Supply Chain Manager (Construction)

Planning:

• 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.

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.

Warehouse

• Direct receiving, warehousing and distribution operations.
• Oversee the efficient receipt, storage, value-adding servicing and dispatch of a wide variety of products.
• Ensure productivity targets are achieved and that all warehouse processes are running smoothly and promptly

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.