Supply Chain Strategist

000586 Chem-Trend Limited Partnership; Howell (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg operates a role focused on designing and improving supply chain plans to boost efficiency and inventory control across manufacturing operations. The position involves analyzing complex data to identify trends, guide data collection, and align supply chain activities with business goals and customer requirements.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 1–3 years of experience in supply chain, production planning, or logistics, with a strong understanding of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• 1–3 years of experience in supply chain, production planning, materials planning, logistics, or a related manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, customer delivery requirements, and supplier coordination.
• Working knowledge of batch processing of chemical specialty products and inventory control is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer plans, initiatives and programs to improve supply chain efficiency, effectiveness, inventory levels, and alignment with business objectives.
• Collect, analyze, and mine complex data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; guide data collection to improve analyses.
• Evaluate demand patterns and inventory strategies to optimize investment, service levels, and responsiveness.
• Monitor forecasting programs to optimize scheduling and floor space and reduce missed shipments.
• Coordinate with procurement, logistics, production, and other departments to align supply chain activities with goals and customer requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and increase automation; support new ventures and acquisitions to ensure onboarding with standard practices.

Skills

Supply chain

Production planning

Materials planning

Logistics

Inventory control

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Materials Science, Mining, or related field

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and administer plans, initiatives and programs to improve supply chain efficiency, effectiveness, inventory levels, and alignment with organizational business objectives. Collect, analyze, and mine complex data to identify trends, inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for improvement; guide data collection or acquisition strategies when needed to improve the validity of analyses. Evaluate demand patterns, inventory strategies, and planning assumptions to optimize inventory investment, service levels, and business responsiveness. Monitor forecasting programs to help optimize scheduling and floor space and reduce missed shipments. Work closely with procurement, logistics, production, and other departments to align supply chain activities with business goals and customer requirements. Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve system utilization, and increase automation. Coordinate support for new ventures and acquisitions to help ensure materials, capacity, and customer requirements are brought on-line with standard Chem-Trend practices.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Materials Science, Mining, or a related field required 1-3 years of experience in supply chain, production planning, materials planning, logistics, or a related manufacturing environment Strong understanding of production scheduling, customer delivery requirements, and supplier coordination Working knowledge of batch processing of chemical specialty products and inventory control required.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Chem-Trend Limited Partnership Welcome to Freudenberg Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications. Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.