Director of Supply Chain

constellium•Muscle Shoals, AL

About The Position

The Supply Chain Director – Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green is accountable to ensure metal inventory flow through the Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green plants is managed to meet customer deliveries. This is accomplished through processes including: forecasting, production planning, detailed scheduling, aged inventory and inventory accuracy, mass balances, inbound inventory delivery scheduling, sales order entry and management, outside toller planning and scheduling, and outbound logistic planning and scheduling. This position covers two facilities about three hours apart and will need to spend time at both facilities on a regular basis working with an organization that includes 44 employees. This position requires coordination with all aspects of the business including sales, finance, operations, quality, technical, and procurement to ensure a consistent plan for the business to execute.

Requirements

7-10 years of experience in logistics/transportation, customer service, operations, and production scheduling in a manufacturing environment (aluminum industry preferred)
College Degree is required
Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including a very high level in MS Excel
Result orientation, accountability, negotiation, problem solving, project and change management, and team working/building
Good communication, high level of autonomy, collaboration and interpersonal skills are equally important
Perform, understand and communicate detailed information analysis and evaluation, and have a good track record working effectively within a team-based environment
Language fluency in English
Ability to work in cross-organizational and multi-functional teams in a global matrix organization with manufacturing operations and an international mindset

Responsibilities

Lead monthly forecasting through sales and operation planning process to coordinate sales, production, and procurement needs
Manage organization across two physical locations including 5 direct reports
Lead overall sales entry
Ensure sales order entry at Bowling Green is accurate and reflects customer purchase orders
Accountable to manage outside toller relationships for Bowling Green and ensure production requirements are met by having enough capacity and capability
Accountable to ensure production planning, detailed scheduling, and inventory accuracy and reporting processes are sufficient and functioning for all aspects of Bowling Green plant
Accountable for outbound freight expenditure at Muscle Shoals and Bowling Green, including that spending is within budgeted targets, capacity exists for all lanes that cover our customer locations, and deliveries are made on time
Accountable to ensure production planning and detailed scheduling processes are sufficient and functioning at Muscle Shoals for hot rolling, cold rolling, and finishing operations
Accountable to ensure production planning, detailed scheduling, raw material planning, inventory accuracy and reporting process are sufficient and functioning at Muscle Shoals for casting and recycling
Accountable to ensure inbound receiving of inventory scheduling, receiving of inventory, and raw material receiving office are sufficient and function at Muscle Shoals
Accountable to ensure purchase requirements for all incoming inventory is accurate and provided to procurement team on a regular cadence to ensure inventory in place for mill operations
Accountable to ensure all aged or obsolete inventory processes are sufficient and functioning to manage overall inventory levels with the plants
Accountable to coordinate with operations teams on long term plans that support business strategies that align sales, operations, and procurement