Supply Chain Manager PSI-DM

Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group, the Fortune 500 giant known for making life easier for millions around the globe. As the world’s top maker of home appliances, Midea is proud of its 166,000+ employees and presence in 200+ countries, including here in the U.S.

Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., with an innovation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, Midea America is dedicated to providing practical innovations that surprise and delight, creating moments to cherish at home.

Midea's lineup of appliances - from refrigerators to air conditioners, laundry solutions and floor care - are high quality, reliable, and affordable. By thoughtfully engineering performance, convenience, and design into every product, Midea delivers on the promise of every appliance to make your life a little easier.

Supply Chain Manager (PSI-DM) plays a critical role in optimizing DM (warehouse) inventory levels, ensuring smooth production flows, and coordinating logistics for timely product availability. This role requires a strategic mindset and strong cross-functional collaboration with demand planners, production, sales, procurement, and logistics team to balance supply and demand efficiently.

The PSI manager is responsible for managing optimal inventory levels, working closely with the production team to ensure on time production, and coordinating with overseas logistics team to manage vessel space allocation, on time shipping, and on time delivery to meet customer expectations. This position will also require initiating and drive process improvements, identifying bottlenecks in the PSI process, and implementing solutions.

The PSI manager will communicate opportunities, build consensus, and drive operational programs focused on innovation and growth. The role will ensure systems, processes, and resources are developed to improve our service levels for better customer experience.

• Lead PSI planning and execution with primary ownership of DC and warehouse inventory positioning.
• Translate demand forecasts into DC level replenishment and safety stock strategies.
• Balance service levels, inventory turns, and carrying costs across the DC network.
• Conduct regular PSI and inventory health reviews focused on aging, excess, and service risk.
• Implement and refine inventory control policies to maintain optimal stock levels while preventing shortages. Conduct regular PSI reviews to balance production output with actual sales demand and inventory capacity.
• Act as the central point of coordination between sales, demand planners, production, and logistics to ensure seamless operations. Communicate regularly with leadership on PSI related risks, challenges, and strategic recommendations.
• Lead PSI meetings to ensure alignment across departments and drive data driven decision making.
• Proactively monitor and analyze inventory levels to minimize excess stock and avoid obsolescence. Work closely with Product Marketing and sales to develop and execute strategies for inventory reduction and promotional activities.
• Work closely with overseas logistics team to ensure efficient vessel space management and minimize shipping delays. Monitor and track on time shipping performance, ensuring on time delivery for both Domestic inventory and direct deliveries to customers.
• Closely monitor and manage Lead Time (Production, Factory to Vessel, Port to Destination, etc.,) ensuring that production schedule is aligned with lead time changes to meet customer delivery dates.
• Identify and address bottlenecks in production that impact inventory flow and customer order fulfillment. Work with logistics team to develop contingency plans to address unforeseen shipping disruptions and supply chain bottlenecks.
• Participate in S&OP meeting to align monthly forecast through reviewing CPFR and aligning on decisions across Finance, Product Marketing, and Sales.
• Assessing current supply chain and identifying opportunities for improvements. Proposing potential projects and lead implementing system/process changes to better serve customers while meeting organizational needs.
• Ability to prioritize departmental activities and set effective…