Supply Chain Director Jobs

Client

Our client is a global, privately owned, Fortune 1000 manufacturing business with over 5,000 employees globally (1200+ at this plant).

Culture

Our client's core values include integrity, quality, innovation, community involvement, and environmental stewardship.

Summary

Our client is seeking a Supply Chain Director with overall responsibility for Purchasing, Warehouse, Picking Parts, Inventory Management, and Cycle Counting. You will report to the VP of Operations and oversee a team of 8 Direct Reports and 140 Indirect. There are more than 1200 employees at this plant location.

We're looking for a Supply Chain Executive who has...

• Made leadership decisions that have impacted product flow, production to TAKT, inventory turns, and process adherence.

• Managed and monitored materials costs within manufacturing cells to improve quality and create capacity by reducing cycle time, inventory, and waste.

• Developed and launched strategies in a high-turn, global warehouse operation.

Location

Greater Utica, NY area

Compensation

Compensation is highly competitive and includes 401K + Full Medical, Dental, & Vision + Bonus + Self-managed PTO

Job Details

• Lead a team that includes the Materials Manager, Purchasing Manager, Cycle Count Supervisor, Production Planners, and Supply Chain Specialist
• Prepare production analysis charts, job and machine load forecasts, labor forecasts, and project completion reports, metrics, and other reports for monthly planning reviews
• Develop and deploy a robust stocking strategy for our global warehousing operations; ensure an optimized balance of best-in-class service levels with a flexible and high turn inventory position to maximize free cash flow
• Plan and establish long-range production control goals and objectives
• Consolidate sales forecasts and overlays demand stocking strategies and production capacities to build a robust and flexible production and procurement model to ensure an optimal balance of working capital performance with product availability
• Lead teams across multiple functions and locations to execute production control objectives, including new model introductions, cycle counting, and managing obsolete inventory
• Maintain relationships between manufacturing, strategic sourcing, purchasing, engineering, finance, and sales departments to keep them informed as to schedules, needs, and order status
• Provide direction and leadership to cross-functional teams to optimize order lead times and minimize freight expense
• Manage short and long-range schedule planning, machine loading, material requirements, raw materials management, and procurement to obtain maximum utilization of labor, tools, and equipment for all locations
• Develop utilization and financial models in support of long-range and annual planning and other business needs
• Partner with other leaders to develop and lead the sales and operations planning processes to include monthly and quarterly Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field, or equivalent education and experience
• 5 years of Warehouse Management experience
• 5 years of direct management experience, preferably at an Automotive, Off-Highway, Specialty Vehicle, Aerospace, or other Fast-Paced, Metals Manufacturing plant with at least 500 employees at the location you're responsible for.
• 10 years of progressive experience in Planning and/or Master Production Scheduling with experience in Sourcing, Purchasing, and Logistics
• Familiarity with SAP (MRP) would be ideal.
• Working knowledge and experience with resource planning systems (Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred

Preferred Certification

• APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)