Supply Chain Director

Supply Chain Director

Forney Industries, Inc is one of America's longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Forney will be celebrating its 95th anniversary, and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940's. With such a longstanding history, it's safe to say that Forney has been there for welders and metalworkers since the beginning of the trade. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company now offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do it yourself markets.

Distributing products to all 50 states, Forney has an extensive customer network, and is committed to providing the highest standard products and customer service possible.

Forney offers base salary, generous bonus potential, and employee benefits including 401K and Profit Sharing. Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Pet insurance. Flex spending accounts as well as other optional plans.

Salary range- $130,000-$150,000

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible to the Chief Operating Officer for the overall leadership of the four-employee Procurement Division for Forney. The Director of Supply Chain will also be the key point of contact for our Forney Asia team. Forney Asia is a team of roughly 5 employees that help source, vet, and maintain relationships with vendors across Asia.

Key responsibilities are to develop and maintain a global sourcing strategy that directly supports Forney's fast-growing sales, to oversee manufacturer/supplier vetting, contract negotiations and selection and to manage approved supplier relations. This role requires a proven background in global/international supply chain management and hands-on leadership of Lean process improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Director is responsible for leadership of the Procurement Team to right-size inventory levels, ensure optimal inventory turns, take corrective action for non-conforming product and to minimize product costs and expenses without impacting quality.

• Manage team that creates and manages accurate purchase order creation
• Lead our Lean Implementation efforts by planning and facilitating Kaizen events, applying 5S and value stream mapping, and building a continuous-improvement culture across the Procurement team
• Work with sales and product management to support promotion or new customer opportunities
• Work with product management and engineering to bring new products to market
• Global sourcing:
  Supplier vetting, contract negotiations and selection
• Supplier management:
  Adherence to contract terms, on-time supplier production, cost/pricing negotiations, etc.
• Inventory turns:
  Reduce total on-hand inventory while maintaining a customer service level of >95%
• Prepare and issue Transfer Orders (inventory balancing), as required to ensure appropriate product availability at all Forney associated warehouses
• Prepare and issue requests for Proposals/Quotes to support new product introductions
• Create a faster, more agile supply chain. Use lean methodology to drive waste out of the material ordering processes
• Work in conjunction with the Director of Logistics to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of overseas and domestic products
• Improve product quality continuously. Participate in quality improvement teams, assist in developing quality improvement methodology and drive quality discipline into the supply base
• Direct off-shore resources for supplier management and on time supplier compliance
• Other duties as assigned

· Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Material Management, Operations Management or equivalent with 10-years' experience in Supply Chain/Procurement and 6-years supervisory leadership

· OR, 20-years' experience in Supply Chain/Procurement with 10-years supervisory leadership

· Demonstrated experience leading Lean/Continuous Improvement implementations (e.g. Kaizen events, 5S, value stream mapping) within a supply chain or procurement organization;
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred

· Minimum 5 years of experience sourcing and managing suppliers internationally (e.g.…