Regional Supply Chain Manager - North America (Remote)

Bakelite•Atlanta, GA

11d•Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will serve as a strategic and operational leader, driving engineering excellence across 11 chemical manufacturing sites in North America. In this role you will be responsible for raw materials inventory planning, raw material purchasing, production scheduling, cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement. You will coordination of support needed with Operations, R&D, Commercial, and Procurement. You’ll manage activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, planning of direct materials. You will support S&OP activities and/or integrated business planning initiatives. You will coordinate customer back up plans during plant shutdowns.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Engineering, related field or equivalent combination of education and direct work experience.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for effectively interacting with stake holders and team members.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot issues and provide effective solutions.
Technical Proficiency: SAP, ERP, CRM systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and data analytics tools.
Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively.
Results-oriented, with a strategic mindset and a bias for action.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Supply Chain in the chemical industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and Manage the Raw Materials Coordinators/Buyers of the Manufacturing sites under his/her responsibility.
Lead and Manage the Schedulers located at different Manufacturing sites.
Manage production/Schedule planning and works with operations and logistics to ensure that on-time delivery, cycle time and goals are met.
Lead material management efforts to reduce shortages and set appropriate controls maintaining strategic raw materials inventory levels.
Work with plant and logistics departments to determine and set up intercompany transfers.
Lead Supply Chain initiatives to support Commercial and R&D Projects for new Product introductions as well as supply chain strategy and operational improvement projects.
Support optimizing raw materials inventory levels for the sites.
Create and leverage analytics to lead and inform cross-functional decisions related to product assortment strategy, tracking key performance indicators, and inputs into Supply Chain decisions..
Support processes to improve forecast accuracy, increase collaboration with internal partners, and ensure that the translation of demand into the supply-planning process works seamlessly.
Develop strong relationships with manufacturing partners and become trusted point of contact to have detailed discussions concerning changes and discrepancies in forecasted volumes across all customers and factories.
Determine and Implement tools to improve process efficiency and automation.
Responsible for training and career development of Supply Chain associates.
Oversee the daily workflow and assignments.