Sr Supply Chain Sourcing Prof

Owens Corning•Rockford, IL

About The Position

This supply chain role manages finished goods, raw materials, packaging, and direct material inventories and provides leastcost supply chain solutions while maximizing customer satisfaction. This role balances manufacturing and distribution efficiencieswith working capital constraints and customer service requirements. This role will backup and assist other Foam Material Planners, including but not limited to working directly with plant operations onproduction schedules, entering STOs (Stock Transport Orders), entering and adjusting plant specific SKU level forecasts; perform avariety of analyses and report generation relating to the management of Foam materials including slow moving and obsolete inventory (SMOI), blocked stock, inventory quality management (IQM), schedule attainment, and Foam weekly sales, production and inventory updates.The Foam Material Planning Lead drives improvement in service KPI’s through the identification, creation & alignment ofvaluable services within the material planning span of control. The role is responsible to look across material planningfor impactful continuous improvement opportunities, as an enabler for generating enterprise value. This role is critical todelivering supply chain productivity initiatives and service improvement via the application of advanced analytics and projectmanagement principles. Reports to: Materials Management LeaderSpan of Control: Individual Contributor

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business or a related field
Critical thinking, analytical skills and problem solving
Can operate in a fast paced, day to day operations work environment
Excellent communication skills
Able to be a leader among peers
A sense of curiosity
Able to work independently and with a team in a matrix environment
The ability to manage multiple activities, manage projects, and effectively communicate results
High work standards / quality
Decision making capabilities a must
General supply chain and business acumen
SAP and advanced knowledge of appropriate analytical tools
Highly motivated and results driven

Nice To Haves

2-5 years’ experience in a sourcing, procurement, supply chain, customer service, or materials management role preferredand/or APICS certification.

Responsibilities

Live the Safety stand and adhere to all safety responsibilities
Inventory Management - adjust & optimize inventory strategies to align with Foam business goals & objectives.
Manufacturing - maintain close alignment with production resources and ensure smooth manufacturing planning and control through finish goods planning and procurement of packaging & direct materials
Supply chain liaison for operations and external suppliers in managing finished good and raw material inventories
Responsible for coordinating activities and communications across the supply chain (materials management, logistics, customer solutions, data)
Monitor goods receipts not invoiced (GRNI’s) and kick outs to ensure suppliers are paid promptly, root cause and take action to prevent future recurrences
Provide effective and timely information, thoughtful business insights/analytics and business performance evaluations to ensure the business meets their operations plan
Creates and maintains master data in SAP including material master, vendor master, info records and other key data
Participate in or lead business and kaizen teams for various product roll outs and/or productivity projects
The material planning lead is a strong team player, excellent communicator and provides a positive impact to our fun, dynamic and successful team.