Sourcing & Supply Management – Negotiate with suppliers on matters of quality, service and price. Create and develop sourcing plans and conduct industry analysis. Participate on project teams and meet objectives by providing procurement expertise through acquiring assigned goods, equipment and/or services that provide the best total cost of ownership to the corporation. Key customers are business units, suppliers and product development.
Production Planning – Develop, control and manage operating schedules in the company's production facilities and distribution centers. Utilizing sales forecasts developed with marketing and knowledge of mill capabilities, SAP tools are used to establish mill production levels and inventory targets. Perform short and long-term analysis of equipment capacity and material needs. Key customers are marketing, mill operations, customer service and suppliers.
Demand Planning – Provide accurate demand forecasts that allow for synchronized production of mill and supplier operations, deployment of stock, reduction of inventories, and maximization of customer service performance. Key customers are retail customers, business management teams, sales, marketing, production and materials planning, deployment management, distribution operations, logistical alliances team, and customer service operations.
Distribution Operations – A key function of the distribution operations team is to support customer service and business objectives. In addition, the health care global distribution team supports the worldwide needs of health care distribution. Team members manage the flow of product from the case packer through shipment loading. Several support functions such as engineering, third party operations management and order fulfillment are included in this team. Key customers are business units, distribution centers, engineering, and third party operators.
Supply Chain Analysis – Supply Chain Analysis supports the consumer businesses by helping them understand the supply chain impact of business decisions and changes in the business environment. The team utilizes Excel, Access, linear programming models and various other analysis tools to understand costs, savings, service and operational impacts of decisions. Key customers are business units, customer service, mills and distribution centers.
Customer Service – Provide efficient, cost-effective solutions for order management and aggressively work to improve supply chain performance. Build relationships with internal and external customers. Work proactively with customer and sales to reduce cost to serve. Communicate and resolve order issues with customers and sales. Key customers are retail customers, sales, transportation, distributors and planning.
Transportation – Negotiate with carriers for price, service and equipment to achieve delivery of materials and product at minimum distribution costs. Analyze and perform mode/carrier selection, shipment tracking, and measurement of customer service and carrier performance. Key customers are distribution, retail customers and transportation providers.
