Supply Chain Manager

The Plant Supply Chain Manager is a key member of the Site Leadership Team and reports directly to the Site Plant Manager and matrixed reporting through Corporate Supply Chain.  Role manages the daily plant supply chain operations to maximize manufacturing efficiency, minimize cost, drive quality, and ensure on-time delivery of supplies and finished goods.

The Plant Supply Chain Manager has overall site responsibility for production control, manufacturing scheduling, procurement, inventory management, vendor qualification, and inbound/outbound logistics of materials.

The position drives improvement in safety, quality, and operations performance.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES


* Responsible for the overall performance and success of the plant’s supply chain.


* Lead a team, including plant demand planning, released order fulfillment, production scheduling, purchasing, materials management, and logistics of shipments and finished goods.


* Take a proactive role in the development of the entire supply chain team.


* Maintaining detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the plant, at other sites, and in the company.


* Maintaining required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.


* Analyzing current inventories and procedures for replenishing as needed.


* Manage relationship with third-party logistics firm and ensure accurate and timely delivery of daily materials required for production.


* Partner with Operations and develop manufacturing schedules and resource capacity requirements based on sales forecasts and customer demands.


* Direct processing of all sales orders for manufacturing, assigning production schedules for optimal loading, shipment dates, and providing shop documents for production.


* Direct all plant purchasing activities, including but not limited to, managing the competitive bid process for raw materials, MRO items, and service contracts.


* Work in collaboration with BAC corporate and Amsted divisional procurement groups.

Partner with Engineering and Quality on a team approach to supplier assessments and approval


* Responsible for all facets of inbound/outbound logistics including freight sourcing, cost management, and on time delivery.


* Oversee all warehouse management and inventory movement operations within the plant.


* Develop and manage departmental budgets to ensure efficient use of resources and cost control.


* Actively participate in New Product Introductions and associated launches to optimize growth strategies while striving for the lowest landed cost.


* Develop and maintain performance metrics to measure supply chain effectiveness including on time production completion, inventory accuracy, cost, PPV, vendor performance, and inventory turns.


* Responsible for leading root cause analysis and creative problem solving for Supply Chain process improvements including robust documentation.


* Develop a...