Supply Chain Operations Manager

Description

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading a team tasked with maintaining the finite scheduling, raw material purchasing, and inventory management. The Supply Chain Manager will primarily be accountable for the service metrics at the plant and to protect the voice of the customer within the operational organization while making decisions. Leading a team to maintain positive customer relationships, both internal and external, while maximizing service levels and managing appropriate material levels are the core responsibilities of tasks assigned. The Supply Chain Manager should aid in the advancement of key initiatives within the organization through multi-departmental collaboration.

Additional Information

The travel for this positions is 10%

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Responsibilities

Customer Service Orientation

Determine and implement site supply chain strategies to achieve service goals.

Make decisions with the voice of the customer in mind.

Maintain positive relationships with key internal and external customers to ensure supply chain targets are achieved.

Manage appropriate levels of finished good and raw material inventories in plants and DSC’s by participating in the flash and takt processes.

Drive continuous improvement by supporting current and future business needs.

Management of Schedules and Procurement

Manage a team to develop and maintain the production plan with clear and timely communication to operations

Lead a team in the optimization of finite schedules and MRP for assigned areas of responsibility

Develop, plan, and implement takt reports to guide decision making

Lead the buying/planning function to ensure finite schedules are maximizing service and accurate to raw material inventories

Collaborate with the centralized demand, supply, and raw material planning groups to meet organizational goals

Provide data-based analysis when deciding appropriate problem resolution

Cost Conscious Decision Making

Manage finished good and raw material inventory to mitigate slow moving, non-moving inventory creation

Make decisions with freight costs and incremental production or raw material sourcing costs in mind to help the division achieve financial goals

Work with the transportation and sourcing groups to ensure optimization throughout the supply chain

Team Learning and Development

Manage and participate in the training and on-boarding of new direct reports and team members.

Take a hands-on approach to the development and growth of employees within the supply chain area

Complete yearly reviews of employees

Employee Engagement

Be active in employee engagement initiatives

Foster a positive work environment for the team

Safety and Wellness

Support safety initiatives.

Adhere to all safety policies while working on-site.

Participate in required safety training and promote a safety culture with all employees

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)

Must have bachelor’s degree or higher or ten (10) years supply chain scheduling/buying experience

Must have at least three (3) years of work experience in Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations

Must have at least three (3) years of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment

Must have at least one (1) year of supervisory/management experience in supply chain

Preferred Qualification:

Have bachelor’s degree or higher in supply chain management

Have at least four (4) years of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment

Have experience supporting a multi-shift operation

Have experience with supply chain systems & Microsoft 365 suites

Have prior work experience with SAP BusinessObjects