Manager, Supply Chain

HABASIT AMERICA INC•Middletown, CT

About The Position

Responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Sales & Operations Planning including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Supply Point Coordination, and Inventory Mgmt.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Admin.
8 to 10 years of Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Production Scheduling, Inventory Deployment, Supply Chain Network Design and Project Management experience.
3 to 5 years people management.
Experience using Windows, Office, Word, Excel, ERP/CRM Systems
International Supply Chain Management – Customs Agency.

Responsibilities

Manage Procurement and Supply Chain processes.
Responsible for management of all inventories.
Manage carrier performance program.
Achieve desired economies of scale by consolidating vendors, suppliers and resources.
Create individual and departmental development plans.
Develop planning group vision and recruit new personnel.
Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
Develop and maintain process for material forecasting
Create and maintain balance between supply and demand.
Create, interpret, and report on Key Performance Indicators.
Analyze and outline deviations from targets and plans (gap analyses).
Provide input as to product enhancements and/or new product development.
Responsible for creating/maintaining demand plan review.
Responsible for aligning the demand plan with the S&OP outcome.
Challenge input from market intelligence in forecast demand.
Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react.
Oversee corporate reporting.
Responsible for SKU classification in demand segmentation.
Meet service level framework agreement with suppliers.
Implement procurement strategy and policies.
Ensure visibility of forward supply and inventory plan.
Manage excess stock, minimize write offs.
Maintenance of the ISO Qualified Supplier Evaluation Program.
Monitor capacity planning.
Prepare purchase requisitions, approve and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
Manage phasing-in and phasing-out of products.
Set long term strategy based on consumption trends.
Oversee the notice, registration, scheduling and requests for the import of product portfolio.
Initiate and roll out SOP best practices and manage SOP enhancement projects.
Identify and agree upon supply chain improvements projects.
Develop creative analytic reporting for forecasting and inventory management.
Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.
Assist in performing distribution optimization study.
Develop inventory deployment capability.