Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Planning

Singer Group•Carson, CA

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Planning will be responsible for leading and managing a team to ensure effective material fulfillment to support production, working with internal stakeholders and suppliers from purchase order initiation to part delivery. In addition, this role will be responsible for mentoring and developing the Supply Chain Planning team and tracking key metrics/ KPIs. Manage and develop a team of supply chain professionals and serves as the tactical escalation point to support supply chain needs, supporting efficient and effective execution of product planning and procurement. Develop and measure department metrics, deliver status reports, act with a sense of urgency in response to crucial requirements. Lead impact assessments, coordinating efforts across the supply and operations teams. Establish mitigation strategies for top Supply Chain risks. Build cross-functional teams and champion continuous improvement initiatives to meet or exceed cost, quality, and delivery goals. Proactively provide updates team on status and critical supply issues. Ensure Purchase Orders are issued/provided to qualified suppliers at correct pricing and MOQs per procurement’s strategic sourcing direction and commercial contracts. Responsible for providing bills of materials (BOMs) and other information to suppliers to ensure proper execution of non-turnkey purchase orders. Work with assigned suppliers to ensure alignment on expected purchase order due dates. Create visibility of Singer’s material position, including line of balance reports, material shortage reports, and clear to build reports. Identify part supply constraints that may impact production schedule and create mitigation plans and escalate to Procurement and Supply Continuity team accordingly. Execute risk management analysis, which take into consideration past performance data, demand vs. supply, and lead time stack-ups from piece part to integration. Lead and work in a cross-functional team environment as a strong team player and demonstrate the ability to work with other functional groups to achieve company-wide goals. Deploy lean engineering, continuous improvement, supply chain, and manufacturing principles to ensure the implementation of efficient best practices. Create and maintain a safe and environmentally responsible working environment aligned with regulatory standards and best practices. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Leadership and management skills.
Experience in supply chain planning.
Ability to work with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
Mentoring and development skills.
Experience in tracking key metrics/KPIs.
Ability to serve as a tactical escalation point.
Experience in product planning and procurement.
Ability to develop and measure department metrics.
Ability to deliver status reports.
Ability to act with urgency.
Ability to lead impact assessments.
Ability to coordinate efforts across supply and operations teams.
Ability to establish mitigation strategies for supply chain risks.
Ability to build cross-functional teams.
Ability to champion continuous improvement initiatives.
Ability to proactively provide updates on status and critical supply issues.
Knowledge of purchase order processes.
Understanding of supplier pricing and MOQs.
Familiarity with strategic sourcing and commercial contracts.
Ability to provide bills of materials (BOMs) and other information to suppliers.
Experience working with suppliers on purchase order due dates.
Experience creating material position visibility (line of balance reports, material shortage reports, clear to build reports).
Ability to identify part supply constraints.
Ability to create mitigation plans for supply constraints.
Experience with risk management analysis.
Strong team player.
Ability to work with other functional groups.
Knowledge of lean engineering, continuous improvement, supply chain, and manufacturing principles.
Ability to implement efficient best practices.
Ability to create and maintain a safe and environmentally responsible working environment.

Responsibilities

Leading and managing a team to ensure effective material fulfillment to support production.
Working with internal stakeholders and suppliers from purchase order initiation to part delivery.
Mentoring and developing the Supply Chain Planning team.
Tracking key metrics/ KPIs.
Managing and developing a team of supply chain professionals.
Serving as the tactical escalation point to support supply chain needs.
Supporting efficient and effective execution of product planning and procurement.
Developing and measuring department metrics.
Delivering status reports.
Acting with a sense of urgency in response to crucial requirements.
Leading impact assessments, coordinating efforts across the supply and operations teams.
Establishing mitigation strategies for top Supply Chain risks.
Building cross-functional teams and championing continuous improvement initiatives to meet or exceed cost, quality, and delivery goals.
Proactively providing updates to the team on status and critical supply issues.
Ensuring Purchase Orders are issued/provided to qualified suppliers at correct pricing and MOQs per procurement’s strategic sourcing direction and commercial contracts.
Providing bills of materials (BOMs) and other information to suppliers to ensure proper execution of non-turnkey purchase orders.
Working with assigned suppliers to ensure alignment on expected purchase order due dates.
Creating visibility of the company’s material position, including line of balance reports, material shortage reports, and clear to build reports.
Identifying part supply constraints that may impact production schedule and creating mitigation plans.
Escalating supply constraints to Procurement and Supply Continuity team.
Executing risk management analysis, considering past performance data, demand vs. supply, and lead time stack-ups.
Leading and working in a cross-functional team environment as a strong team player.
Demonstrating the ability to work with other functional groups to achieve company-wide goals.
Deploying lean engineering, continuous improvement, supply chain, and manufacturing principles.
Ensuring the implementation of efficient best practices.
Creating and maintaining a safe and environmentally responsible working environment aligned with regulatory standards and best practices.
Performing other duties as assigned.