Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management

Req
Remote Position:
Yes
Region:
Americas
Country: USA

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Career Stream: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Role: Director 2 (DR2)
Job Title: Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management 2
Job Code: DR2-SCM-SSCM
Job Level: Level 13
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Provides direct and indirect supervision to all subordinate managers and employees at a site performing highly specialized roles in several major functions or departments. This includes long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, interpretation and management while providing latitude and discretion to subordinates. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-national or global basis. Has overall P&L responsibility for site operations or operational accountability for global business units.

Work requires investigating and resolving a wide variety of highly unusual conditions that carry long-term implications. Requires developing new strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs or techniques and utilizing them to analyze and interpret difficult problems or situations and/or establishing new strategic direction that is site or multi-site specific. Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Has overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees in a functional area.

Makes final decisions on administrative and operational matters in area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of business unit operations. Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers. Assigns objectives, reviews performance and approves employee compensation, coaches for improved performance. Regularly interactions with executives and/or major customers.

Interactions normally involve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading other senior level managers. May represent the organization in public speaking venues and/or community events

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Maintains responsibility for a large site SCM activities or multi-customer activities but may have involvement in other site process and application implementations.
• Provides leadership and direction to multiple departments on structuring processes, layouts, and resources.
• Maintains external contacts to understand best of breed processes to improve costs and logistics offerings. Implements structure to meet future customer and process requirements.
• Maintains involvement in day-to-day issues related to the warehouse, transportation, internal parts flow, security and controls, inventory management, direction on purchasing contracts and non-production activities, applications and process changes.
• Provides direction on major projects, such as warehouse software upgrade, Advanced Planning System tool or enhancements.
• Provides direction to managers on objective setting, measurements, Human resource activities and company procedures.
• Regular interaction, coaching and feedback with direct reports and also, their employees in some situations.
• Plays leadership role for the broader SCM team including hiring, promotions, and HR practices.
• Has involvement in many cross-functional activities such as formal benchmarking studies; interface with external auditors, and driving actions/ improvement across the organization.
• Reviews ISO compliance and SCM business controls. Identify and implement cost reduction activities.
• Has regular communication with the customers related to, demand, commitments, non-performing inventory and future process changes /improvements.

• Extensive knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management.
• Ability to understand the complete supply chain and resolve issues in any area.
• Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications.
• Strong knowledge in all areas of import / export, regulatory and logistics management
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Able to resolve complex issues & problems internally and externally
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, association and other companies for benchmarking and networking.
• Able to work effectively cross- functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives.

Twelve plus years.