Supply Chain Manager

Magnum Venus Products•Oak Ridge, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives markets. MVP collaborates with its customers to offer tailored production solutions to meter, mix, dispense, and apply materials. For over 80 years, MVP has been a leading equipment provider for the marine, infrastructure, pool and bath, oil & gas, transportation, aerospace, and wind industries. As a family-owned business, MVP serves its customers and communities with integrity and respect to create a better experience. Our same core values with which the company was founded on 80 years ago continue to guide us today as we create a better experience for our employees, customers, and communities. The Supply Chain Manager is responsible to proactively and continuously improve major supply chain functions including but not limited to sourcing/purchasing, business analysis, logistics, inventory control, materials management, and shipping/receiving. In full partnership with operations, the vision is to build the supply chain to create value for customers and create sustainable competitive advantage in an exciting market. This role will require an energetic, adaptable, holistic thinker who can drive excellence in execution and help set a leadership tone that supports MVP's culture and core values of Family, Friendly, Forward.

Requirements

7+ years of supply chain management experience, including purchasing and operations management, in manufacturing environment.
Significant experience leading and developing direct reports.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or similar field.
Experience with ERP/MRP programs.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Strong analytical skillset including research, data manipulation, and effective communication of insights.
Highly effective interpersonal communication skills including oral and written platforms.
Demonstrated experience across continuous improvement platforms (lean, 6-sigma, ToC, etc.).

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
ERP/MRP implementation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Proactively and continuously improve major supply chain functions including sourcing/purchasing, business analysis, logistics, inventory control, materials management, and shipping/receiving.
Build the supply chain to create value for customers and create sustainable competitive advantage.
Oversee and build relationships with existing, new and potential suppliers.
Lead the strategic sourcing process and vet key purchasing decisions (e.g. awarding new volume, make vs. buy, supplier consolidation/rationalization, etc.).
Build and run strategic commodity management program and track indices.
Develop supplier scorecards and metrics and drive supplier improvement priorities.
Lead all PPV and purchased cost tracking activities.
Set and execute material cost savings targets and prevent overspend.
Lead all purchasing functions from engineered to standard products within MVP.
Develop inventory control program.
Create and implement strategies to maintain targeted level of raw materials and finished goods inventories to meet manufacturing demand and on-time delivery to customers.
Oversight of shipping, receiving and material handling functions for all of MVP facilities.
Perform ongoing analyses to align Kanban and assembly system with the production plan/schedule and market demand/sales forecast.
Oversight of all inventory control functions such as cycle counting, bin management, issuing material, etc.
Support master scheduling and planning processes and maintain oversight of product flow in the MRP system from quotation through shipment to identify & solve issues.
Devise methods and SOPs to achieve effective and efficient movement of materials and finished goods within MVP facilities, from our suppliers and to our customers, while maintaining appropriate inventory investment.
Establish structure and processes to ensure import/export compliance.
Research and implement domestic and international outbound logistics strategies (e.g. milk runs, potential for distribution center in Europe, using trade agreements like NAFTA & CETA to Company benefit, etc.).
Develop inbound logistics strategies.
Collaborate with other departments to identify, analyze, and resolve potential supply chain gaps or challenges.
Build excellent cross-functional relationships.
Review supplier, logistics, and fulfillment contracts (POAs for logistics brokers, NDAs & supplier agreements, customer & internal PO requirements and fulfillment agreements, etc.).
Lead and teach root cause analyses when supply chain issues arise and implement action plans to remediate.