Supply Chain Leader

Overview

Direct Hire Opportunity with Full Benefits. Come join our growing organization. This Jobot Job is hosted by Sharon Brown. Salary $100,000 - $140,000 per year.

We specialize in designing engineering and manufacturing electrical products.

• Opportunity for growth and advancement
• Competitive compensation & benefits
• Collaborative work environment
• Stability
• 401 K match
• PTO

Job Objective: Responsible for all aspects of purchasing, production planning and scheduling, inventory and logistics within International and coordinates with other offices. Develops and execute plans to meet short-term and long-term supply chain management/production control requirements.

The Supply Chain Manager requires minimal direction and is expected to handle more complex and multiple projects; demonstrates a leadership role with others within the Supply Chain Department and offers training and assistance to other members of this group.

• Complies with all Quality System procedures and work instructions.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with vendors and suppliers
• Negotiates the best possible price
• Arrange discounts, favorable terms and problem resolution
• Develop resource for alternative suppliers
• Develop sources and networks in the market for products.
• Proactively handles shortages and other situations by building up a system of alternative suppliers or materials and monitoring market and industry trends for.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with subcontractors
• Ensures manufacturing product specification are developed, and testing and inventory control procedures are in place and assist in the assessment of vendor/subcontractor evaluations.
• Ensure vendors and subcontractors are manufacturing products according to product specifications.
• Inventory Control
• Proactively handle shortages and other situations by building up a system of alternative suppliers or materials and monitoring market and business trends for all sites.
• Maintain and create reports required for inventory/ materials management.
• Coordinates return material and finished goods logistics, with third-party logistics providers.
• Tracking stock status and availability for products required to support client’s orders and forecasts at all sites.
• Procurement of materials, required but not limited to to meet production schedules.
• Process client orders
• Review client purchase orders for completeness and accuracy prior to accepting.
• Coordinate the timely processing of client purchase orders or schedule changes.
• Create and manage the client’s open-order schedules.
• Enter orders into the MRP/ERP system.
• Responsible for planning and forecasting of all raw materials for supply chain.
• Analyze and design lean manufacturing cells using effective systems and simulation tools to optimize use of space, equipment, material and people.
• Stay informed of new manufacturing technologies and equipment to aid in the manufacture and reduction of cost deficiencies.
• Assist in reducing cost through re-engineering product/materials.
• Work closely with research and development, quality assurance and maintenance personnel to prevent problems with products and tooling/fixtures; attend design reviews.
• Determine and eliminate root causes of manufacturing errors.
• Maintain database.
• Standard cost evaluations and updates at Monitoring cost evaluations and updates.
• Mentors others performing Supply Chain functions (i.e. order entry, returns and allowances, production scheduling, planning and shipping).
• Direct staffing, training and performance evaluations.
• Aware of project milestones, able to respond, react and resolve financial project issues impacting the project’s success.
• Approval authority for ECO’s and temporary deviations. Backup the Manager Project Documentation (MPD).
• Makes good use of time and is able to set priorities to meet organizational and departmental goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities are over the Sr. Supply Chain Specialist; these responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining…