Supply Chain Lead

Hunter Douglas•Salt Lake, UT

1d•$119,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally. We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours? Position Overview The Supply Chain Lead is responsible for managing the customer order scheduling process and warehouse functions of inventory control, shipping and receiving. The Supply Chain Lead is also responsible for driving inventory reduction at the site as well as on time delivery. The Supply Chain Lead needs to be highly organized and understand the processes that drive a supply chain, as well as production constraints at the manufacturing facilities. Works with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production, and Quality to develop and manage the scheduling process and root cause issue fixes for on time delivery. In addition, this position is expected to make critical decisions based on the best information at hand and take a leadership role in building consensus among several parties, including at times conflict resolution among various functions. One of the key outputs of this role is a daily schedule based on expected delivery dates that identifies the ATB (available to build quantity) based on material shortages. In addition, the weekly Material Review Board process is a critical output that helps to identify and fix material usage variants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations Management.
Minimum 5+ years of hands on experience in planning and supply chain functions
Demonstrated experience tools such as SAP or other ERP systems
Expert in MRP, ERP, SAP and rough cut planning processes
Exceptional computer skills; ERP, Business Intelligence systems or equivalent and Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Good understanding of S&OP process
Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate across multiple departments and through multiple levels of the organization
Solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities
Demonstrated influencing, negotiating and conflict management skills
Excellent collaborative management skills
Strong working knowledge of effective supply chain performance including supply planning, customer service, supplier and asset management
Strong passion for creating process and systems improvement

Nice To Haves

CPIM or CSCP certifications from APICS

Responsibilities

Responsible for driving inventory reduction to target levels through analysis and collaboration with the planning team
Responsible for driving on time delivery through analysis and collaboration with production OPS at the Fabrication site
Manages daily process of on time delivery miss root cause analysis
Facilitates weekly Material Review Board process
Manages planning for parts and swatches
Responsible for auditing warehouse teams on process
Responsible for auditing Production Assistants on scheduling process
Work within SAP MII system for key scheduling activities
Develops standard work training documents, and provides training on systems and supply chain functions
Applies various scheduling concepts (ABC, Kanban, Trigger Points, Min Max, Heijunka, EOQ)
Work with material / network planners to synchronize supply with department schedules
Analyzes production performance to identify opportunities requiring support team focus
Applies project management techniques to meet goals and objectives (Scope, Track, Execute)
Works proficiently with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Can achieve results through influencing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
All other duties as assigned