Senior Supply Chain Manager
Location: Highland Park, IL – on-site five days per week
Salary: US$150-190K plus bonus and excellent benefits package
About the Opportunity:
Join a fast-growing, family-owned wine and spirits business with a successful international portfolio of premium brands. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, this is a senior leadership role responsible for improving and developing the company's end-to-end supply chain, covering procurement, production, inventory, forecasting, logistics and distribution.
Key Requirements:- 5+ years' supply chain management experience, ideally within alcohol, beverages or CPGProven people management experience with direct reports
- Extensive hands-on NetSuite knowledge
- NetSuite implementation experience essential
- Strong experience across procurement, inventory, forecasting, replenishment and logistics
- Advanced Excel, including VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, pivot tables and macros
- Strong background in process optimisation, continuous improvement and cost reduction
- Experience of supplier negotiation and vendor management
- Strong project management, analytical and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Business or related field
Role & Responsibilities:- Developing and improving end-to-end supply chain strategy and processes
- Managing procurement, production, inventory, forecasting and distribution initiatives
- Leading and developing direct reports
- Improving demand forecasting, replenishment and stock levels
- Managing supplier pricing, negotiations and service performance
- Using data and KPIs to drive operational improvements
- Managing cross-functional supply chain projects and mitigating operational risks
- Supporting raw material R&D and procurement
- Driving NetSuite implementation and process optimisation
- Partnering closely with Finance, Sales, Operations and senior leadership
Why Join?
A high-impact opportunity to lead and develop supply chain operations within a growing international premium drinks business, working directly with senior leadership and helping shape the processes, systems and strategy needed to support continued growth.
