Contract Manufacturing Specialist

Quaker Houghton; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Quaker Houghton is seeking an Assist Contract Manufacturing (CM) Manager to negotiate contractor rates, prepare bid packets, and coordinate with product management and the SCD team to secure capacity aligned with our strategic plan.

You will qualify new contract manufacturers with QA, manage material storage, track costs, and perform JDE transactions (BOMs, routings, item setups) while driving improvements and ensuring ISO/SOX compliance; travel up to 15% may be required.

Qualifications

• Negotiating CM rates and preparing bid packets.
• Coordinate with product management and SCD to ensure capacity.
• Qualify new contract manufacturers with QA.
• Manage raw materials and finished goods stocking levels.
• Track costs and other metrics; drive process improvements.
• Perform JDE transactions (BOMs, routings, item setups).
• Audit and maintain ISO and SOX compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist CM Manager in negotiating CM rates and bid packets.
• Work with product management & SCD to ensure adequate CM capacity.
• Qualify new contract manufacturers with QA collaboration.
• Manage material storage and stock levels; select carriers.
• Monitor costs and metrics; investigate CPRs; drive improvements.
• Process JDE items: BOMs, routings, item setups; report generation.
• Maintain customer relationships and meet needs.
• Assist with CM site audits and ISO/SOX compliance.
• Travel up to 15% for audits, trials and ISO training.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Capacity planning

Data analysis

JDE transactions

Audits

Process improvements

Cross-functional collaboration

Inventory management

Reporting

Tools

JDE (JD Edwards)

Job description

Assist Contract Manufacturing (CM) Manager in Negotiating Contract Manufacturing rates, including preparation of bid packets.
Work with product management & Supply Chain Department (SCD) team to ensure adequate contract manufacturing capacity in accordance with strategic plan. Works with SCD and Quality Assurance to qualify new contract manufacturers.
Manage the storage of raw materials and finished goods at contract manufacturing sites by setting stocking levels and doing periodic cycle counts, and select carriers for transport. Provide leadership for resolution of raw material, shipping or other operational problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays.
Monitor performance by tracking costs and other metrics on weekly, monthly and YTD basis; investigate and respond to CPR’s; identify and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
Make required transactions in JDE, including Item Setups, bill of material (BOM) and routings. Compile, store, and retrieve production data; produce reports for position customers as needed.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with position customers, and meet customer needs.
Assist CM Manager to implement policies and procedures and recommend improvements.
Investigate all billing and invoice discrepancies from the contract manufacturers and /or related suppliers. Ensure timely processing of CM orders & shipments.
Assist with contract manufacturing site audits, as needed, based on the audit schedule. This includes auditing safety and environmental practices
Assist CM Manager in maintain contract manufacturing records as to comply with ISO and SOX requirements.

Position requires up to 15% traveling to conduct Quality & EHS audits, support trials, on site physical inventory, ISO Training.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / EHS RESPONSIBILITIES

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger or handle; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Must be able to travel by automobile and air to visit contract manufacturing sites. Must be able to don and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by work environment and/or job task (example but not limited to: full/half respirator, safety glasses, goggles, gloves, and steel toes boots). Must be able to traverse oily, slippery or uneven terrains.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is generally working in an office environment. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock, slippery surfaces, and occasionally exposed to loud noise levels.

About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

What's in it for you

Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory

Paid time off for volunteerism

Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring

Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan

Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.

Job Description

Assist Contract Manufacturing (CM) Manager in Negotiating Contract Manufacturing rates, including preparation of bid packets.
Work with product management & Supply Chain Department (SCD) team to ensure adequate contract manufacturing capacity in accordance with strategic plan. Works with SCD and Quality Assurance to qualify new contract manufacturers.
Manage the storage of raw materials and finished goods at contract manufacturing sites by setting stocking levels and doing periodic cycle counts, and select carriers for transport. Provide leadership for resolution of raw material, shipping or other operational problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays.
Monitor performance by tracking costs and other metrics on weekly, monthly and YTD basis; investigate and respond to CPR’s; identify and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
Make required transactions in JDE, including Item Setups, bill of material (BOM) and routings. Compile, store, and retrieve production data; produce reports for position customers as needed.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with position customers, and meet customer needs.
Assist CM Manager to implement policies and procedures and recommend improvements.
Investigate all billing and invoice discrepancies from the contract manufacturers and /or related suppliers. Ensure timely processing of CM orders & shipments.
Assist with contract manufacturing site audits, as needed, based on the audit schedule. This includes auditing safety and environmental practices
Assist CM Manager in maintain contract manufacturing records as to comply with ISO and SOX requirements.

Position requires up to 15% traveling to conduct Quality & EHS audits, support trials, on site physical inventory, ISO Training.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / EHS RESPONSIBILITIES

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger or handle; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Must be able to travel by automobile and air to visit contract manufacturing sites. Must be able to don and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by work environment and/or job task (example but not limited to: full/half respirator, safety glasses, goggles, gloves, and steel toes boots). Must be able to traverse oily, slippery or uneven terrains.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is generally working in an office environment. Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock, slippery surfaces, and occasionally exposed to loud noise levels.