Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.
Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.
We are seeking a Supply Chain Director for our First Quality Home Care Products, LLC located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This role will be responsible for executing a supply chain strategy that always ensures a smooth experience for our customers, supports driving efficiency at the manufacturing facilities and consistently takes cost out of the system through efficient processes and end to end material flow planning.
Success is highly dependent on the ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners, by connecting the needs and disciplines of the commercial teams (marketing and sales), procurement, logistics and manufacturing.
Primary responsibilities include:
As leader for the storage and fulfillment teams with the raw material and finished goods warehouses, drives adherence to the highest safety standards when handling materials and follows the insurance carrier recommendations to minimize risk. Designs network strategies (which might include coordinating with other FQ business units) that improves lead times, reduces costs and minimizes inventory level requirements. Implements processes and technologies and backs it with skill building to drive cost out by eliminating non-value added activities and automate repetitive tasks.
Drives a very efficient S&OP process focused on adequate gathering of information for effective demand planning, and aligning with capacities and constraints in our supply (production) planning in order to maintain healthy inventory levels that balance cost, space and service levels
Leads the customer service organization and enables great business partnerships that promotes high collaboration and smooth customer order processing. Seeks opportunities to improve cost to serve by identifying behaviors, analyzing data and promoting teamwork within all supply chain teams and finance to find coherent and holistic solutions.
Supervises the Product Lifecycle Management team and processes, which connects bringing new innovation to the market by adequately integrating the planning into the other supply chain elements (demand, production, materials). Minimizes losses and write offs due to obsolescence for products that are discontinued or are transitioning to new specifications
Provides the business insights to ensure a supply and production planning process that adheres to a sound inventory level and deployment strategy that also maximizes production efficiencies
Leads the raw material planning and handling team on implementing the right procedures and strategies to right size the inventory levels, material flows to the lines uninterruptedly and consistently, transactions are correctly represented in the ERP systems and material variances are minimized due to non-production situations. Very close cooperation and coordination with the procurement team to ensure a seamless inbound receipt of materials.
As a thought leader, is a formal member of the business unit leadership team and supports all the company’s goals and objectives by participating and engaging in the leadership meetings, providing business insights and offering its functional expertise to pursue growth and optimization opportunities. Has a clear understanding of the supply chain risks and constantly revisits business continuity plans to ensure preparedness in the event of disruptions or material events.
Brings leadership and experience in the development of talent by mentoring team members, helping build skillsets and experience to form well rounded supply chain colleagues that will in turn support FQHCPs sustained growth. Keeps training and development as a top priority to achieve the highest business and team performance levels
As a strategist, considers technology and analytics as a core element in every plan related to supply chain and the growth of FQHCP. Well versed in the development of KPIs , dashboards and other forms of communication that will help the supply chain and extended cross functional teams have a full understanding of performance levels and opportunities for improvement
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required.
MBA or APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) is a plus.
Minimum of 15 years of experience in supply chain, demand planning, or operations, preferably in consumer packaged goods (CPG) or manufacturing.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (IWS, Lean, TPM) preferred
Experience with large ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and planning tools (Kinaxis, OMP, SAP IBP, etc.).
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and drive actionable insights.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to influence at all levels.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
Process-oriented with a mindset for continuous improvement.
High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
Will be required to travel to various First Quality sites – US & Canada
What We Offer You
We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:
Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
Paid time off (three-week minimum)
Medical, dental and vision starting day one
401(k) with employer match
Paid parental leave
Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
Tuition assistance
Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
...and more!
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.