Location: Hanover,PA, USA
Utz Quality Foods is pleased to announce an opportunity for students to join us for a Supply Chain Co-op.
Co-Op will take place in State College, PA starting in January 2025.
Students in this role will have day to day responsibility for order management and planning for specific customers. Additionally, they will be tasked with key projects and support analytics development for the department. Approximately 50% of the day to day function will be order management support through acquisition, entry, and cleansing of customer purchase orders. This includes interaction with customer buying and replenishment personnel to work on improved order accuracy. In addition to supporting order entry, this person will be responsible for administrative tasks related to tracking and shipping the orders. They will be required to conduct regular audits of transaction details to ensure all order processing maintains the required accuracy, customer service, and quality standards. The Coop will be responsible for the management of relationships with customers to meet customer service demands. This individual will also look for and analyze new opportunities that will enhance the logistics network and improve our cost to serve. Approximately 50% of the role will include Project or Analytical work. These projects will be current needs and identified at the time of the position. The candidate will learn customer service, logistics operations, and analytics and have opportunities to deliver real results to the organization, while gaining valuable industry experience.
Key Responsibilities:
* Responsible for timely and accurate entry of all assigned customer purchase orders.
* Responsible for tracking all orders from entry to delivery to ensure on-time and in-full.
* Accountable for all service KPI's; Perform analysis on performance trends.
* Resolve chronic service issues; ensure cross-functional supply chain partners are performing to expectations and maintain corrective action plans for those that are not. Proactively identify problems and swiftly work with senior management to implement the appropriate solution.
* Evaluate orders, consolidate to improve order efficiency, and optimize sourcing to reduce cost to serve.
* Be the liaison between the sales team, customer, and supply chain to drive mutually beneficial improvements.
* Coordinate and review daily service scorecards, both internal and from customer for improvement opportunities.
* Work closely with supply chain to adjust deliveries when requested and communicate disruption causes.
* Manage the primary activities of the order to cash cycle including, order entry, planning (load building and mode/carrier selection), execution (tendering, track trace and scheduling), and reporting (performance to budget, compliance).
* Ensure compliance with all customer service level agreements.
* All other work as assigned and appropriate for the position.
Requirements
* Demonstrated analytical, business process, and problem-solving experience.
* Prior experience engaging cross-functional teams designed to identify analytical and savings efficiencies and design solutions.
* Self-starter who thrives working independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic, deadline-oriented environment.
* Creative and innovative thinker.
* Proven organizational and priority setting skills.
* Proficient in Microsoft programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Continuously Pursuing Excellence!
Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.