Supply Chain Manager

JOB SUMMARY The Supply Chain Manager manages and oversees the supply chain function for assigned facility. Responsibilities include management of materials, including demand, releases, and receipts using SAP, supplier performance and supply management for assigned suppliers, products and facilities, manage material inventory plans for assigned items, align and coordinate efforts with operations and production planning to ensure timely receipt of all materials, develop unique inventory plans by category and customer, ensure realization of department goals and objectives, execute and maintain functional best practices.

JOB DUTIESKey Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Manage location capacity planning 13 weeks rolling, in parallel to the labor capacity

Handle designated customer accounts on a daily basis

Prepare, set up and train staff on new developments, projects and customers.

Manage the external demand with our supply constraints to deliver customer service while optimizing our run strategy and establishing run rules

Reach out for help cross functionally to meet the on time, in full customer expectations

Establish best practices with demand planning time fences, weekly cadence and external reporting

Responsible for inventory management and accuracy: inventory aging/usage, cycle count programs and material/finished good dispositions

Serve as voice of the customer for sales when making priority decisions

Schedule conference calls with customers or carriers to develop working relationships and interact with customer and carriers via phone or e-mail on a regular basis

Oversee outbound planning of finished goods

Analyze SAP reports and data Identifies and implement cost reductions

Manages 4-7 department members

Ensure material is available to eliminate line downtime

Assist with the development and implementation and sustainment of policies and procedures

Identify and drive best practices within total supply chain, including the development of supplier and supply related metrics

Manage the supplier

Manage designated customer orders and schedule orders for delivery. Adjust to the changing schedules driven by the customer.

Recommend potential issues to management by collecting customer information and analyzing customer needs

Facilitate training on new developments with SAP Performs other duties as assigned. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES Experienced in conflict resolution

Ability to prioritize work based on short and long-term objectives

Successfully analyzes and presents data to multiple levels of the organization

Well-developed influence management and project management skills

Ability to assess customer needs to resolve promptly and efficiently, handle customer issues.  Proven ability to build customer confidence with proper follow through and diffuse dissatisfied customer or carriers with calm, confident answers or solutions

Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to write effective e-mails to customers and carriers.

Ability to handle multiple high-pressure tasks MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS At least 5-7 years of Supply Chain Planning and Materials Management experience5+ years’ experience in managing people with proven ability to handle employee issues4-year degree in a related program preferred, but not requiredERP Program Experience

Required:

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