VP Supply Chain

Job Title: VP Supply Chain

Why consider a career at Mississippi Lime?

• Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation

• Safety and sustainability are top priorities

• Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing

• Great development and advancement opportunities

• Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!

Mississippi Lime operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world...and we just went global! The company is committed to development and employee satisfaction. Join our outstanding team!

About the Job

Oversees, coordinates, and evaluates all supply chain and logistic activities, such as production planning, forecasting, material procurement, reserve acquisitions, inventory control, warehousing, rate setting, outsourcing, vendor selection, and distribution. Directs, plans, develops, establishes, and implements organization's supply chain policies, strategies, objectives of functions, and initiatives, keeping in line with organization goals and objectives.

• Monitors supply chain projects to ensure that they are on time and within budgetary controls. Establishes, analyzes, and coordinates departmental budget estimate, and controls expenditures to administer approved budget.

• Communicates with executives of supply chains and potentially new supply chains and maintains involvement in supplier and vendor negotiations.

• Collaborates with the operations and production teams to develop effective inventory management and cost reduction activities. Collaborate with the sales and marketing team to capture right customer demand and sales forecast and balance supply and demand.

• Creates a strong procurement team to develop vendor management and supply optimization initiatives.

• Monitors the scheduling of deliveries to prevent excess stock or backorders.

• Ensures that departmental and support personnel are focused on continuous improvement of processes and systems.

• Directs maintenance of records and data essential to material programs including materials resource planning.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or related field is required. An MBA is a preferred.

• Experience: 7-10 years of relevant experience required plus five or more years of leadership experience.

• Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.

• Knowledge: ERP, TMS, and WMS systems experience is a plus.

• Skills: Requires strong interpersonal skills, solid judgment, excellent written and oral communication skills with individuals at varying levels in the organization, strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as financial acumen.

• Abilities: Organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously, work effectively with other executives internally and with third-party partners, business travel as needed. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required.

• Behaviors: Act in accordance with MLC core values.

The Fine Print

Benefits and perquisites may vary based on the nature and location of each job. Visit our website for more information regarding EEO.

About Mississippi Lime Company

Mississippi Lime Company ("MLC"), headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. These offerings bring essential performance and value to a broad range of market applications, including metals, construction, chemical synthesis, water and emissions treatment, glass, textiles, plastics, rubber, agriculture, foods and beverages. With over a century in business, MLC has built a reputation on the quality of its products and services, as well as an unwavering commitment to safety, sustainability and service. The company's expanding global footprint includes a diversified, reliable network of production and distribution facilities in the U.S., as well as in the UK through our Singleton Birch business. For more information, visit our website.

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