Site Materials and Contract Manufacturing Manager

Philips•Plymouth, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Site Materials and Contract Manufacturing Manager is responsible for leading material planning and resource management, monitoring quality standards, mitigating material shortage risks, guiding strategic policies, managing team talent, incorporating Lean principles, and analyzing data to enhance supply chain efficiency and customer satisfaction. The role identifies complex material shortage risks, designs risk mitigation strategies and manages global shortage issues. The role provides strategic guidance and implements policies to optimize operational efficiency and ensure timely delivery. The role defines and implements new systems and Lean principles, enhancing material planning, sales, production, and procurement strategies.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in Purchasing, Forecast Manufacturing and Contract Negotiation experience for a manufacturing site.
People Leader position of 3
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
Inventory Management System
Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics or equivalent.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth.

Responsibilities

Leads material planning, heads material resource planning, designs supplier-managed and owned inventories, and acts as a central contact and coordination point for global and key suppliers.
Manage Contract Manufactures for Supply and Delivery for R&D
Monitors quality standards, targets, and methodologies for improving material planning processes, and instills a quality-oriented mindset across operations to ensure consistent adherence to high standards throughout all facets of the organization's activities.
Monitors processes, diligently manages and scrutinizes to pinpoint the underlying causes of problems or inefficiencies and enables targeted interventions to minimize waste and enhance productivity.
Identifies highly complex material shortage risks across suppliers, leads return orders, designs risk mitigation strategies, ensures efficient operations within n-tier supplier networks, leads x-functional shortage review meeting and manages global shortage issues.
Identifies and resolves root causes of highly complex availability issues, provides supplier assessments and performance reviews, and develops process improvements aimed at enhancing overall performance.
Provides strategic guidance and implements medium to long-term policies for the material planning department to optimize operational efficiency and ensure the timely delivery of goods and services.