Director of Spirits Supply Chain

Company: VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY
Location: Virginia
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

Salary: $100,000 - $125,000The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority is seeking a Director of Spirits Supply Chain.Essential Duties:-- The Director of Spirits Supply Chain plays an important leadership role within the Retail Operations Division directing the Virginia ABC Authority Supply Chain team. The DOSSC works in cross-functional collaboration with the Directors of Real Estate, Marketing and Retail Operations and Suppliers to fulfill Virginia ABC Authority's strategic goals, mission, vision, and values. The DOSSC has four direct reports who are responsible for a staff of approximately 64 full-time and 60 part-time employees.-- The successful candidate is a progressive leader who will challenge the status quo to make Virginia ABC Authority a more efficient, agile and profitable organization by focusing on all aspects of the supply chain with an emphasis on making Virginia ABC a preferred employer. The DOSSC inspires a shared vision throughout the Retail Operations Division fostering employee engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion. He/she enables team members and peers to act in an environment of trust, collaboration and accountability. The DOSSC engages and listens to supplier partners, customers, and colleagues and leverages information learned to promote change as well as an exceptional employee and customer experience. He/she will acknowledge, recognize and celebrate success along with promoting personal and professional growth of teammates and employees. The DOSSC models Virginia ABCs mission, vision and values:Mission: To generate a reliable stream of revenue for Virginia and promote public safety through the responsible sale and regulation of alcoholic beverages.Vision: To bring good spirits and excellent service to Virginia.Values:1. Accountability: We build trust by delivering on our promises.2. Service: We take pride in our role as public servants and put customers, both internal and external, first in all we do.3. Integrity: We are fair, consistent, transparent and treat everyone with respect.4. Performance Excellence: We are innovative, collaborative and strive to improve every day.-- Utilizing an Inventory Optimization platform, develop, forecast and demand plans for 394 Virginia ABC Authority retail stores and bailment warehouse in collaboration with Marketing, Retail and Suppliers for regular, seasonal and promotional sales. Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the organization. Maintains a 97% or better in-stock percent in Virginia ABC Authority retail stores.-- Direct operations of a 315,000 square foot warehouse shipping over 6 million cases annually or an average 24,000 daily.-- Directs Special Order product management including sourcing, purchasing, forecasting and distribution to generate over $18 million in revenue annually.-- Oversees Item Master Data Management for over 4,000 regular and special order items. Data is utilized by Oracle Finance, Manhattan Active Warehouse Management and GK Point of Sale systems.-- Manages 2PL contract to transport product from the Virginia ABC warehouse to its 394 retail outlets valued at over $8 million annually. In conjunction with carrier identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to safety and on-time delivery.-- Serves on Product Management Committee; providing input regarding decisions on marketing and merchandising.-- Serves on Real Estate Committee; providing insight on property acquisition/divestment, determination of new store locations, renewals, and relocations; reviewing proposed locations and lease renewals prior to Board approval.-- Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.-- Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.-- Assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of spirits inventory.-- Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet inventory quality and delivery requirements. Minimal Qualifications:-- Capacity Planning, assuring needed resources labor, distribution center capacity and transportation are available to meet logistics and supply chain needs.-- Demand Management; determine what customer will purchase and when to reduce uncertainty in operations planning.-- Order Processing; manage the receipt and scheduling of orders to meet customer needs.-- Inventory Management & Optimization; improve inventory activities demand planning, inventory optimization, safety stock management, to meet customer services expectation with a minimum possible inventory.-- Communication - Ability to clearly and consistently communicate to all levels of the organization.-- Strategic agility - Exercises vision and business acuity in making decisions that advance the strategic plan and challenges the status quo to make the organization and the services it provides better.-- Customer focus - Intentional in understanding the needs and desires of better serving internal and external customers and building strategic partnerships.-- Entrepreneurial spirit - Demonstrates a passion for the organization mission and develops an understanding of the alcohol industry from a regulatory and business (retailing) perspective.-- Change leadership - Leads successful change initiatives by listening and engaging others, creating a roadmap to the future, and cascading communications that reinforce change objectives to all levels of the organization.-- Relationship building - Uses effective interpersonal and communication skills to create relationships, build credibility and maintain trust.-- Talent management - Develops and cultivates talent, engages and coaches employees, and fosters an organizational culture that aligns employee and team performance with-strategic goals and objectives.-- Results-driven - Shows initiative, sets achievable goals, and is accountable for measuring performance against results.-- Critical thinker - Questions conventional views, imagines and explores options, and learns by reflection.Preferred Qualifications:-- Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, supply chain or a related field and five years of progressively responsible experience in the direct management, supervision or control of a similarly-sized logistics operation.-- Qualified candidates will have experience leading teams in large change/growth initiatives and leading process improvements.-- P&L accountability of a significant scale and alcoholic beverage industry experience. This position will require completion of Statement of Economic Interests Form annually.
For full consideration, all applicants must fully complete all sections of the online application. A resume will not substitute for an incomplete application.

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority does not provide sponsorship.

We are an equal opportunity employer without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, or disability.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

ABC will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application and/or interview process.

Criminal history record checks are required prior to employment.

All employment offers are contingent upon compliance with Form I-9 completion timeliness and confirmation of employment authorization by E-Verify all rights reserved, virginia alcoholic beverage control authority, 1997-2021 1. Users are accessing a Commonwealth information system; 2. Information system usage may be monitored, recorded, and subject to audit; 3. Unauthorized use of the information system is prohibited and subject to criminal and civil penalties; and 4. Use of the information system indicates consent to monitoring and recording.

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