Manager, Supply Chain

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager

Department

Plant Supply Chain - San Pedro 2

Employee Type

Probationary

Job Title

Supply Chain Manager

Department

Supply Chain / Logistics Operations

Reports To

Plant Manager & Area Manager, Logistics Operations

Location

San Pedro 2 Plant

Job Purpose

Lead and manage end-to-end plant logistics operations, covering inbound logistics of raw materials and packaging materials (RMPM), warehouse management, inventory control, and outbound finished goods delivery. Ensure operational excellence, cost efficiency, service reliability, inventory accuracy, and compliance with company standards. Drive continuous improvement and digital transformation through the effective utilization of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transport Management Systems (TMS), and other digital solutions to improve logistics visibility, productivity, and overall supply chain performance.

1. Inbound Logistics Management - RMPM

• Manage the receiving, unloading, inspection coordination, put-away, storage, and internal movement of raw materials and packaging materials.
• Ensure timely material availability to support production plans and prevent production disruptions caused by logistics constraints.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Production Planning, Quality Assurance, and suppliers to align delivery schedules, receiving capacity, and material requirements.
• Optimize inbound vehicle scheduling, dock utilization, turnaround time, and supplier delivery performance.
• Ensure proper material handling, storage conditions, traceability, FIFO/FEFO compliance, and inventory accuracy.
• Monitor supplier delivery adherence, receiving productivity, material discrepancies, and inbound logistics costs.

2. Outbound Logistics and Finished Goods Delivery

• Manage finished goods dispatch, shipment planning, loading, transportation, and delivery to distribution centers, customers, and other designated destinations.
• Ensure delivery performance meets agreed service levels, delivery windows, and customer requirements.
• Optimize truck utilization, load planning, route efficiency, fleet deployment, and transportation costs.
• Coordinate with Production, Sales, Customer Service, and Distribution teams to align dispatch priorities with production output and customer demand.
• Monitor on-time dispatch, on-time delivery, vehicle turnaround time, delivery failures, and transportation partner performance.
• Manage third-party logistics providers, transport vendors, and company-owned fleet resources, where applicable.

3. Warehouse and Inventory Management

• Oversee the storage and handling of RMPM and finished goods within the plant logistics scope.
• Maintain high inventory accuracy through regular cycle counts, physical inventory validation, and root-cause analysis of variances.
• Establish and enforce warehouse standards covering slotting, space utilization, material flow, housekeeping, and safe handling.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, occupational health and safety, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve warehouse capacity, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and material flow.

4. WMS, TMS, and Logistics Digitization

• Lead the effective implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transport Management Systems (TMS).
• Ensure accurate and timely system transactions for receiving, put-away, inventory movements, picking, staging, loading, dispatch, and delivery confirmation.
• Drive digital transport planning, route optimization, vehicle scheduling, shipment tracking, and proof-of-delivery visibility.
• Partner with IT, Supply Chain, and business stakeholders to enhance system functionality, resolve operational issues, and improve system integration with ERP/SAP and other platforms.
• Identify and implement digitization opportunities, including automated reporting, digital checklists, real-time dashboards, electronic documentation, and workflow automation.
• Lead user training, change management, system compliance, and adoption to ensure technology delivers measurable operational benefits.
• Use data analytics and performance dashboards to identify bottlenecks, improve decision-making, and support continuous improvement.

5. Operational Excellence and Cost Management

• Develop and execute initiatives to improve logistics productivity, service levels, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor logistics budgets, manpower productivity, overtime, equipment utilization, transportation expenses, and third-party logistics costs.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and impleme