Strategic Supply Chain Manager

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Creation Technologies is seeking a Strategic Supply Chain Manager located in Dallas, TX. to act as the materials advocate for your customer(s) in one or more manufacturing facilities across North America.

Reporting to the Director of Strategic Supply Chain Management, the Strategic Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for key metrics relative to the end-to-end supply chain support of your customer. This candidate will work directly with the Strategic Account Leader (SAL), the site customer focused and account teams, as well as the customer to develop and execute the supply chain strategies and solutions that will improve overall operational efficiencies including Clear to Build, Load vs Commit, asset velocity, material strategies and improved customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop programs to maximize asset velocity / inventory turnover while limiting inventory exposure and mitigating risk for both Creation and the customer. Included in this portfolio is the execution of customer contractual excess and obsolescence terms as well as implementation of vendor managed inventory programs.
• Ensure the highest ethical & legal standards of integrity and professionalism are adhered to in all aspects of the supply chain in alignment with Creation’s corporate requirements.
• Aggregate data from site materials management, global commodity management and and BU supply chain activities for consolidated program sourcing documents that maximize supply flexibility and support cost to performance objectives to both Creation and the customer.
• Engage the procurement teams for customer specific guidance associated with New Product Introduction efforts.
• Support initiatives for new programs associated with your customer. As necessary, develop price projections for both internal and external stake holders.
• Engage Creation Technologies Global Commodity Management team driving strategic procurement initiatives and support customer cost reduction objectives. Project manage the initiatives as well as provide both internal and external customer interface and communications.
• Implement and execute a supply chain strategy in support of the customer that is aligned with Creation Technologies overall objectives.
• Provide direction for the customer’s quotation material requirements. Engage Creation’s Product Costing Organization during the quotation process to ensure all Priced Bills of Material are competitive, support the defined supply chain strategy for both material profitability and asset velocity
• Lead materials negotiations with the customer on a regular basis in support of account specific pricing and control of customer-controlled pricing.

Qualifications:

• 5 to 7 years of Strategic Supply Chain experience or Equivalent Supply Chain positions
• Experience managing a small team and willing to work as a Senior Individual Contributor
• Data analyst
• Strong Communication and Collaborating skills
• P&L knowledge
• Willing to Travel at least 50% of the time within US, Mexico and Canadian markets and business units
• Bachelor´s Degree in International Business, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related.
• Proficient Excel
• Strong electrical components background
• Experience with Stakeholder management both internal and external (Customer, Account, Finance, and Manufacturing Teams)

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Canada: Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.