DIRECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING OPERATIONS AND REPORTING - CEMEX

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

Play a key role leading the overall logistical cost optimization and financial reporting processes for the US cement organization (i.e., financial forecasting/budgeting for Supply Chain Operations).
Build business cases and supply chain finance decks providing financial modeling and analysis to assess ROI, risks/rewards, costs, margins etc.
Support engagement and interaction with Cemex Mexico Global Trading/Global Shipping to ensure minimum supply and transportation costs, including minimizing demurrage costs
Work with Regional VPs to compare and select best import scenarios/options to enable cement supply to meet efficiently demand as per Sch5.
Lead a team of Analysts extracting, collecting, and analyzing data.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordination of the annual budget process and monthly logistics cost including projections/financial forecasts based on S&OP plan generated monthly; to be presented to VP SC Planning & Analytics and reviewed/approved by EVP SC.
• Preparation of monthly business review focusing on terminal freight, terminal cost, last mile, imports, purchases, demurrage, freight creep cost; developing reporting that identifies any key trends and delving into deviations to plan or significant result outliers. Analyze main cost drivers and provide explanation as needed
• Responsible for calculating landed costs, while optimizing best logistics cost scenarios across all plants and terminals to maximize EBITDA, including maintaining an accurate and up-to-date repository of costs and all related assumptions by source/origin and lane.
• In charge of running comparative analysis to minimize non-optimal import sources.
• Responsible for the consolidation and reporting of all Supply Chain Operational and Financial KPI’s.
• Support the S&OP process by contributing to the design and implementation of supply chain strategies.
• Collaborate with the commercial and Analytics department to evaluate demand trend, plant outages, transfers, purchases, and imports.
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field of study from an accredited college/university. Emphasis in Supply Chain and Operations Management preferred. 
• +15 years of experience, with at least 5 years in leadership.
• Planning and operational experience of bulk, commodity products a plus.
• Experience working in global organization with knowledge of international trade a plus.
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Knowledge of MS Office with advanced Excel skills (formulas, v-lookups, pivot tables, charts, etc.).
• Experience with SAP, Power BI or other external data systems preferred.
• Knowledge of Financial Analysis and Planning.
• Thorough understanding of logistical operations, imports, and international transportation in complex supply networks.
• Spanish is highly valuable.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
   

Working Conditions

• Capable to work extended hours when needed.
• Capable of working in an open concept office environment.
• Willing to spend time on site at industrial operations as needed
   

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors 

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act.  CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).

EEO Statement - En Español

CEMEX es una institución EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientación sexual, información genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.