Job Title: Global Supply Chain Manager
Department: Purchasing
Reports to: General Manager / President
FLSA (Exempt / Non Exempt): Exempt
Job Summary: This position has the responsibility to manage and maintain a quality supply of purchased components to support manufacturing requirements as well as overall supplier management on a global scale. This includes providing leadership and direction to buyers at Great Plains Industries (GPI) and Great Plains Australia (GPA) and developing profitable partnerships with our global vendor base.
Job Details:
- Lead the global Supply Chain including Purchasing, Scheduling, Logistics, and Supplier Quality functions.
- Develop and execute global sourcing strategies that support organizational objectives related to cost, quality, delivery performance, and business growth.
- Drive the implementation and adoption of standardized supply chain, logistics, and material planning processes across intercompany locations.
- Own supplier selection, supplier performance, supplier agreements, and supplier relationship management.
- Lead domestic and international sourcing initiatives, including requests for quotes (RFQ), supplier negotiations, and identification of common sourcing opportunities between GPI and GPA.
- Lead Supply Chain participation in New Product Development, product improvement, and quality initiatives to ensure supplier readiness, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity.
- Oversee Buyers and Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) to ensure supplier quality processes are followed and address specific issues as needed.
- Responsible for SQE activities to ensure suppliers are adequately prepared, informed, and positioned for success in meeting GPI and GPA requirements.
- Develop and maintain finished goods inventory strategies, including planning-to-production PTP targets, safety stock policies, and service level objectives.
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes.
- Monitor and manage MRP system transactions to ensure accurate demand planning, inventory control, and material availability.
- Ensure that material demand, inventory movements, receipts, and issuance transactions are processed accurately and timely to support effective MRP functionality.
- Analyze and resolve discrepancies that impact MRP accuracy, inventory records, and production planning.
- Monitor, adjust, and maintain the Advanced Forecasting Module for finished goods, including updating new monthly forecasts.
- Add new finished goods to SKU's as released on Engineering Change Notice (ECN's) to forecast with appropriate demand to drive raw materials.
- Responsible for the monthly Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process, aligning demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial plans across the organization.
- Manage domestic and international logistics strategies while optimizing freight costs and service performance and supply chain efficiency.
- Monitor and track raw material inventory turns with a goal of 4.0 or greater for annual turn.
- Monitor and track raw material shortages with a goal of zero component shortages that affect normal production schedules.
- Develop inventory and replenishment strategies that optimize customer service, working capital, inventory turns, and supply chain resilience.
- It is the responsibility of all GPI employees to:
- Comply with all Safety requirements of the position and the facility.
- Follow the policies outlined in the Employee handbook and the posted Work Rules for GPI and behave in an ethical manner.
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. The employee may be assigned other responsibilities as required of the position.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Purchasing Department, Logistics Specialist, Supplier Quality Engineer and Scheduling Manager.
Job Qualifications:
Required- 5 years plus experience managing a manufacturing supply chain team including responsibility for the performance of direct reports within supply chain, logistics and supplier quality.
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications.
- Strong Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
- Strong communication (verbal and written) with leaders, direct reports, and teammates.
- Prior experience with Lean / 6S in a manufacturing supply chain.
- Business degree (or similar) or progressive work experience in Supply Chain Management in lieu of degree.
- Microsoft office including Teams, SharePoint, Word and advance Excel.
- Ability to travel internationally two or more times per year.
Preferred- Lean and Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification is highly preferred.
Job Requirements:Physical: Ability lift 20lbs
- Work at a computer station and walk about concrete factory floor if required.
Working Conditions: Climate Controlled office, limited time in air-conditioned factory and an uncontrolled climate warehouse.
