Supply Chain Specialist

Facebook Linked In Email Twitter Copy  URL## Supply Chain Specialist Regular Full TimeLogistics2 days ago

Requisition y Range: $72,000.00 To $76,000.00 Annually
** Company Background
** At Crimson Wine Group, we are the guardians of 1,000 acres of pristine vineyards, iconic estates, forests, and wildlife habitats along the West Coast. Our success stems from the wide range of perspectives that our team brings to every single one of our wines – from vine to bottle and beyond. Our portfolio is cultivated to elevate any occasion and to simply make life better.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive environment with a culture of belonging. We strive to create an inclusive environment where all our team members feel connected, engaged, and can live their true identities e at CWG, we celebrate the value that comes with inclusivity and different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, which all help foster a culture of collaboration and creativity with the wine industry as a whole.

** Position Summary
** The Supply Chain Specialist supervises the movement, storage and dispersion of case goods for all sales channels within Crimson Wine Group, as well as bulk wine/juice transfers between estates and third-party vendors for offsite processing. This includes a) ensuring that current and planned inventory levels are adequate at our fulfillment sites b) that inventories are moved and stored at the right place c) Inventory movements are strategically planned to consolidate shipments into full trucks reducing costs associated with freight and reducing Crimson Wine Group’s carbon footprint.

** Essential

Duties & Responsibilities
** The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned.  Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
** Management of current and planned inventories
*** In collaboration with our Direct to Consumer, Production, Wholesale and  SKU Setup team  ensure wine and non-wine products are set up accurately and in a timely manner aligned with the product release calendar.
* Help to research end-of-month inventory variances as needed when physical counts are reported to accounting.
Assist Direct to Consumer and tasting rooms with corrective transfer orders for DTC flip to ship orders.
* Help to maintain a system to deplete inventories in a logical manner, especially ensuring full depletion of a given vintage across all warehouses prior to switching vintages.
* Manage and minimize obsolescence and destruction of old inventories. Assist all sales channels in depleting their inventories of a given vintage by offering insights and solution ideas to key stakeholders requesting wine movements.
* Work with all channels of sales:
Tasting rooms, wine clubs, ecommerce, wholesale and export to understand current and future needs to avoid excess inventory and shortages. Actively participate in wholesale and DTC inventory review meetings.  Manage lots of inventory depletions to ensure last of inventory is sold through ahead of vintage transition.
* Maintain the Inventory Hold Log ensuring allocated wines are protected in the BC hold location for all sales channels.
** Storage and movement of case goods
*** Maintain the DTC and Logistics movement logs for tracking internal case and bottle movement requests.  Both logs are the communication hub for key internal movements supporting all sales channels including sample shipments.
* Direct and optimize all case goods movements to reduce cost and increase service.  All wine transfer requests are facilitated through the Inventory and Logistics Specialist.
* Collaborate with the Shipping and Logistics Manager to maintain each estate’s winemaker library.  Using the Crimson Wine Group bottling schedule identify winemaker library wines scheduled for bottling and advise the Shipping and Logistics Manager.  The Shipping and Logistics Manager will proactively plan transportation and security of our designated winemaker library wines.
* Working with all channels and maintaining a system using vintage…