Job purposeResponsible for the efficient purchase, storage and movement of raw materials and finished goods in the organization. Activities include forecasting anticipated materials requirements; coordinating supply; ensuring the timely flow of materials to production lines and the return of finished goods to distribution facilities; dealing with customs and shipping; and managing materials inventory.
Duties and responsibilities- Manages experienced professionals who exercise independent discretion and/or manages a functional area or process that may or may not have direct reports.
- Evaluates written data, such as purchase orders and job orders, product specifications and operations sheets, parts and materials inventory lists, and machine and worker production rates, to establish efficient allocation and scheduling of parts, materials, machines, and sequences of operations and workflow.
- Lead the overall Supply Chain activities to achieve plant wide goals for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory and Continuous Improvement.
- Develop a budget and manage the administration responsibilities for all aspects of the Materials function.
- Lead and coordinate purchasing and leasing functions.
- Confers with production personnel to resolve problems affecting production schedules.
- May supervises shipping, receiving, production control and personnel to insure on-time shipments of products to customers.
- Analyze forecast and actual sales history for trends and maintain optimal safety stock and inventory levels to ensure product availability.
- Be responsible for the accuracy of the data in SAP that drivers the system interface and subsequent output (delivery dates, lead-times, minimum order quantity, safety stock, etc.).
- Maintains and controls inventory levels.
- Coordinates engineering changes in raw materials.
- Keeps managers informed on issues and concerns that affect shipments.
- Works with vendors on effecting JIT shipments.
- Works with quality department and vendors to resolve vendor quality issues.
- Develops and supports programs to prevent Safety and Environmental nonconformities.
- Actively contribute to the plant strategic vision as part of the plant leadership team
- Drive for world class supplier performance utilizing root cause corrective action methodology for both supplier quality issues as well as delivery issues.
- Decision making is guided by strategic objectives of specialization
- Influences others outside of their own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures
- Must be able to communicate with executive leadership
- Supports relationships through effective communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or a related area.
- At least 6 years of relevant experience including at least 3 years' management or direct/indirect leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge with computerized manufacturing systems and Excel spreadsheets.
- Leadership and integrity; manages by fact, achieves results, builds teams
- Project Management experience preferred.
- Good knowledge of SAP Knowledge
- Good understanding of quality management ISO 9001
- Self-motivated, highly organized, goal-oriented and driven towards continuous improvement
- Bias for action, assertive, decisive
- Utilizes vision and purpose, provides direction, inspires, and motivates
- Customer-focused, meets expectations, internally and externally, forms partnerships
- Analytical problem-solving ability, process oriented
- High level communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong organizational skills
