Director of Supply Chain

Position Profile

Cérélia's newly established Frozen Breakfast Business Unit is driving an ambitious growth strategy, backed by two manufacturing facilities: US Waffle in Liberty, SC, and US Waffle in Hazelwood, MO. To effectively support the rapid scaling of operations at our state-of-the-art Hazelwood facility, Cérélia is seeking a dynamic and skilled Director of Supply Chain to join our team in Hazelwood, MO.

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for building and leading the end-to-end supply chain function for the Hazelwood manufacturing site. This role provides leadership across demand planning, supply planning, procurement, inventory management, logistics and customer service, while serving as a key partner to Operations, Commercial and Finance teams.

The Director will establish scalable processes, develop organizational capabilities and implement best practices to support customer service, profitability, working capital optimization and future business growth. The role collaborates closely with the Liberty operation to ensure alignment across the network.

This strategic position will report directly to the VP of Operations of US Waffle Hazelwood.

• Assess the current supplychainorganization, capabilities,processes and gaps, thenestablisha clear operating model for the Hazelwood site.
• Build, lead, coach and develop the supply chain team, including planning, procurement, customer service,logistics and inventory-related responsibilities as applicable.
• Define roles, routines, escalation paths, accountabilitystandardsand performance expectations for the function.
• Create a culture of ownership, service, urgency,collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Own the weekly and monthly demand planning process in partnership with Sales, Operations and Finance.
• Lead the site S&OP process and ensure alignment between commercial demand, production capabilities, capacity constraints, inventorystrategyand financial objectives.
• Improve forecast quality, planningdisciplineand cross-functional decision making.
• Identifydemand changes,risksand opportunities early and coordinateappropriate businessresponses.

• Develop long-term supply and capacity plans,identifyingfuture constraints, capital requirements, warehouse needs and labor or operational implications.
• Ensure material availability, production capacityalignmentand inventory optimization to support customer demand.
• Work closely with Operations on production planning and scheduling to balance service, labor, inventory, equipmentcapacityand operating constraints.
• Partner with Liberty and other sites when cross-site planning, capacitybalancingor customer prioritization is required.

• Develop andmaintaininventory policies, safety stock strategies, replenishmentparametersand inventory governance routines.
• Improve inventory visibility, accuracy, agingcontroland working capital performance.
• Own planning processes within Plex, including master data accuracy, planning parameters, item setup, inventoryvisibilityand systemutilization.
• Establish disciplined review cycles for inventory risk, obsolete or slow-moving stock, serviceexposureand replenishment effectiveness.

• Lead strategic sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, contractmanagementand cost reduction initiativeswhereassigned to the site supply chain function.
• Ensure security of supply, competitivepricingand supplier accountability.
• Manage supplier performance using metrics such as fill rate, on-time delivery, quality,responsivenessand service reliability.
• Identify,communicate and mitigate supply chain risks related to materials, capacity, suppliers, transportation,inventory and demand volatility.

• Oversee customer order management and fulfillment processes to ensure service level targets and OTIF performance are achieved.
• Serve as a key supplychaincontact for customer service…