

• The work environment is representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Position requires the ability to stand or sit for prolonged periods, step, balance, crouch, stoop, kneel, squat, bend, occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs., reach above shoulders, or as needed to complete tasks.

• Must be able to occasionally climb stairs or a ladder to complete tasks.

• Position located in a mix of production and office environments and requires a tolerance for consistent cold work environments (-10 to -40˚ F), high worker traffic, loud noises, odors, dust, and varying room temperatures.

• This position will be required to visit the production floor, refrigerated and frozen storage, and warehouses.

• Work flexible shifts as required.

• Understand that occasional weekends and/or worked holidays will be required based on company needs.

Annual salary commensurate with experience

The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $145,000 and $160,000. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. The role may also be eligible for bonus and benefits.

Beyond The Plant Protein Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.

For all U.S. based roles: Applicants must be authorized to work for a U.S. employer. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship at this time.