Supply Chain Supervisor

ZF Group•Gainesville, GA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Supervisor – Logistics is responsible for leading the development and execution of material planning, customer logistics planning, and production scheduling activities through complex demand forecasting, high-level process improvements and project management methods in order to support and fulfill the requirements of internal and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field and 4+ years of professional experience (including internship/co-op experience) working in logistics and/or related supply chain management position.
Strong knowledge of plant logistics procedures/processes.
Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Office tools – particularly Power BI and Excel.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills with a high attention to detail.
Proven ability to analyze and interpret data and supply chain-related processes.
Proven ability to lead and direct the work of others in a fast paced, high-volume environment.
Proven ability to interface with cross-functional teams and all levels of personnel and management.
Solid organization and time/project management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the execution of activities related to material planning, production scheduling, and inside sales; ensure that these functions are completed on-time and satisfy the customer demand requirements, while optimizing production output and Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Provides tactical planning support to production leadership. Develops and maintains a production schedule for the shop to adhere to and acts as shop floor back up as directed.
Understand production forecasts, identify areas of opportunity in the planning process, and create production reports to ensure schedules are executed properly; complete complex demand forecasting for material plans based upon production/customer demand forecasts and overall operational capacity.
Schedule production and production personnel according to manufacturing priorities and to resolve issues surrounding capacity constraints or components as needed; support supervisor functions as needed from a scheduling or planning-related capacity.
Serve as the escalation point for production supervisors when issues regarding material availability and/or production scheduling arise; notify senior management of expedite needs regarding shipments.
Develop, maintain, and monitor SAP parameters required for material planning and inventory control; review and monitor stock levels, customer orders, purchase order dates, production control performance metrics, relevant KPIs, vendor performance, and implement measures for improvement as needed.
Communicate with vendors for material orders and to resolve obstacles that impede production; communicate with purchasing regarding material supply issues.