Manager, Supply Chain
Hollingsworth & Vose•Easton, NY
•$120,000 - $145,000
About The Position
The Supply Chain Manager oversees the site's end-to-end supply chain processes, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, and distribution, to support efficient, cost-effective operations and timely delivery. The role develops and improves the site supply chain strategy, ensures availability and quality of materials and products, manages inventory and logistics, and works with Corporate Supply Chain and cross-functional partners to optimize performance, control costs, and meet business objectives. The position also provides safety and operational leadership, manages warehouse staff, and participates in the NY Operations Leadership Team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in production supply chain management or a related field.
- Five to eight years of procurement management or production industry experience, or a combination of education and experience.
- Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, including scheduling and attendance management.
- Knowledge of supply chain principles, best practices, and industry standards, including inventory management, procurement strategies, and transportation logistics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, and develop actionable insights and recommendations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers.
- Strategic thinking and planning abilities focused on long-term vision, goal setting, and executing supply chain strategies.
- Proficiency in supply chain management software and systems.
- Leadership and team-management skills, including the ability to motivate, inspire, and develop a high-performing team.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence in supply chain management, with a focus on operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Competency in Oracle or another ERP system and the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with Tier or daily management meeting structures and Lean or visual-management practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide safety leadership for supply chain operations, supported by Corporate Supply Chain.
- Lead the site's supply chain activities and personnel in coordination with Corporate Supply Chain.
- Partner with the Corporate Production Planning and Scheduling team.
- Develop and continuously improve the site's supply chain strategy, including raw-material availability, inventory levels, production planning, finished-goods management, and inbound and outbound logistics and on-time delivery.
- Ensure raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished products are available at the right time and in the right quantities.
- Ensure materials are delivered, received, stored, consumed, and shipped according to current procedures and quality requirements.
- Implement inventory-management processes and ensure cycle counts are completed according to established procedures.
- Manage internal and external warehouse logistics and report delivery dates to customers.
- Coordinate cost-effective, quality transportation for domestic and international inbound and outbound shipments with Corporate Supply Chain.
- Obtain Plant Manager and Finance approval and justification for inventory-level adjustments.
- Report site and Corporate Supply Chain KPIs, including preparing and presenting daily on-time delivery reports at Tier meetings.
- Lead daily operational reviews, plan inbound and outbound shipments, and set priorities with Shipping, yard, and dock personnel.
- Investigate and resolve customer order and shipping-date discrepancies with Customer Service and Scheduling.
- Coordinate with Procurement and Customer Service on upcoming machine orders, packaging requirements, and raw-material inventory levels.
- Direct yard and back-dock operations, including supply-reclamation trips and other internal logistics needs.
- Monitor finished-goods inventory at on-site and off-site warehouses and reallocate excess pallets before they age out.
- Manage warehouse staffing, including weekly schedules, call-off coverage, and staffing for open positions.
- Participate as a member of the NY Operations Leadership Team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
