Supply Chain Manager

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Fort Madison, IA, USA
Hybrid
82K-120K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • Food • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage end-to-end supply chain operations at Fort Madison, overseeing planning, procurement, warehousing, and transportation while leading and developing teams to deliver exceptional customer service and optimize processes.
Summary Generated by Built In
Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will lead supply chain operations at our Fort Madison, IA site.  You will oversee planning, scheduling, procurement, warehousing, and transportation to deliver exceptional customer service while managing inventory and distribution costs. You will also collaborate closely with corporate teams to proactively address service, scheduling, and deployment challenges.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
  • Oversee end-to-end supply chain operations, including planning, procurement, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.
  • Lead and develop teams in warehousing, receiving, planning, and scheduling, with a typical team size of approximately 70.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives (such as 5S) by evaluating current processes and implementing innovative solutions.
  • Foster a customer-focused mindset across all supply chain functions.
  • Serve as the primary liaison with strategic retail customers and internal teams.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve service, scheduling, and deployment issues.
  • Optimize supply chain processes to reduce costs and improve efficiency. 
  • Monitor supplier performance using key performance indicators and support supplier development.
  • Analyze logistics deductions and fees, identifying and addressing root causes.
  • Conduct regular business reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Align supply chain strategies with business goals to support sales initiatives.
  • Lead demand planning for product launches, transitions, and discontinuations.
Your Experience: 
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain, including Warehousing, Transportation, Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Scheduling, Customer Service.
  • 3+ years of experience managing direct reports
  • Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional project management and process improvement.
  • Proficiency in SAP (production planning and materials management); WMS experience preferred.
  • Advanced Excel skills (such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP) and proficiency in Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.         
  • Experience monitoring, tracking, reporting and achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring consistent measurement of progress, identifying trends, and supporting data‑driven decision‑making.
  • Familiarity with Just-In-Time principles and experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • APICS or similar certification preferred.
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
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Compensation 

Pay Range:$82,000-$120,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement

  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan

  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement

  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain
  • 3+ years of experience managing direct reports
  • Proficiency in SAP
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Familiarity with Just-In-Time principles

Conagra Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Conagra Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Conagra Brands.

  • Retirement Support 401(k) plans with company matching and additional company contributions, plus pension eligibility for certain groups, strengthen long‑term savings. Plan design and vesting are described as straightforward and beneficial.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage starts on day one for many roles and includes wellness, mental health, and transgender health benefits. Life and disability insurance further broaden protection.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Bonuses, profit sharing, and incentive opportunities are included broadly, with an annual incentive plan spanning career levels. Payouts and upfront clarity about bonus eligibility are characterized as dependable.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
18,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1919

What We Do

Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.

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