Job Description
Job Overview:
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Customer Replenishment Analyst will maintain product availability at the distribution centers and stores to maximize sales opportunities for the customer. In this role, you will ensure forecast accuracy versus sales to drive correct order quantities and analyze business metrics to identify root cause issues and solutions to improve performance. You will serve as the primary point of contact for the customer's replenishment team and facilitate communication between the customer and the organization.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage inventory, review customer orders and prepare reports to make recommendations to improve and maintain key performance indicators.
- Drive improved order forecast accuracy and order fill through analysis of retailer data such as point of sale consumption and inventory versus customer forecast.
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships across the customer’s supply chain, as well as with sales, demand planning, supply planning and customer supply chain teams.
- Strategize on replenishment through current and historical trend analysis to maximize sales, inventory turns and gross margin.
- Work with the team to resolve product shortages and procedural issues and communicate with key stakeholders about decisions and information related to product disruptions in the supply chain to prevent out of stocks.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Experience with email, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation applications
- Minimum of two years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with customer databases, order management systems and retail point of sale systems
- Experience preparing ad hoc reports regarding sales, inventory and forecasting
- Experience with key performance indicators like instock, fill rate, on time in full and order accuracy
Position Details
Location: Wichita, KS
Schedule: Monday to friday | Schedule: Flexible | Onsite
Posting type: Internal & external
Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-
wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
