Purchasing/Supply Chain Manager

Key Focus

The primary responsibilities of the Purchasing/Supply Chain Manager is to establish our purchasing and supply chain systems and relationships.  We’re looking for a candidate that has the versatility to do all of the detail work in shipping, receiving and inventory management, with the experience to manage the department as the company grows.  We are looking to design, develop, and implement strategies, processes, and procedures that will result in quality customer service, cost savings, and effective inventory management.  This position will be responsible for creating and managing a high performance team for a Lean Supply Chain, which includes the functions of sourcing, purchasing and receiving manufacturing materials, components and supplies, inventory planning and control, and order fulfillment.

The Supply Chain Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer with management responsibility for the purchasing and supply chain group. This person works in partnership with the team to address business challenges and achieve goals that are in line with the company strategic plan.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Create and manage a strategic sourcing plan by seeing the big picture and sweating the details. 
• Develop and manage supplier and outsourcing relationships to assure high quality, reliable supply, flexible delivery, and competitive pricing utilizing single source relationships and a pay from PO strategy.
• Work with both design engineering, the supplier and the Lean Manufacturing Manager in the introduction of new products to ensure that robust, capable and effective processes are in place.
• Manage the Order Fulfillment process to assure accurate, on-time, and cost-effective delivery of product to our customers.
• Assure KanBan and re-order levels are set appropriately to support Lean delivery of material.
• Work with the Manufacturing Manager to define storage and layout requirements for raw material and finished goods.
• Lead the Purchasing and Supply Chain team in implementation of Lean philosophies in order to continuously improve processes and procedures using root cause corrective action.
• Manage supplier development projects and improvement initiatives with the supplier using Lean.
• Represent the Supply Chain on the Corrective Action team, and assure follow through on assigned items.
• Coordinate new product sourcing and introduction with Engineering.
• Provide expertise in eEnterprise Item Master, BOM, Purchasing, Planning, and Inventory Control.
• Fill the requirements of a purchasing agent by placing orders, negotiating contracts, and keeping impeccable files.  Communicate daily with suppliers and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• A technical, preferably mechanical engineering, degree with experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Extremely organized.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and system thinking.
• Ability to work in a start-up that has a fun, crazy, rapidly shifting, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate with other departments and to successfully develop teams
• Experience with purchasing, inventory management, BOM, and manufacturing management modules of enterprise software systems; Great Plains experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications a must.

 

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