Supply Chain Management Development Associate
For more than 30 years, our Management Development Associate (MDA) program has developed the future leaders of the manufacturing side of our business. This program allows you to embark on a personal and professional development experience a classroom can’t offer.
As a Supply Chain Management Associate, you’ll be immersed in a highly technical and quality-driven production environment to help achieve our standards of continuous improvement and manufacturing excellence. Through a well-designed rotation of our factory & HQ functions, you’ll learn our operations, how they apply to supply chain and how supply chain interacts with other factory functions, such as production, engineering, information systems, quality assurance, finance and human resources. Collaborating with your supply chain mentor and peers is essential to this role, as they will help you leverage your new business knowledge to deliver top-notch supply chain analysis and support to the plant for the duration of your program experience.
Following the program, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your leadership and functional development at one of our 21 production facilities spread across the U.S.
We’re a global organization known widely as a ‘Best Place to Work’. Our culture continuously dares us to stand taller and ask “what’s next?” Are you up to the dare?
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Complete training in warehouse, transportation and customer service functions
- Complete assigned department improvements projects
- Develop knowledge, awareness and understanding of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and pet care industries, including understanding the consumer and or pet owner, knowing Nestlé Purina brands, their competition and the ability to identify and analyze segment trends
- Experience internal and external supply chain operations, including plant logistics, warehousing and transportation, customer supply chain management, order revenue management (ORM) and the customers
- Cultivate internal and external working relationships that provide exposure to various disciplines, account management and customer teams
- Develop leadership skills and experience
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum):
- Must be open to relocation to one or more of our 21 production facilities across the U.S.
- B. S. in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Industrial Engineering required or expected to attain by December 2019
Preferred: Prior co-op or practicum experience; manufacturing experience; student organization or other leadership experience
Note: This position does not provide sponsorship for employment status (e.g. H-1B visa status). You must have the legal right to work in the United States.
LOCATION:
Davenport, IA
To our veterans and separated service members—you’re at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé Purina. The skills you’ve gained while serving our country, such as adaptability, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. We hope you’ll consider sharing in our mission—you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé Purina home.