Supply Chain Manager

Default Brand; Versailles; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Education assistance

Job summary

Default Brand in Versailles, France is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to oversee manufacturing operations and inventory control. The role focuses on capacity planning, OTIF delivery, and cost-optimized packaging while maintaining health, safety, and quality standards across ISO/TS16949 and related systems.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of manufacturing leadership, strong communication and negotiation skills, and expertise in SAP and Excel to drive continuous improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with SAP and quality management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manufacturing operations and optimize capacity planning.
• Plan and supervise inventory control, including cycle counts.
• Manage inventory and packaging costs within budget.
• Ensure health & safety compliance and ISO/TS16949 standards.
• Develop stocking plans for OEM and Just-In-Time programs.
• Ensure on-time deliveries and OTIF performance.
• Maintain accurate paperwork for inbound/outbound shipments.
• Collaborate with leadership and other functions to drive improvements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Strong written and verbal skills

Excel proficiency

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Job description

• Coordinate manufacturing operations through efficient and economic use of facilities, manpower and material to insure timely customer deliveries. Use top level capacity planning through the Sales & Operating Planning tools to define & communicate customer sales forecasts & required shift structures.
• Plan and supervise inventory control activities (including inventory accuracy, cycle counting & plant physical inventories). Manage inventory levels within established financial guidelines (including production build outs, engineering changes, obsolete/slow moving inventories). Maintain part numbers within corporate proprietary inventory, shipping & financial systems.
• Manage inventory through non-value added and blocked stock stages as well as trapped inventory and set priorities for production planning.
• Manage packaging, freight, storage & forklift costs within budgeted levels.
• Maintain current knowledge of Health & Safety issues. Achieve company performance goals as established for Health & Safety.
• Develop and communicate planned stocking levels for products to O.E.M. customers, Internal customers, and Just-In-Time programs along with AGR products to ensure the plant operates at a “zero” delinquent level. This should be reflected in OTIF scores.
• Ensure that the detail operating plans and schedules conform to issuing requirements for economic production quantities such that operating variances can be minimized and in line with budgeted performance indicators (yield, uptime, flowrate, MMPP)
• Ensure the planning and ordering of direct materials for current & future production plans are carried out to meet the production schedule plans & customer requirements while working within the budget.
• Ensures appropriate supply of packaging to meet scheduled production requirements and administer rack repair program.
• Manage Storeroom to ensure stock levels support required min/max levels for spare and non-spare items. Ensure cycle counting program is in place to support audit requirements.
• Assure all proper paperwork accompanies all items shipped and received and ensures that all inbound materials are accurately received and promptly processed. Customer requirements for outbound shipments must be satisfied.
• Develop systems whereby excellent interpersonal relationships are maintained both within and outside the group.
• Develops operating systems for the improvement of: customer feedback, interaction with other functions/groups, internal communication between group teams.
• Responsible for auditing: safety systems, quality systems, & inventory control systems.
• Ensure internal ISO 14000 environmental management system compliance, TS16949 automotive quality management system compliance, and C-TPAT compliance to ensure continual improvement.
• Active participation in request for quote process and long-term planning when required.

Scope/Dimensions:

• Interacts with plant and executive leadership team regularly
• Manages operations for the supply chain department
• Responsible for inventory budgets of $40m

Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:

• Passion for Excellence – takes personal responsibility and ownership for achieving results and objectives
• Innovation and Change – open to change and actively interest in new developments, technology, and emerging market trends
• Influential – simple convey … [some text] …

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years’ management experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in Supply Chain.
• Strong communications and negotiation skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel

Qualifications Desired:

• Experience with SAP
• Experience with quality management systems

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, which includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, company paid holidays, paid vacations, and education assistance

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