Supply Chain Manager

Ascensus Specialties • Evans City, PA

8h • $110,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the successful execution of production planning, scheduling, and the end-to-end order fulfillment process. The Supply Chain Manager leads the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning, providing continuous improvement, standardization, and digitalization of the sub-routines.

The role acts as a resource to support our SAP ERP, and has ownership master data, IBP forecasting and analytics, and order processing. This is a high-visibility role requiring a data-driven leader who can apply advanced optimization techniques to ensure customer satisfaction while controlling supply chain costs and working capital commitments.

Requirements

• Direct experience with SAP scheduling, procurement, and master data functions.
• 5+ years working in an operations planning or supply chain environment.
• Participation in SIOP process in a chemical manufacturing setting.
• Direct experience in batch chemical production planning and execution.
• Experience in inventory management and inventory reconciliation.
• Experience in managing third party logistics of hazardous materials.
• Prior training on DOT/IATA requirements for hazardous goods.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to apply concepts such as EOQ Product Wheels, Newsvendor Model, and Mixed-Integer Optimization to the supply chain planning process.
• ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or CTSC certifications.
• Demonstrated application of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing concepts in a batch chemical environment.
• Demonstrated experience connecting SAP reports to financial statement analysis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of monthly forecasts using SAP-IBP, and SAP order transactions.
• Review, approve, and report out on development of long-term capacity planning.
• Review, approve, and report out on execution of process order scheduling.
• Review, approve, and report out on inventory planning and procurement requirements.
• Analyze performance of the plant using SAP analytics and take action to correct deviations from strategy.
• Improve and standardize workflows and improve upon implementation of SAP ERP.
• Ensure compliance of hazardous goods shipments to DOT/IATA regulations.
• Review weekly open orders and take action to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support customer service, product management, and account managers to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Manage third party logistic accounts, seeking to optimize service, complexity, and cost.
• Establish inventory strategy for product-package combinations based on forecasts, product segmentation, and customer segmentation.
• Lead plant inventory team, analyzing slow moving and obsolete materials and providing guidance for disposition.
• Review stocks to ensure compliance with PSM/RMP requirements.
• Lead annual physical inventory count and reconciliation.
• Maintain and improve product master data, such as material masters, bills of materials, production routings, and resource set-up.
• Support commercial team with SAP-IBP forecasting activities.
• Act as a troubleshooting resource for procurement, planning, inventory management, and logistic transactions.
• Reduce administrative burden of SAP ERP system through improved interface, transaction training, and automation of workflows.
• Apply applicable ASCM best practices of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment.
• Reduce waste generation and changeover time through improved planning and campaign management.
• Lead all Logistics related rejected and returned product investigations.
• Analyze production capacity constraints, seeking to optimize asset intensity with the cash conversion cycle.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision - effective day one of employment.
• 401(k) with company match with immediate vesting - effective first of the month, following date of hire.
• First 3% is matched dollar-for-dollar. Second 3% is matched at 70 cents on the dollar.
• 3 Weeks' Vacation.
• 12 Paid Holidays.
• Basic Life, AD&D, STD, and LTD provided at no cost to employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager