Supply Planning Manager - Vetsource

Job Description:

This role is for a specific period of time to cover a leave of absence within our Supply Chain team. This role has an estimated end date of September 30, 2024, at which time we'll revisit the status of the role and determine whether there are potential opportunities within Vetsource for continued employment.

At Vetsource, we create a significant relationship between veterinarians and their clients by enabling pet parents to get essential medications and foods delivered directly to their homes. In addition, we strive to provide every veterinary practice with the tools to improve their business, deliver better care, and personalize their client experience. At Vetsource, we collaborate to enable our collective work and ideas to fuel us to provide excellent services and innovative solutions.

Love pets? Want to have an impact AND work in a truly growing organization? Join the Vetsource Supply Chain team and attain your career aspirations within our growing organization. We provide pharmaceutical products to Veterinarians and Pet Owners around the country, and we are growing fast!

We welcome all applicants who qualify. While skills and experience matter, we love a good fit too!

Did you know…

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend only to apply when they check every box. So if you think you might be a good fit for the role, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still reach out. We'd love to learn more about you!

Supply Planning Manager

The Supply Planning Manager ensures Vetsource has the right high-quality products, at the right time, the right inventory levels, at the right cost, and right location to serve our Pet Parents and Partners. The Supply Planning Manager leverages best practices and current trends to create, maintain, and develop supply, inventory, demand, supplier, and operational management processes, team members, and capabilities. 

The Supply Planning Manager oversees the coordination, collaboration, and planning of inventory optimization, cost reductions, quality and service level improvements.  Utilizing proactive, qualitative, and quantitative methods, they will build a framework for decision making with internal and external stakeholders/partners to ensure alignment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight, management, and leadership to our supply planning/purchasing team members, technologies, metrics and KPIs, communications, and business processes (Purchase Order Management, Supplier Management, Inventory Optimization, etc.)

  • Ensure accountability to high standards that align with best practices

• Ensure predictive effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, partners, and team members at all levels of the organization(s) including finance, sales teams, operations, supply chain, regulatory, marketing, etc. 

• Create, implement, maintain, and develop performance measurements of suppliers, Inventory, service, forecasts, business processes, and technology tools to ensure alignment with organizational plans

• Collect, manage, organize, and report on an extensive amount of data to draw data and metric-based conclusions in support of the business

• Lead and drive continuous improvement in all aspects of technology, tools, processes, and team development utilizing formalized methods such as project management and/or change management 

• Establish, maintain, and ensure compliance with documented policies and procedures

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Relevant job titles that are similar to this advertised position include: Demand Planning Manager, Planning Manager, Purchasing Planning Manager, Materials Planning Manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, procurement, finance, operations, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, supplier management, master planning and/or demand planning, inventory management 

• 3+ years demonstrated experience in a leadership and/or managerial capacity

• Experience in multi-location environment

• Experienced working in integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems (Oracle, SAP, etc.) with advanced understanding of MSP/MRP 

• Strong analytical acumen, business modeling, and intermediate to advanced Excel skills 

• Strong Microsoft Office/Google Suite skills (Word/Docs, Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, SharePoint/Google Sites, etc.)

Working conditions:

• Environment where dogs are present if in the office

• Sitting at a desk for long periods of time

• Occasionally lifting up to 25 pounds

• Occasionally stooping, lifting and/or bending

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

In addition to the job-specific responsibilities listed above, all employees are expected to support and model Vetsource’s Core Value Principles: Do the right thing every time; Treat others the way they want to be treated; Embrace change; Be innovative; Get it done; enjoy the work! In addition, employees will be held accountable for knowledge and the practical application of these principles.

A culture where everyone can thrive!

In addition to an inclusive, welcome culture where you can get engaged, Vetsource also offers:

• Competitive pay and benefits including medical, vision, dental, life, and pet insurance

• A dog-friendly work environment

• Paid parental leave

• Flexible scheduling, including remote work where possible

• Professional development opportunities

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Vetsource is an E-verify employer.

Vetsource is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity, and an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status