Supply Chain Manager

Responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Sales & Operations Planning including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Supply Point Coordination, and Inventory Mgmt.

• Manage Procurement and Supply Chain processes.
• Responsible for management of all inventories.
• Achieve desired economies of scale by consolidating vendors, suppliers and resources.
• Create individual and departmental development plans.
• Develop planning group vision and recruit new personnel.
• Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
• Develop and maintain process for material forecasting
• Create and maintain balance between supply and demand.
• Create, interpret, and report on Key Performance Indicators.
• Analyze and outline deviations from targets and plans (gap analyses).
• Provide input as to product enhancements and/or new product development.

• Responsible for creating/maintaining demand plan review.
• Responsible for aligning the demand plan with the S&OP outcome.
• Challenge input from market intelligence in forecast demand.
• Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react.
• Oversee corporate reporting.
• Responsible for SKU classification in demand segmentation.

• Meet service level framework agreement with suppliers.
• Implement procurement strategy and policies.
• Ensure visibility of forward supply and inventory plan.
• Manage excess stock, minimize write offs.
• Maintenance of the ISO Qualified Supplier Evaluation Program.
• Monitor capacity planning.
• Prepare purchase requisitions, approve and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Manage phasing-in and phasing-out of products.
• Set long term strategy based on consumption trends.
• Oversee the notice, registration, scheduling and requests for the import of product portfolio.

• Initiate and roll out SOP best practices and manage SOP enhancement projects.
• Identify and agree upon supply chain improvements projects.
• Develop creative analytic reporting for forecasting and inventory management.
• Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements/preferences listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required – Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Admin.
• Required – 8 to 10 years of Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Production Scheduling, Inventory Deployment, Supply Chain Network Design and Project Management experience.
• Required – 3 to 5 years people management.
• Required – Experience using Windows, Office, Word, Excel, ERP/CRM Systems
• Required – International Supply Chain Management – Customs Agency.