Supply Chain Manager

General Position Summary:

Manage and coordinates all activities of procurement, inventory control, material movement, and related activities, stockroom, and shipping/receiving. Focus on controlling costs, improving quality, and ensuring product availability. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Develops and implements the analytical tools and tactics required to optimize inventory investment in accordance with the strategic direction set by the management team.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Reviews, plans, and maintains ordering parameters and inventory levels for new and existing manufactured parts in support of production and inventory strategies. Monitors and procures proper amounts of operational supplies (materials, gages, expendable tooling, supplies, and services etc.) to support the production schedule and ensures all purchases are properly executed and documented.

• Provides management oversight for product shipment and stockroom operations including processing, packaging, receiving, storing, distribution, shipment and coordination of finished goods. Develops methods and process to ensure material availability, timely delivery, and quality of service within established timeframes and budgets.

• Establishes preferred supplier selection criteria based on supplier evaluations of price, quality, delivery, certifications, compliance with governmental procurement regulations, and company standards. Establishes and implements standard/automated re-order procedures. Develops crisis management and supplier backup contingency programs. Negotiates long term contracts in coordination with company policies.

• Reviews, reports, and maintains manufacturing part information. Prepares inventory reports and lists of required materials and/or goods to meet sales and manufacturing requirements.

• Prepares bid specifications, evaluate supplier performance to cost values, recommend supplier selection, negotiates prices and monitors PO status to ensure timely delivery of goods purchased both domestically and internationally. Develops methods and process to ensure material availability, timely delivery, and quality of service within established timeframes and budgets.

• Expedites production materials as necessary to meet delivery schedules and maintains Purchase Order data to reflect supplier commitments. Communicates quality and service requirements and issues, reviews, plans, and maintains repetitive order parameters for the balancing inventory to support business strategies.

• Establishes methods to maintain accuracy of inventory transaction and on-hand quantities, this includes providing oversight of inventory audits. Provides inventory trend analysis, plan versus actual variance reporting, and manages the cycle counting program to ensure recording accuracy and that inventory targets are met and maintained.

• Provides timely updates to Sr. Director Operations on all production, supply chain, and quality related issues. Delivers progress reports, schedule adjustments, quality issues, or other adjustments that may impact project deadline or parameters.

• Ensures adherence to timelines, use of appropriate data and decision support tools and development of reports and analysis to drive the process. Continuously drives process improvements

• Works with Sr. Director Operations to develop policies and procedures for assigned area.

• Manages departmental staff and budget. Manages and coordinates activities of buyer and support staff engaged in the planning, acquisition and distribution of materials to support operations, production requirements and product development. Assists with work prioritization. Conducts annual performance appraisals and performance improvement plans when needed. Develops training and development plans for staff.

• Adheres to Company policies and procedures. Works in a safe manner and ensure safety procedures are adhered to.

• Other duties as assigned.

Specific Job Skills:

• Coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning, organizing, integrating, and controlling activities in assigned areas.
• Comprehensive knowledge of supply chain management practices; ERP and inventory management; production and processing (knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture goods)
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and global sourcing, preferred.

• Strong hands-on experience supervising in an electro-mechanical manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical, decision making and problem solving skills.
• Strong multi-tasking ability and detail orientation. High degree of organization and planning skills.
• Strong leadership, verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to manage a team, to develop people and to work collaboratively across functions to achieve outcomes that support business objectives.

• Strong computer skills including experience with Microsoft Office suite of products (Outlook, Excel, and Word).

• Requires a high degree of initiative, results orientation, ethics and tenacity. Ability to work within given parameters to achieve optimal results.

Education:

BS/BA degree in a relevant discipline is required. APICS or ISM certification preferred.

A combination of education and experience may be considered.

Experience:

Minimum of 8 years similar and progressive experience within an electro-mechanical manufacturing facility, with at least 5 years in a supervisory role.

Job Conditions:

This employee normally operates in a manufacturing environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand or sit; manipulate objects, tools, computer keyboard and controls; walk, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl for long periods of time. May be required to lift up to 30lbs. and lift more than 30 lbs with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to focus, and the ability to distinguish colors. The employee will work near and/or with moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles where use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is required. Some job pressure exists in the balancing of several projects with conflicting and sometimes changing deadlines. Ability to operate telephones and computer hardware and software, including keyboard and 10-key. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.