Manages the Breadbox program’s end-to-end supply chain, including production and purchase order planning, customer order entry and fulfillment, inventory control, inbound receipt reconciliation, packaging replenishment, vendor invoice reconciliation, and 3PL coordination. Ensures order accuracy, inventory availability, timely shipping, system updates, and resolution of shortages, overages, damages, and deductions while collaborating with sales, procurement, supply chain teams, and customers.
Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
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Salary Range: $56,500 - $73,400
Annual Bonus Eligibility
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Paid Time Off
401k & Company Match
Position Summary:
The Analyst Supply Chain– Breadbox role is multi-faceted position developed to manage the end-to-end supply chain related to the Breadbox program. This includes, but not limited to, planning and creating purchase orders, customer operations, and inventory control. There is a large emphasis on organization, tracking, data management/reconciliation, and customer order management.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Supply Chain Operational Duties:
Planning and Inbound Order Management and Execution:
- Planning production orders based on customer demand and target days on hand (inventory model)
- Create production orders across multiple systems (Oracle and BUSS/CDB)
- Ensure 3PL has physically received inbound orders accurately and coordinate cross functionally with 3PL on any order issues (expiration dates, shortages/overages, and damages)
- Receive inbound POs timely in Oracle, ensuring accuracy and appropriate supporting documentation is provided while reconciling any variance between PO and receipt
- Order packaging materials and develop replenishment process with Supply Chain manager – Breadbox and Procurement
Customer Order Management:
- Receive customer orders and enter orders into Oracle
- Review customer orders to ensure order compliance (lead times, order min/max)
- Update customer orders as necessary (Order date and quantity changes), work cross functionally with sales as needed and communicate order discrepancies and changes
- Validate orders are accurately recorded and planned for in 3PL (WMS), OTM and tendered for delivery
- Review inventory availability and adjust customer orders accordingly for fulfillment (allocating cuts to customer orders). Communicate to Sales, Supply Chain, and customer
- Ensure orders are physically shipped timely and transacted in the systems to accurately reflect shipments (ship confirmation and follow-through with customer invoicing)
- Manage and process customer order OS&D process (overages/shortages and deductions)
Inventory Management:
- Manage inventory in eaches and cases
- Reconcile invoices from vendors (bakery and packaging)
- Liaison with 3PLs to ensure compliance with requirements (inventory conversions, FEFO, QFS, Tracking, Packaging)
Education and Work History:
- Bachelor’s Degree required in supply chain or business-related field
- 2-5 years working experience preferrable
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Strong communication - written and verbal skills
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Working knowledge of consumer, food manufacturing and supply chain
- Microsoft office (Outlook, Word, Advanced Excel, Power Point, Intermediate Access).
The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.
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