Company Description

The Director of Supply Chain Management will be the head of North America Supply Chain Management for direct & indirect materials. This position will be based in one of the North American manufacturing sites to lead Purchasing / Procurement team within the region.

Job Description

Develop and implement global commodity and sourcing strategies driving for highest quality supply Statesboro, GA assurance with the shortest lead time and at the lowest total cost.

•Manage supplier base and sourcing to achieve the business target

•Support New Product Introduction (NPI) team for quotation process effectively in identification of best sourcing mix.

•Minimize supplier lead time by developing lead-time reduction programs (VMI, Consignment)

•Drive the continues supplier performance improvement

•Work closely with corresponding departments for sourcing requirements and have better projection for forthcoming production demand.

•Support company growth on critical expedites requests.

•Review and negotiate all contracts and service agreements prior to legal review

•To act as a key member in the Global SCM to share the best in class practices and recommend areas for improvement in achieving the leverages of resources and information

•Provide guidance and coaching to the subordinates for effective performance

•Current travel manager, interfacing with Ultramar for any traveller issues. Including negotiating airline, hotel and car contracts

•Negotiate capital purchases, review and approve PO’s as necessary

•Partner with IT on the Oracle/Orion project as SCM questions come up. Interact with accounting and finance at all levels

•Implement global sourcing strategy

Essential Knowledge and Skills:
•To be accountable for high quality materials, with safety control, are purchased at optimum cost whilst maintaining good terms of supply with suppliers globally

•To maintain compliance with Corporate / SOX / TQM policies and procedures.

•To ensure highest standards of integrity and professionalism are adhered to in the sourcing process.

•To build strategic suppliers partnership for facilitating company development and new initiatives

•To manage and control contractual relationship with vendors are in good terms and conditions, importantly, with the ultimate benefit to Company as whole.

•To liaise and drive functional teams in product development, sample and replenishment can be operated effectively

•North America Supply Base Management (Supplier Development/Consolidation)

•Be able to facilitate the process and system improvement programs for the owned areas

•Implement a consolidated supplier metric solution (report card system) to score supplier performance in key areas of quality, delivery, price and technology.

•Actively utilize this system in supplier selection and screening processes, and to support preferred supplier awards. At a minimum, this data should be summarized quarterly, but eventually expanded to monthly web access.

•To support management in executing Company’s sourcing strategies and to achieve the defined departmental targets

•To have visionary thinking on business long term development and be able to work out & plan ahead relevant milestones for realizing the business success.

Qualifications

•Degree in Business Management, SCM, Engineering or related disciplines.
•Master Degree, MBA is preferred

Additional Information

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