MATERIALS MANAGER - AIRLINE CATERING

About us

LSG Sky Chefs is one of the world’s largest airline catering and hospitality providers, known for its outstanding reputation and dynamic approach in the industry. Voted “Airline Caterer of the Year in North America” for 2023 and 2024, we are committed to excellence and innovation, driven by the dedication and expertise of our talented employees. Our team members are the heart and soul of our success, consistently delivering exceptional culinary experiences and outstanding service to our clients and their passengers across North and Latin America.

Role Purpose Statement

Role Purpose Statement: The job incumbent is responsible for all supply chain and materials management metrics for the CSCs in assigned region, driving continuous improvement in the CSCs, training and development of materials managers and their departments.

Key Interfaces: (internal, external) Internal: Materials Manager, IT, Procurement, Program Management, MDM, Lean, Finance External: suppliers, customers

Main Accountabilities

Business Strategy, Policies, and Tools

• Implement supply chain policies consistent with corporate guidelines, ensuring that operating units and Procurement personnel fairly and consistently administer all policies and procedures.
• Implement policies and procedures within region to meet annual quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
• Supply Chain
• Oversee all aspects of inventory management for CSCs within the region to ensure financial and customer requirements are met
• Control Food Cost, Food Cost Variance, Days on Hand (DOH), APW issues, and K-line spend within the region
• Support the Materials Managers in the CSCs with demand planning and demand management
• Ensure the Materials Managers maintain proper inventory, ordering, receiving, storage and requisition processes
• Support the Materials Managers in tracking product usage and yields in relation to ordering requirements
• Coordinate and participate in inventory and reporting processes for all the CSCs within the region
• Lead and manage projects in all the CSCs within the region that will result in bottom line savings
• Maintain regulatory compliance standards (examples: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), etc.) in all the CSCs within the region
• Participate and support company sponsored initiatives such as Global Quality Standards (GQS), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Lean Manufacturing, and Employee Safety

Leadership

• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed and directed
• Guide, motivate and develop the Materials Management Team for all the CSCs under their region
• Plan / Implement and control the cost budget in the area of responsibility; initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Thorough understanding of inventory management, warehouse management and material handling
• Thorough knowledge of Demand Planning and Vendor Management
• Thorough knowledge of lean manufacturing and supply chain management
• Established ability to identify the vision and produces goals with realistic plans to achieve them
• Ability to interact with employees, customers and vendors at all levels
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to provide leadership

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics or equivalent experience required
• In addition, minimum eight years directly related operational experience related to managing a supply chain
• Experience in SAP MM required
• Proven experience in forecasting, demand planning and vendor management
• Proven experience in lean manufacturing and supply chain management leadership roles
• Proven success in implementation of redesigned processes, leading change and role models positive behaviors as well as change agent skills in a complex and fast paced environment