Supply Chain Graduate

Sanmina; Fermoy; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina in Ireland is seeking a Supply Chain Graduate to rotate across Inventory, Purchasing, Planning and Logistics, supporting our global supply chain objectives and ensuring robust processes with the vendor base.

You will provide general administrative support to the Materials Team, gaining exposure to MRP, logistics, and supplier performance, while developing IT and data analysis skills in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 8 Degree in Supply Chain/Finance or related discipline preferred.
• Graduate of the IIPMM or similar professional organization preferred.
• High level of IT skills proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Rotate across Inventory, Purchasing, Planning and Logistics in the Materials department.
• Help ensure a robust supply chain with the vendor base and meet global objectives.
• Provide general administrative support to the Materials Team.
• Coordinate with internal departments to align export/import schedules and shipping logistics.
• Support the MRP process, including weekly orders and supplier performance data.
• Assist in generating inventory and KPI reports and maintain records.

Skills

IT skills

Organizational skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Education

QQI Level 8 Degree in Supply Chain/Finance

Graduate of IIPMM or similar

Tools

ERP/MRP familiarity

Job description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Supply Chain Graduate

DEPARTMENT: Materials

REPORTING TO: Purchasing Manager

Individual Contributor or People Manager: Individual Contributor

Objectives of Position

• This role will rotate between 4 functions in our Materials department (Inventory, Purchasing, Planning and Logistics).
• The purpose of this role is to undertake and participate in meeting the overall global supply chain and logistic objectives of Sanmina Corporation and the Plant by ensuring that a robust supply chain is in place with the vendor base.
• General administrative support to the Materials Team.

Responsibilities

Logistics

• Document shipments to ensure compliance with customs rules and regulations.
• Coordinate with all internal departments to establish an efficient export and import schedule.
• Provide an efficient interface with freight forwarders and administer all freight logistics, providing optimal customer service and resolving all shipment issues.
• Perform all record‑keeping processes and maintain records of all entry.
• Ensure products are transported correctly and timely.
• Maintain effective communication with shippers and freight forwarders.
• Perform administrative tasks such as filing, typing up reports and maintaining email correspondence.
• Perform audits on all import and export files on a regular basis.
• Ensure all freight invoices are processed, monitored and approved through our invoice provider.
• Manage premium freight and recovery of the same. Align with corporate lanes/contracts.
• Duty management/avoidance through inward processing and management of this through revenue audits.
• Generate and submit Intrastat reports for ROS Online on a monthly basis.

Planning

• Allocate kits where appropriate (using allocation rules weekly).
• Review shortages and impacts on schedule weekly.
• Liaise and coordinate supply activities with buyers.
• Interact with Team Leads/Customer Service on reschedule/missed shipments daily.
• Issue Weekly Production Plan – rolling three weeks to Business unit members weekly.
• Monitor and control metrics relating to Production Plan performance – issue weekly.
• Review and highlight capacity/bottleneck impacts.
• Keep WIP figures in line with agreed levels.
• Generate and distribute a determined suite of inventory management related reports.
• Review excess/obsolete on shop floor, along with work order integrity.
• MRB issues/attend CCB meeting.

Purchasing

• Support the Plant Materials organization in ensuring a confirmed material supply chain that meets customers’ requirements and aligns with the inventory policy of the Plant.
• Ensure timely execution of MRP requests, including order placement, actioning all MRP requests weekly, escalating within the vendor base when responses do not match requirements, working within plant parameters, and maintaining accurate information on the enterprise system.
• Support the Regional and Global Commodity Management teams by:
• Implementing global and regional contracts accurately.
• Providing commodity data to allow the regional and global teams to create their TAM (Total Available Market).
• Providing vendor performance data as required.

Inventory

• Key driver for inventory reduction strategy.
• Responsible for achieving quarterly inventory turns goal.
• Review changes in demand for adverse inventory impact.
• Work with purchasing team to ensure critical PO reschedules are achieved.
• Work with shop floor control planners to ensure the MPS is achieved.
• Identify process deficiencies and instigate process improvements.
• Oversee authorized scrap and disposition of E&O inventory to recognized partners and approved recyclers.
• Set and meet department inventory KPIs.
• Maintain internal/external reporting templates and associated LOB analysis.
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly inventory status reports.
• Back‑up support to other team members.

Quality

• Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.

Health & Safety

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and regulations.

Measurements

• Measurements tracked against plant metrics and MBOs tracked as per the annual appraisal process.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications And Experience

• QQI Level 8 Degree in Supply Chain Business/Finance or related discipline is preferred.
• A graduate of the IIPMM or similar professional organization is preferred.
• High level of IT skills proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Team Player, self‑driven.
• Capable of pulling information from a variety of internal and external sources and analyzing this information and data.

Core Competencies

• Report/communicate analysis and conclusions concisely and effectively to immediate and senior management, verbally and written.
• Graduate of the IIPMM or similar professional organization is preferred.
• Previous experience in a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Previous administration experience.