Supply Chain Director
Company: Job Juncture
Location: Jonesboro
Posted on: August 4, 2022
Job Description:
SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR
This role is responsible for the development of an end to end (E2E)
supply plan that balances all aspects of supply with the demand
plan and meets financial, service and operational objectives for
the supply chain. This role has functional and direct leadership
responsibility for the teams that execute demand planning,
supply/inventory and SIOP planning for the respective business
line.
It requires strong coordination with commercial, product,
manufacturing, distribution, transportation and finance teams to
create an effective demand plan, and most optimal supply plan to
meet customer requirements and achieve required business
outcomes.
Ultimately, this position is responsible for all aspects of
managing the continuous and efficient supply of finished good
products to customers at the right cost, with optimal levels of
inventory and manufacturing efficiency.
Primary KPI accountability for overall Material Availability and
its impact on OTIF, Inventory Dollars, Days on Hand, Premium
Freight and Vendor Shipping Performance.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee the execution of all phases of the SIOP process for the
Business Line
- Development and maintenance each month of the rolling demand
forecast for minimum 18 mo
- Leadership for cross functional monthly demand consensus
process
- Development of optimized supply plan to meet customer demand at
optimal inventory levels
- Leadership for monthly SIOP supply planning & balancing
meeting
- Leadership for reconciliation of demand/supply & required
contingency and mitigation plans to address gaps
- Evaluate financial impact associated with risk, opportunity and
end-to-end trade-off decisions related to balancing gaps in demand
and supply
- Leadership for Sales & Operation Execution (S&OE)
activities to manage change inside of SIOP horizon
- Provide insight and influence into new/existing customer
agreements that maximize the balance between service and supply
chain operational efficiencies
- Lead supply chain activities related to strategic customer
initiatives
- Ensure continuous and efficient supply of finished goods
products to customers thru supply-demand balancing
leadership
- Execution of standardized supply chain processes, tools and
training, including appropriate planning policies & replenishment
methodologies to meet AOP inventory plan
- Execute the appropriate supply planning policies by item class
(ABCD/XYZ) to meet business line expected demand variation,
capacity and material constraints
- Lead efforts across supply planning, purchasing and the
external supply base to deploy most appropriate replenishment
methodologies (discrete purchase orders, stocking programs, VMI,
etc.) to manage an agile supply chain and meet required business
outcomes
- Drive activities to assess and recommend required internal and
external long-term capacity investment
- Use continuous improvement techniques to improve the efficiency
& effectiveness of the E2E supply chain
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business,
Engineering or Finance, Master’s Degree Preferred
Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrated knowledge of ERP Systems (SAP preferred)
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and requests,
make quick & sound decisions and respond with a sense of
urgency
- Strong quantitative, cost modeling, and data analysis
skills
- Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills
(oral, written and presentation)
- Change agent with ability to influence and drive supply chain
solutions at all levels of the organization
- Problem solving experience in reducing total costs, improving
processes, and reducing supplier risk
- Ability to quickly identify deviations from expected results
and other disruptions and can promptly resolve any issues
- Ability to effectively communicate technical supply chain needs
in a clear, concise manner to the business
- Working knowledge and understanding of financial concepts and
operational KPIs
- Demonstrated leadership skills (direct and cross functionally)
and excellent relationship management
- Ability to coach, develop and lead others
- Demonstrated competency in the MS Office Suite of
products
- Superior organization, coordination, planning and delegation
skills
- Superior process, analytical and problem-solving skills – apply
/ execute formal techniques (e.g. Kepner Tregoe, 8D), including the
ability to teach and coach problem solving techniques
- 10-15 years applicable, progressive supply chain operations
and/or purchasing experience; minimum 5 years of formal leadership
experience
- Strong operations experience with knowledge in capacity, master
& production planning
- Demonstrated experience with multiple material replenishment
techniques and purchasing methodologies
- Strong negotiation capabilities
- Applied lean manufacturing techniques including value stream
mapping, leveling demand, Kanban calculations and techniques is
preferred
- ASCM (Association of Supply Chain Management) CPIM
certification preferred
- Consumer Goods / Electronics / Aftermarket experience
preferred
Keywords: Job Juncture, Jonesboro , Supply Chain Director, Executive , Jonesboro, Arkansas
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