Supply Chain Manager

Planning/Scheduling:

• Oversees all planning and scheduling activities.
• Works closely with Sales and Engineering on new jobs and product developments.
• Provides input into staffing and capacity needs in order to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Estimating:

• Maintains the standards used for job quotes and schedule lead times.
• Works with engineering to order time studies used for ERP input.

Purchasing:

• Negotiates cost reductions.
• Identifies primary and alternate sources for each item needed and encourages suppliers to remain competitive to achieve best value (quality, lead time, parts and service)
• Works with quality manager to qualify suppliers and to monitor their performance.
• Incorporates drawings, quality specifications and requirements into purchase orders to maintain high-quality standards and expectations.
• Establishes and enforces procedures to ensure proper recording, storage and tracking of all items purchased by the Company.
• Monitors prices of major commodities; analyzes impact based on annual usage and reports findings to management for budgeting purposes.
• Monitors significant trends, changes in suppliers, and prices to capitalize on opportunities and/or protect company positions.
• Prepares and issues POs for complex or specialized parts/materials to support production and sales.
• Researchers and identifies non-standard or at risk parts and assist in developing new sources of supply.
• Contacts carriers to negotiate contracts/pricing, troubleshoot problems, and to arrange/coordinate challenging shipments.

Supplier Management:

• Manages the relationships between many different suppliers.
• Selects suppliers and works with Quality Manager to qualify and measure performance in areas of quality, on-time-delivery, technical resources/support and ease of doing business.
• Negotiates terms to obtain necessary materials and product in timely and most cost-effective manner.
• Solicits promotions, discounts, markdowns, warehousing options and favorable payment terms from suppliers.

Logistics:

• Oversees the shipping and receiving functions.
• Negotiates in-bound and outbound freight and carrier contracts and terms.
• Responsible for ordering and importing sea containers, as well as complying with customs regulations and maintaining relationships with freight forwarders and coordinating their efforts.