The Fresh Market & You:

Our mission is to make everyday eating extraordinary for our guests. We create a warm, welcoming, memorable experience with exceptional, personal service. We’re looking for a new team member who strives for excellence and brings positive energy, commitment, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day. We value teamwork and celebrate our successes as a team and will value your contribution!

Added Benefits for choosing The Fresh Market Team:

• Team member discount up to 40%
• Health, Dental & Vision insurance available for individual, spouse, partner, and family.
• 401K contribution and match for part-time and full-time team members.
• Personal time off and additional time off purchase plans available
• And much more!

About the Position:

The Fresh Market is hiring for a Supply Chain Manager at our Corporate Office (099) in Greensboro, NC. This role will play an important role in managing The Fresh Market’s end-to-end supply chain strategy, specifically focused on operational execution & analytics. The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for the implementation and execution of effective programs and network optimization. The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for the overall execution, cost management and service levels for The Fresh Market Supply Chain.

This position reports to the Director of Supply Chain & Demand Planning.

What You'll Do:

• Lead efforts for the development and management of supplier performance, creating scorecards, monthly meetings and corrective action plans
• Assist in the established inventory targets by category, working closely with functional leaders, both within the organization and distributor partners, achieving company objectives
• Align the supply chain strategy with end-to-end supply chain processes, resulting in effective annual plans for assigned areas or distributors
• Serve as the primary conduit between The Fresh Market and third-party providers
• Lead continuous improvement efforts, balancing inventory, transportation and distribution across the portfolio
• Responsible for the development and implementation of ongoing operational efficiency programs, delivering year-over-year results
• Support efforts to develop & execute annual planning calendar, including Holidays and events
• Identify and establish service level and on-shelf availability requirements by item segmentation and key supply chain metrics
• In partnership with merchandising, responsible for product life cycle management, including product transitions, end-of-life product management, promotion/holiday inventory flow, and identification of slow-moving inventory
• Develop & implement robust forward-looking visibility and reporting capabilities
• Support network modeling, balancing service, expense and inventory for current and future models
• Partner with merchandising to increase visibility to item performance, including distribution and transportation expenses

Qualifications

At a minimum, what you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance or related field.
• 4-7 years inventory management and demand-planning experience.
• Retail industry experience, grocery experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Lookups, advanced functions.
• Self-motivated, confident, results oriented, solution driven with strong financial acumen.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, listening and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt easily to a constantly changing environment.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships with senior leaders across the company and with external strategic partners.
• Proven track record for managing large complex projects.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate, influence and collaborate with all levels of the organization and strategic partners.
• Approximate travel 25%.
• Ability to influence, collaborate and interact with all levels of the organization.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or relevant certifications in the Supply Chain field
• Experience with MicroStrategy
• Demonstrated S&OP experience
• Grocery or store operations experience

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: Consistent with applicable laws, TFM will make reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and team members, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to TFM. This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, uniformed service, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

The statements in this job description are provided to describe the general nature and level of work expected in this role. While these statements include the essential functions of the job, they are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. As we work as a team, there may be times team members are needed to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities based on business needs.

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