Supply Base Manager

Scotsman Ice; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotsman Ice is seeking a Supply Base Manager in Vernon Hills, IL to lead supply base management for best-value components and services. You will partner with product and project teams to optimize value for end customers.

Responsibilities include driving supplier performance, ensuring timely payments, and guiding strategic direction across divisions, while applying VA/VE methods to reduce costs. 25%+ travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Purchasing experience in ice machine components, metals, electrical, or mechanical components.
• Team oriented; quality and problem-solving training.
• 4 year college degree; mechanical or technical focus preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend and support Product and Project Team activities with inputs and resolve challenges.
• Improve supply base performance using quality techniques and advanced material management methods.
• Assess competitiveness of commodities and supply base to ensure value for company and customers.
• Maintain system integrity to ensure prompt supplier payments and inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate with Accounting to ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Provide strategic direction on supply base management across divisions.
• Apply VA/VE techniques to reduce material costs.
• Support with component shortages as needed.
• Contribute input to overall department strategy.

Education

4 year college degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Vernon Hills - Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $105,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift: Any

Job Title
Supply Base Manager

Function
Purchasing

Reports to
Vice President, Procurement

Supervises
None

Mission
Manage the supply base under the philosophy of partnerships, for the best value components and services. Provide value-added support for product and project teams to manage the product lines value to the end customer.

Principle Activities

• Attend and support all assigned Product and Project Team activities with functional technical inputs and non-functional challenges.
• Measurement and improvement of the supply base performance through quality techniques and state of the art material management techniques.
• Assess the competitiveness of assigned commodities and supply base to insure overall value to the company and customers.
• Maintains the system integrity to insure prompt payments to suppliers, and inventory accuracy.
• Interfaces with Accounting to insure timely payment of all invoices.
• Provide strategic direction on supply base management both divisional and on cross-division councils.
• Uses state of the art techniques to reduce material costs to the stated goal, such as V/A and V/E.
• Assists Fairfax with component shortages if needed.
• Maintains competency in commodity areas for new state of the art approaches.
• Provide input and direction to the overall strategy of the department.

Financial/Risk Control

• Fulfill the financial control and risk management responsibility inherent in the position.
• Conduct yourself in accordance with the Company code of ethics policy.

Required Education/ Certification

• 4 year college degree. Preferably with a mechanical or technical focus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft word, excel, access, and PowerPoint.

Required Experience

• Purchasing experience in ice machine components, metals, electrical, or mechanical components. Team focused. Quality and Problem-solving training.

Physical Requirements

• Some travel required. 25% or more. 4-5 hotel nights.
• Some light lifting, bending and squatting may be required.
• 30% of time may be spent keyboarding.

Compensation

$90,000 - $105,000