Supply Chain Manager Job Description
Supply chain manager
provides consistent direction and guidance to the regional procurement and logistics teams to optimize the cost and delivery of materials and services to the manufacturing sites.
Supply Chain Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
7 - 10 years of years of relevant work experience in procurement, planning, manufacturing, finance or related field, and 10-15 years professional experience ( with high technology, manufacturing, fulfillment or services )
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders (both with internal lines of business and external partners)
Ensure policies around sourcing, contracting and partner management are adhered to and appropriate due diligence exists for suppliers under your management
Manage suppliers in accordance with regulatory third and fourth party risk management requirements
Arena review and approval, including BOM, AVL and allocation
Work with manufacturing partners to understand their BOM implementation date and quote turnaround time
Work on the configurator cost model to understand should cost
Create and maintain quarterly quoting calendar with NX manufacturing partners
Work with internal team and manufacturing partners to adhere to the cost calendar for quarter end cost activities
Maintain the configurator to ensure accurate “should” cost
Supply Chain Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Supply Chain Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CPIM, ISM, CPM, CSCP, GB, SPSM, SCM, PMP, C.P.M
Education for Supply Chain Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the supply chain manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Management, Education, Finance, MBA, Manufacturing, Business/Administration, Technical
Skills for Supply Chain Manager
Desired skills for supply chain manager include:
SAP
Excel
Logistics
Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management
Purchasing
SQL
ERP systems
Procurement
Systems
Electronic manufacturing environment
Desired experience for supply chain manager includes:
Occasional other domestic travel to network of delivery agents and transportation hubs
Strong experienc in virtual manufacturing, managing outsourced business services including 3rd party manufacturing, supplier, transportation, warehousing & distribution
Significant progressive leadership roles within supply chain functions (i.e supply chain
Office environment within a Distribution Center / Warehouse environment
7 years of experience in negotiation management
At least 3 years of experience in Partner management within the digital industry, or at least 3 years of experience in Partner management within the technology industry
Supply Chain Manager Examples
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Supply Chain Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a supply chain manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for supply chain manager
- Work directly with Contract Manufacturing and Suppliers to ensure supply targets are maintained
- Actively participate with Contract Manufacturing, NPI and Project Managers towards new product development and launch
- Works with the IT Department in researching NetSuite MRP, Planning Tool issues
- Review, develop, and update process documentation to reflect new and changed processes
- Manage performance expectations with Contract Manufacturing, suppliers
- Develop Contract Manufacturing, Supplier relationships and help resolve any issues on a global level
- Good knowledge of Sales Orders, Purchase Orders Process
- Partner with Marketing to understand trends in new products and new platforms for future development
- Help to minimize customer impact due to service related events
- Execute the business plan
Qualifications for supply chain manager
- Manage the SKU portfolio of assigned plants in terms of establishing, implementing, monitoring and updating our North American Production Planning and Inventory Stocking Strategy
- Collaborate with Product Management to model and maintain asset capacity utilization
- Deliver against service / OTIF targets
- Support and help drive Order Book fulfillment
- Own and drive achievement of inventory targets
- Support the implementation / use of key Supply Chain levers like segmentation, postponement, and Cost-to-Serve analysis
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Our growing company is looking for a supply chain manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supply chain manager
- Publish freight strategy and update systems on a yearly basis
- Manage the integrity of automated inventory systems’ materials planning data by performing adjustments to the system's inventory control parameters and developing procedures for data maintenance
- S&OP Process Management
- Support production location and sourcing decisions
- Support Master Scheduling decisions to drive efficiencies and optimization of assets to drive down inventories and balance processing costs
- Sets plans with plants and inventory control to tightly manage and control inventory to achieve
- Interface with customers on critical delivery issues
- Controlling the Freelance Translators Database
- Locating new quality freelance resources
- Negotiation of freelance translation costs
Qualifications for supply chain manager
- 3-5 years experience in supply chain management, and works independently
- Ten years planning experience with multiple product lines in a multi-site manufacturing environment with 3-5 years of supervisory experience
- Strong leadership and excellent supervisory skills
- Familiar with ISO, GMP & SOX regulatory requirements
- Strong knowledge of the Regulatory, Legal, and Financial/SOX dimensions and linkages to and with the Planning organization
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business disciplines
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply chain manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply chain manager
- Represent the site in the creation of the Global Supplier Roadmap strategies for direct material purchasing and manage the local compliance to the published Supplier roadmaps
- Transform reactive elements of the service design to ensure a proactive, experience, based service
- Lead a supplier management programme and performance framework that delivers against client SLA’s/KPI’s
- Lead on all strategic supplier negotiations and be the key point of escalation in all BAU contractual negotiations
- Independently direct and manage a given workstream on a project
- Ensure files and records are maintained to agree standards with clear audit trail of activity
- To manage and negotiate worker transition programmes
- To audit key suppliers on a yearly basis working closely with Compliance
- Subject matter expert on legislative changes and consult with the business ensuring key stakeholders are informed
- Support and facilitate conference calls, and meetings, with Materials Managers for all key indicators as needed
Qualifications for supply chain manager
- Good interpersonal and Change Management skill
- Operations position in a metals based manufacturing environment to include casting, forging, machining, fabrication and extensive NDE
- Communication via verbal, written, presentations, reports, e-mail
- Negotiation skills and techniques in large value, extended duration, high risk situations
- Analytical and decision making skills to identify and resolve multi-variable problems/issues
- MS Office application skills at the intermediate level
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a supply chain manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply chain manager
- To implement procedures and systems in all business areas to achieve Company objectives and assessment criteria
- Consistent application of systems, process and procedures
- Recommend improvements to materials management processes
- Manage Excess & Obsolete inventory
- Promote use of Excess & Obsolete inventory in estimate / job use
- Promote collaboration between all departments
- Develop analysis and reports to identify and reduce inventory and maintain master schedule for procured products
- Negotiate with vendors to obtain product or service information, and optimal product pricing, availability, and delivery schedules
- Partner with Center Directors and Area Directors to ensure adequate inventory and non-inventory supplies, new products and to determine proper corrective actions to defective or unacceptable goods or services
- Partner with Accounts Payable department to ensure invoice processing is timely and accurate
Qualifications for supply chain manager
- Assess impact to materials availability from customer sales opportunities that may be affecting demand for product over and above the plan
- Work cooperatively to implement innovative inventory efficiency and accuracy programs
- BS or BA degree in Supply Chain Management or technical field
- Minimum of 7 years experience in materials management/supply chain
- Experience in supply chain management, materials management, demand planning, production scheduling, inventory control, and procurement in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment
- Fast paced position in Supply Chain Management requiring interaction with various levels of management
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply chain manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for supply chain manager
- Manages and directs activities for sourcing, procurement, receiving, and inventory team members
- Develops partner relationships with key vendors, manufacturers, and group purchasing organizations to improve quality and efficiency of the overall supply chain
- Knowledge of Lawson, and ability to manage purchasing tasks in the event of an emergency
- Provides technical support for regions Lawson procurement system, and assists with Surginet data collection as needed
- Establish and Execute plans to meet the goals and objectives
- Supporting and driving adoption of global IP IGSC initiatives relating to the purchase of direct and Indirect materials within the site
- Identify, develop and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targets
- Develop and execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and sourcing requirements
- Prepares customer delivery reports by collecting, analysing and summarizing information and trends and uses information to proactively communicate potential late deliveries
- Coordinate and work with production, quality and engineering operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedule to proactively identify and address any issues
Qualifications for supply chain manager
- International experience as a Plus
- 10 year experience in the S.C
- Source and develop providers to support customer business
- Five years of experience and demonstrated knowledge in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain operations
- 5 years Sourcing, or 5 years Supply Chain Consulting, or 5 years Supplier Management experience
- 5 years of experience in contract review, or 5 years of experience in negotiation management