Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager
Durham, NC
Direct Hire

Responsible
for the overall supply chain function of the company at all locations including
raw materials planning, receiving, storage, inventory control, and shipments.

• CAPACITY ANALYSIS: Analyzes
  production requirements versus capacity in SAP and other tools (e.g., FAST
  Log/Pro) and performs mathematical calculations to determine production
  schedules and the manufacturing processes, tools, and labor needed to meet
  demand. Communicates requirements to the production team.
• PRODUCTION PLANNING:
  Creates and manages an accurate / efficient production schedule through SAP that
  considers shop floor capacity, customer priorities, raw material / components,
  and data integrity.
• WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Select,
  motivate, train, and ensure the development of a competent departmental
  staff. Monitor departmental personnel
  and ensure that they conform to company policies and procedures and demonstrate
  only the highest levels of ethical, health, safety, and environmental
  standards.
• 5S & SAFETY:
  Training, implementation, and maintenance of 6S. Work with other departments in maintaining 6S
  for storage of materials in the plant. Determine and maintain appropriate
  equipment to load, unload, move, and store materials, including gravity feed
  racks. Determine, recommend, and maintain containers to be used. Manage in‑house personnel involved in the
  maintenance and handling of materials.
• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:
  Continually improve and update the systems that integrate factory capacity,
  shop and vendor lead times, current shop load, and master plans. The systems must
  ensure that Hengst meets customer demands and holds inventories at acceptable
  levels at all Hengst of North America (hona) locations. Establish optimum
  storage locations and handling methods. Responsible for establishing a standard
  visual management system and FIFO. Develop Kanban and pull systems throughout.
• INVENTORY ACCURACY: Responsible
  for inventory accuracy of all raw materials, WIP, FG, and MRO production
  receipt transactions (internal and external) by supply chain personnel in SAP
  versus physical material.
• ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS: Use
  monitoring systems such as cycle counts to understand the root causes of and
  correct inventory variances. Respond to
  customer scorecards with appropriate corrective actions as needed.
• INVENTORY REDUCTION: Pursue
  inventory reduction to achieve world class inventory levels / turns.
• INTERNAL TEAMWORK: Develop
  good working relationships with all other support and service departments
  within the company, in particular Production, Quality, Engineering, and Sales. Ensure that everyone in Supply Chain
  maintains a safe and cost-efficient environment resulting in the highest
  quality (products, material, services). Work together with these departments on
  engineering changes as well as production launches and phase outs.
• EXTERNAL TEAMWORK:
  Develop and maintain effective relationships with representatives of the
  material suppliers and with carriers. Monitor all contractors, sub-contractors,
  and vendors to ensure that they conform to company policies and procedures and
  demonstrate only the highest levels of quality, health, safety, environmental
  and ethical standards. Maintain
  excellent working relationship with customers and other Hengst sites.
• LEADERSHIP: Represent
  the Materials Department at management meetings as required. Recommend and
  assist with the development, planning, and formulation of policies and long-
  and short-range objectives and operating goals. Lead the development of departmental staff through training plans and
  coaching.
• REPORTING: Ensure that
  the Materials team (which includes all warehouse, stores, material handling,
  and production planning personnel) provides timely and accurate information
  concerning shipments and other customer-service-related activities to ensure
  that the customer's needs are met.
• COST CONTROL: Monitor
  and be accountable for controlling the spendings and take responsibility for
  economical trade-offs (optimization between different logistical functions).
  Direct the timely and accurate preparation of various reports (KPI) required by
  senior management. Manage the most
  economical inbound and outbound transportation routes. Look for opportunities
  to combine shipments, milk runs, and warehouse consolidation and distribution.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor
  of Science from an accredited university or college (Logistics, Business,
  Engineering or Related field)
• Atleast
  5+ years in a supply chain management position
• Comprehensive
  knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
• Comprehensive
  knowledge of supply chain processes
• Extensive
  SAP Supply Chain module experience is required
• Proven
  track record of inventory accuracy and proper management of inventory levels
  (incl. reduction)
• Strong
  oral and written communication skills
• Strong
  team leadership, team building, interpersonal skills, and customer service
  skills
• Automotive
  experience preferred