Job Description:

Job: Area Logistics Manager - Outbound

Shift: Nights

Location: Mars Petcare, Aurora NE

Mars Petcare is looking to hire an Arean Logistics Manager our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Aurora, Nebraska!

Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world's best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to impact our business, the planet positively, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It's the opportunity to start your tomorrow today.

Develop and lead strategic logistics initiatives that deliver higher service levels, greater logistics flexibility, and capacity, and produce operational efficiencies. The Outbound Logistics Manager is responsible for vendor relationships, inbound logistics, on-site/regional finished goods inventory management, customer order management, site warehouse management, and finished goods shipments to warehouses. Build a strong team whose associates cross departmental lines yet see it as their priority to deliver supply chain excellence to the site while maximizing customer service. To create an infrastructure and culture of "continuous improvement" and "lean."

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop and implement Supply Chain Strategies in line with the OGSM

• Identify and eliminate "supply chain" constraints to ensure maximum service levels are obtained

• Coach and develop leaders and team members to successful results, including identifying training

and development needs

• Lead the execution of cultural changes and activities needed to support the FMOS process

• Maintain contingency plans for time-sensitive operations (unscheduled absentees, customer

issues, system malfunctions, inventory exceptions, transport equipment issues)

• Liaison with the Customer Care Team and work to maximize customer service metrics within the

region

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a relevant field

• 2+ years' experience in Supply Chain Management

• 3+ years managing people

• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and business management software like

SAP, PRMS, SPEDE, and Red Prairie.

• Ability to drive positive change in processes, systems, and culture

• Strong internal and external customer focus with great follow-up

• Proven leadership skills, coaching and developing leaders and associates

• Knowledge of GMP's

It is an opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you, and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job, and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, operates six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 75,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance. Mars brands include: Petcare - PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, BANFIELD® Pet Hospital, CESAR®, SHEBA®, DREAMIES® and NUTRO®; Chocolate - M&M'S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, GALAXY®, MARS®, MILKY WAY® and TWIX®; Wrigley - DOUBLEMINT®, EXTRA®, ORBIT® and 5™ chewing gums, SKITTLES® and STARBURST® candies, and ALTOIDS® AND LIFESAVERS® mints. Food - UNCLE BEN'S®, DOLMIO®, EBLY®, MASTERFOODS®, SEEDS OF CHANGE® and ROYCO®; Drinks - ALTERRA COFFEE ROASTERS™, THE BRIGHT TEA COMPANY™, KLIX® and FLAVIA®; Symbioscience - COCOAVIA® and WISDOM PANEL®.

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.