Supply Chain Director

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for the overall supply chain operations including purchasing, materials planning, inventory management functions, and ensuring that inventory levels, quality, cost, supplier partner relationships, and on-time delivery are effectively managed to meet and exceed the customers' needs.

Job Responsibilities:

Be the subject matter expert in all areas of the Supply Chain, including forecasting, planning, sourcing, and purhasing.Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and processes that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, planning, and material control.Collaborate with Account Managers in order to understand forecasting, system demand loading and corrections associated with anticipated changes in customer demand.Collaborate with Quality to establish and implement a system to evaluate, monitor, and report supplier scorecard performance.Monitor inventory positions to ensure optimum inventory levels are met to achieve customer service needs. Identify supply chain improvements that will enable customer satisfaction.Develop metrics for the team to ensure company and functional goals are being met.Responsible for all purchasing and raw material inventory at the site, must be able to establish and develop a robust material strategy and execution planMaintain adequate supply levels, demand trend analysis focused on proactive signals to the supply baseManage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targetsAdhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions and matters that affect purchasing policiesCoordinate and work with quality, engineering, and operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery by establishing and monitoring schedules to proactively identify and address any issues.Achieve financial objectives by working with management to prepare the materials budget, schedule and operations plan annuallyParticipates as a member of the operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions.Own and manage effective development, approval and execution of the SI&OP process including the revenue plan, the supply plan and the Master Production ScheduleDevelop a vision and long-term strategy and roadmap related to the systems, process, and skills for the future of the Materials Management function