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LALA US, Inc Shipping and Receiving Supervisor in La Vista, Nebraska

LALA US manufactures Yogurt Smoothie with Probiotics, Frusion Yogurt Smoothie, Crema Mexicana, and Blended Yogurt. The facility provides a clean work environment, well-lit, highly automated production facility and career advancement opportunities. LALA US provides a competitive total benefits package including:

  • Competitive pay. The expected salary range for this position is $75,000 - $80,000 annually.

  • Annual increases based on merit and Company performance

  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

  • 401k with Company match

  • Paid vacation, personal days, and holidays

    Position Summary:

Scheduling and overseeing all aspects of supply chain for production and distribution of product at the Omaha plant and cooler facility.

Position hours are 4:00PM - 3:00AM. Schedule may vary week to week. Candidates must have availability to work on weekends to meet cooler facility demands.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Schedule all finish goods for the Omaha plant.

  • Schedule all finished goods from co-packers.

  • Coordinate inbound raw materials with purchasing group for optimal scheduling of plant lines.

  • Accountable for finish goods inventory accuracy.

  • Accountable for raw materials inventory.

  • Monitoring of inventory transactions/ issues dealing with plant shrink.

  • Supervising warehouse/Robotics employees.

  • Superior customer satisfaction by obtaining on time delivery and 99.5% order fulfillment.

  • Shall be responsible for reporting and taking any necessary action to prevent food safety and food quality problems from occurring.

  • Demonstrates understanding of financial impact of decisions. Actively shares core business knowledge and processes to leverage team

  • Incorporates change management skills to lead/ coach others through change. Comfortably manages risk and uncertainty for self and team.

  • Builds collaborative relationships with peers across the organization to ensure understanding and speech in delivering results.

  • Uses appropriate resources, analysis, experiences, judgment, and wisdom to make timely, sound business decisions.

  • Monitors and reports on actual demand vs. forecasted demand within the current month, and acts as a liaison between sales & marketing, and operations when actual demand diverges significantly from forecasted demand to determine necessary options.

  • Prioritizes continuous improvement opportunities and develops team’s proficiency in continuous improvement methods.

  • Models key processes and communicates reasoning behind policies and procedures.

  • Identify, prioritize, and implement continuous improvement solutions.

  • Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.

  • Establishes and supervises production scheduling activities by monitoring material inventories, tracking progress of production and reviewing factors that affect schedules.

  • Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and sourcing requirements.

  • Any food safety or quality incidents must be reported to plant leadership.

  • Other duties as assigned.

    Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

  • Ability to work in a constantly changing, fast paced production environment.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

  • Able to work effectively with all levels of employees including plant personnel to senior management.

  • This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule to meet production and operational needs.

  • This position requires regular and prompt attendance during the working hours scheduled by the Department Manager.

    Working Conditions:

  • Frequently stand, walk and sit.

  • Occasionally bend at the waist, twist/turn, kneel, squat, climb/heights, crawl, reach outward and above shoulder.

  • Constantly have head/neck movements.

  • Frequently lift and carry up to 20 pounds.

  • Occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 20 pounds.

  • Constantly type/keyboard and repetitive hand use.

  • Exposed to loud noise when on the warehouse/production floor.

  • Exposed to loud noise when on warehouse/production floor.

    Qualifications and Experience:

  • Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's Degree.

  • Ten (10) years of experience in sales forecasting, logistics, and manufacturing.

  • Successful candidates will be subject to a comprehensive background check and drug screening as part of the hiring process

LALA US is an equal opportunity employer.

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