Supply Chain Specialist

Job Summary:

Responsibilities include management of the production schedule, customer expectation communications, reporting and shipment timing. Manage materials supply, including a thorough understanding of customer and SKU demand, MRP reports, material release process, PO confirmations and receipts using SAP. Track supplier performance and oversee supply management for assigned suppliers, products, and facilities. Identify and manage material inventory plans, align and coordinate with operations and production planning to ensure timely receipt of materials and adherence to the production schedule.

Develop unique inventory plans by category and customer, realize department goals and objectives, and maintain functional best practices. Negotiate arrangements for purchasing goods or services (materials) within budget limits and identify cost‑effective and efficient acquisition methods.

• Utilizes SAP reports and data for efficient execution of functional responsibilities and objectives. (SAP, BW, VM, SharePoint)
• Enter production schedules, including any required schedule changes in SAP to meet and achieve customer satisfaction and communicate changes to all parties as needed
• Run and analyze MRP, performing analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to develop and execute forecasting plans
• Ensure products are received on time and are available to fill customer orders to keep the supply chain moving and eliminate downtime
• Ensure that internal and external customers’ expectations and requirements are met
• Assist commercialization team in product development and trials.
• Provide weekly/monthly detailed analyzed reports for customers
• Escort visitors for meetings, inspections or testing on products as needed
• Communicate and help coordinate shipments with the T&W department and customers
• Attend internal and external customer meetings to discuss next several weeks and shortages of scheduled production resulting from any difficulties
• Build and support BOM (Bill of Material) structure working with the Commercialization Team
• Create and define items to be consumed by BOM (Bill of Material)
• Drive timely part setup, BOM releases, and BOM changes to support new product introduction as well as changes to existing BOM business
• Coordinate returns and/or replacement of products (FG, SEMI FG, RAW PACK)
• Facilitate and manage QN/NCMR completion, closure within 30 days, and full financial recovery within 60 days

• Collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order to procure materials, including RFQs (Request for Quotes) and track PO confirmations
• Resolve conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and supplier levels (under/over orders, quality and damage)
• Negotiate procurement details with suppliers
• Seek new ideas from suppliers to reduce costs and ensure quality is met for internal and external customers
• Maintain files related to purchase orders, suppliers, quotes and other correspondence
• Perform inventory reports as required and work with IC to understand its accuracy
• Build strong relationships with qualified external suppliers
• Develop initiatives to reduce slow‑moving inventories, excess inventories, and obsolete inventory and implement process improvements to achieve company inventory goals
• Identify and evaluate suppliers that provide the best cost, cost savings, lead time, and service to meet overall business objectives
• Initiate and maintain conference calls with customers as needed
• Manage product extension requests with customers or suppliers
• Daily reports (past due, on time delivery, shortages, etc.), monitor, update and call out material losses
• Eliminate line downtime due to material availability and quality issues
• Coordinate efficient receipt and movement of materials with third‑party warehouses
• Identify the “right size” for all assigned material inventories
• Work with internal and external freight resources to ensure timely deliveries of inbound materials at competitive rates
• Manage inbound freight and freight claims as needed
• Identify and drive best practices within the total supply chain, including the development of…