Supply Chain Manager

TecTammina; Watertown (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in supply chain solutions is seeking a Supply Chain Manager responsible for the management and improvement of cross-company logistics. You will oversee procurement, methods, and production control while leading a team to achieve operational objectives. The ideal candidate has a BSc or higher with experience in a similar role and a solid understanding of technical processes. This is a full-time permanent position located in Connecticut, USA.

Qualifications

• Progressive and successful experience in a similar role and company environment.
• Good understanding of technical products and processes.
• Good understanding of technical products and processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational supply chain for the business.
• Lead special Supply Chain projects.
• Facilitate definition of procedures and methods.
• Drive continuous improvement of Supply Chain results.
• Deploy robust processes to monitor KPI’s per the company’s standards.
• Facilitate definition of procedures and organization in collaboration with AMA management team.
• Develop required organizational structure to achieve supply chain goals.
• Assess team members, recruit, train, and coach as necessary.
• Act as key contact to customers and suppliers for improvement projects and new product launches.
• Communicate status of company initiatives to steering committee.
• Maintain operational database integrity with engineering and manufacturing managers.
• Participate in supply chain training and sharing of best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of supply chain results and root cause analysis.
• Perform yearly self-assessment for the plant and participate in cross-audit.
• Serve as local Business Process Owner for ERP implementations.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Logistics

Customer Service

Process Improvement

Stakeholder communication

Education

BSc or higher degree

Tools

ERP systems

MRP/ERP implementation

Job description

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for the management and continuous improvement of the cross-company logistics supply chain. Following processes are concerned: procurement, methods, production control, internal logistics and shipping department. Report to the position: 2 planners, 1 procurement agent, 2 Customer Service reps, 1 Warehouse Supervisor, 3 warehouse workers.

Role and Mission

Drive implementation of the system infrastructure to manage the basic supply chain processes of demand management, procurement, and inventory management to achieve operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the definition of basic supply chain processes
• Manage operational supply chain for the business
• Lead role in the implementation of the defined MRP/ERP solution
• Lead special Supply Chain projects including but not limited to: improving customer satisfaction, developing agreements (SLA), and inventory reduction
• Deploy robust process to monitor KPI’s per the company’s standards
• Execute the tactical implementation programs (TIP) including TIP 1 and TIP 2 supply chain action plan resulting from the comprehensive supply chain audit and included as recommendations in the audit report
• Facilitate definition of procedures, methods, internal and external flows, organization, benchmarks, roadmaps, in collaboration with AMA management team.
• Develop required organizational structure to achieve supply chain goals.
• Assess team members, recruit, train, and coach as necessary.
• Act as key point of contact to customers and suppliers for improvement projects, new product launches, service problems, and issue resolution as need be, including required preparation for customer and supplier meetings.
• Regularly communicate to steering committee status of the company initiatives including TIP1 and TIP2 update.
• Maintain operational database integrity in conjunction with the engineering and manufacturing department managers.
• Participate in the company SC network expertise and knowledge improvement program, including necessary and appropriate supply chain training to plant’s line management, and implementation and sharing of the company network best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of Supply Chain results for the company; conduct regular or as necessary root cause analysis of customer service failures and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Perform supply chain yearly self-assessment for the plant and participate in cross-audit per the company guidelines.
• Perform the role of local Business Process Owner for the ERP systems implementation

Expected results

• Achieve Target Customer On-Time Delivery and Delivery Lead-time Metrics
• Achieve Company Inventory Targets
• Achieve Target Supply Chain Costs

Desired profile

• BSc or higher degree.
• Progressive and successful experience in a similar role and company environment.
• Good understanding of technical products and processes

Additional Information

Job Status: Full Time / Permanent

Eligibility: EAD GC/ GC/ US Citizen

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