Job Overview
Responsible for factory Supply Chain, including capacity planning; material planning and inventory coverage; and alignment of factory build plans with the IBP supply plan. Accountable for ensuring on‑time delivery while balancing costs and inventory levels and driving lead‑time reduction.
- Responsible for planning at plant level for production and material planning
- Ensure warehouse operations are done well – flow of material, kanban processes, material storage, inventory count and compliance, WIP control
- Master the supply chain KPI – On time delivery, schedule attainment, lead time, past due reduction, inventory days on hand, MOQ and lead time reduction from vendors
- Communicate proactively with Customer care, sales team on schedule, reschedule or prioritization based on daily changes
- Timely order placement to vendor, acknowledgement from vendors are entered in system, priorities are communicated and follow up for delays and associated needs
- Ensure master data and parameters are up to date and well managed in the ERP system
Job Requirements
- Ensuring that proper inventories are maintained. Seeking the highest value tradeoff between cost and quality.
- Choosing the suppliers of the products, negotiating the lowest price, and awarding contracts based on established guidelines and procedures.
- Keeping abreast of changes in the market affecting both the supply of and demand for needed products.
- Studying sales records and inventory levels of current stock; seeking new, alternative foreign and domestic suppliers.
What your background should look like
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or MBA with supply chain management or bachelor’s degree with CSCP from APICS
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- 5+ years of experience in supply chain in a manufacturing environment
- Proficiency in office software – Microsoft Office, Power BI, Analytical tools
- Deep knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred): PP, MM, Quality, MRP
- Knowledge of IBP Product supply, response and PPDS
- Experience working in a global role in multinational companies
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
- Ability to adapt to a flexible work schedule
- SCM functional knowledge such as material planning, master production scheduling, MRP, inventory modeling and concepts. Demand and supply planning, product life cycle.