Program Manager Description: The ideal Program Manager role will preferably possess a bachelor's degree and/or have a combination of supply chain knowledge and relevant experience in a customer-facing role. A qualified candidate should possess the ability to lead customer business review presentations on a variety of topics which may include but not limited to, on time delivery, sales trends, obsolesces inventory, cost saving initiatives, fulfillment solution projects, scope expansion and any other projects. It addition, the Program manager must be able to perform the following tasks:

• Develop a strategic and targeted customer service approach to attain and exceed annual sales quota and commercial margin rate of assigned customer account worth at least $1M in annual sales.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, long-term relationships with assigned customers by understanding needs, objectives, and pain points to manage their supply chain.
• Manage discrete, ILM, VMI and/or consignment inventory program(s), assessing the risks and opportunities, while consistently improving the fulfillment process.
• Provides customer account management which may include, but is not limited to tactical supports such, order entry, order inquiry, product information, order status, pricing, inventory inquiries, customer fulfillment and transportation management to analyze and resolve customer needs.
• Provides strategic account management which include more complex support such as forecasting, monitoring negative transactions, overall profitability and completing all contractual obligations.
• Working independently and/or with cross-functional team members to resolve complex escalations from customer such as resolve shortages, possible line down, quality issues.
  1. Such as the NCNR and/RAM process
• Guarantee parts are ordered timely to insure on-time delivery.
• Drive process improvements within assigned customer base.
• Resolve escalated/complex customer inquiries concerning shipment problems, order changes, invoice variations, etc., using root-cause analysis.
• May attend/lead quarterly business review with internal team members or external customer and suppliers to provide performance and inventory updates to assigned customer base.
• Ensure prompt payment on invoicing for assigned customer base.
• Own execution of deflationary effort for assigned customer base, if needed.
• Review customer forecast and usage through data analysis to show current trends and predict future trends to prepare correct stocking levels with consideration to lead times.
• Provide technical and product knowledge support to supplier and customer base as needed to ensure account is properly maintained.
• In some cases, the Program Manager may have management responsibilities of a small team of Warehouse Leaders, Inside Sales Representatives and/or Project Managers - Sales.
• Other duties as assigned by Senior Program Manager, Service Site Manager and/or Service Center Manager.

Program Manager Requirements: The Program Manager should preferably possess a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a customer-facing role within the supply chain industry OR an equivalent combination of education and experience within the supply chain industry in program management/sales/service capacities owning program strategy and end to end delivery. The ideal candidate should posses the ability to define and execute against program requirements. The Program Manager should possess a combination of proven product and application knowledge, negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, organization skills, and problem-solving skills to drive decisions with influence presenting to senior executive.

DISCLAIMER:The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.