Supply Chain Manager

Steel Partners•Bristol Township, PA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dunmore International Corp, acquired by Steel Partners in February 2018, is a manufacturer of innovative technical films for Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial Graphics, and Packaging applications. With over 50 years of experience, Dunmore specializes in novel coatings, films, and multi-layer laminates, serving Fortune 500 clients across 25+ countries. The company's mission is to delight customers through technical innovation, high service levels, and open collaboration to solve complex application problems. The Supply Chain Manager will lead all aspects of the organization's Supply Chain management operations, including procurement, vendor relations, logistics, and material return. This role involves participating in demand forecasting, overseeing supply planning and procurement, and communicating business needs to the leadership team to secure resources. The manager will coordinate with Operations to manage outsourced operations and service providers, including scrap and recycling. A key responsibility is leading a multi-site team encompassing purchasing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving, with the ultimate goal of ensuring on-time delivery, excellent quality, effective supply availability, inventory management, and cost control.

Requirements

Eight (8) years of Supply Chain management, preferably operations, warehouse, and purchasing leadership.
Experience in a manufacturing environment and import/export is strongly preferred.
Experience with ERP systems and relevant supply chain modules.
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or related field is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with import/export
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or related field

Responsibilities

Accountable for the execution of the Supply Chain management function and helping to develop Supply Chain strategy.
Builds relationships within the company and with external parties, such as suppliers and distributors.
Supports compliance requirements (ISO9001, AS9100D, etc.) as well as requirements for supplier compliance and sustainability.
Ensures the Supply Chain team participates in the New Product Development process, and appropriately investigates alternate raw material options to improve quality, ensure availability, and reduce cost.
Coordinates between the Business Development team and suppliers to identify new business (markets/customers/products) and supplier efficiency opportunities.
Schedules and executes periodic evaluations to ensure vendors are adhering to pricing contracts, quality requirements, delivery timeframes, and other agreement details.
Optimizes inventory levels to minimize production risk while maximizing inventory turns.
Leads internal initiatives to implement and maintain an effective and accurate physical inventory system, including ERP transaction accuracy, physical inventory events, and cycle counting.
Interviews and hires staff as needed. Conducts training/development, coaching, and performance/retention management.
Leads staff in departmental activities including communication, training, and achieving goals.
Develops, supports, and monitors departmental objectives to achieve budget/forecast.
Negotiates and manages contracts and import/export agreements.
Identifies and drives adoption of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) as they apply to Supply Chain success, as well as providing input to KPI’s for Operations and Business Development.
Keeps detailed records, generates reports, and develops presentations to help management understand Supply Chain initiatives, activities, and KPI’s.
Drives continuous improvement opportunities to streamline processes and improve accuracy/efficiency within operations.
Creates and updates procedures to support long-term departmental objectives.
Analyzes historical procurement and shipping data to identify areas of improvement.
Leads all aspects of the organization's Supply Chain management operations, including procurement, vendor relations, logistics, and material return.
Participates in demand forecasting and oversees supply planning and procurement to ensure resource requirements are satisfied.
Communicates with the leadership team regarding business needs to secure resources to satisfy customer demands and implement improvements.
Coordinates with the Operations team to select and manage outsourced operations and service providers, including scrap and recycling management processes.
Leads a multi-site team that includes purchasing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving.
Ensures on-time delivery with excellent quality, while effectively managing supply availability, inventory, and cost.