Director of Supply Chain

SIFCO Industries•Cleveland, OH

1d•$120,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

SIFCO Industries, Inc., a premier publicly held supplier to the aerospace industry located in Cleveland, OH, seeks a qualified Director of Supply Chain. Reporting to the CEO, this role is responsible for managing their staff and key systems to supply good product, on-time to commitment to SIFCO’s customer base. The Supply Chain Director owns the Planning and Purchasing functions and performance to expectations in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree technical discipline strongly preferred
Three to five years of LEAN application and deployment
Three to five years managing SIOP process in a manufacturing environment
ERP “super-user” with specific strength in building and managing strong MRP systems
Minimum five years in an industrial setting with job-shop environment experience preferred
Strong internal personnel and communication skills with experience facilitating training and LEAN/Six Sigma events
Strong PC application skills (Access, MS Project, Excel, Minitab, etc).
New Product Introduction to manufacturing experience.
Highly motivated, self-directed, creative, innovative and people oriented.
Self-starter, strong management skills, logical problem solver, team player.
Demonstrated focus on program schedule commitments / cost awareness.
Experience in managing department compliance to AS9100/ISO or equivalent Quality Systems.
Workplace Safety assurance program knowledge.
Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)

Nice To Haves

P&L management experience is a plus.
Third party manufacturing / global sourcing / tooling experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure delivery of good product, on-time to facility commitments to customer base.
Direct the Planning and Purchasing functions.
Mentor and motivate team in achievement of all Goals and Objectives.
Lead business SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operational Planning) process through backlog management, planning analytics, material management and cross functional coordination.
Develop and sustain MRP scheduling and capacity utilization systems to optimize on-time delivery and manufacturing productivity.
Provide dispatch tools and guidance to all shop floor planning functions to ensure dispatch adherence.
Coordinate with Operations, Account Management, Quality and Engineering to generate accurate customer commitments on all orders and detailed processing milestones, if necessary.
Utilize TOC (Theory of Constraints) to ensure efficient, level-loaded production to meet customer commitments.
Drive consistent, thorough and documented Order Book reviews procedures with all key customers.
Ownership of all Customer Scorecard systems.
Ensure high levels of responsiveness to customer needs and positive market feedback.
Manage all aspects of raw material, outside services and MRO Purchasing through both direct and indirect buyers in the organization.
Manage Sub-tier Risk Assessment and Scorecard system to ensure On-time Delivery of good product to SIFCO.
Maintain approved supplier list in collaboration with Quality department.
Execute annual cost and lead time reduction plans.