Supply Chain Manager, Sourcing, Heavy Manufacturing, Vendor Management.
DeSoto, TX.
Competitive Salary [about $190K] Full Benefits, World Class Corporation
Summary: Manages a team that oversees the order to delivery supply chain to ensure availability of necessary commodities to support manufacturing or distribution. Develops, implements, and manages supply chain strategies and solutions. SOURCING SUPPLIERS- SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT. NOT Freight/3PL
Responsibilities Ensure the supplier value stream performance is consistent and synchronized with demand.
• Serve as the industry expert for a particular value stream category and develop and execute supplier sourcing strategies that support business growth and cost reduction targets while delivering year over year supplier performance improvement.
• Act as an internal consultant on the availability of future commodities and the corresponding impact on design programs.
• Identify performance gaps within the supply base, develop improvement plans for identified gaps.
• Provide leadership through the development, mentoring and training of their team to build the best Global Supply Chain team and drive business results.
Degree Requirement - Degree required
Skills: Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Level Extensive Experience: Demonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.
• Ensures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.
• Plans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.
• Ensures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Negotiating: Knowledge of successful negotiation concepts and techniques; ability to negotiate successfully across the organization and with external vendors and clients in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing, and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there.
Contingency and Disaster Recovery Management: Knowledge of manufacturing contingency and disaster recovery approaches, practices, tools and techniques; ability to develop and administrate contingency and disaster recovery plans.
Strategic Sourcing: Knowledge of strategic sourcing methods, technologies and processes; ability to analyze, improve and re-evaluate organizational procurement process continuously.
Supply Chain Management: Knowledge of functions, principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and implement strategies, practices and tools for controlling the whole processes.
Candidate Details: 2+ to 5 years experience//Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
Management Experience Required – No//Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
CONTACT/SEND RESUME:
Bill Marek - CEO