Our client, a metal products distributor located in the Greater Chicago area, has an immediate opening for a Director of Supply Chain/ Material Planning.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the supply chain from purchase order to delivery, including order fulfillment, shipping, receiving and inventory management.
- Accountable for integration of supply chain activities across the organizations leading to optimal customer service, product supply, inventory investment and cost.
- Responsible to help develop a materials planning function for goods and materials, create integrated processes among Operations, Purchasing, Logistics, and outside suppliers to execute the planning/replenishment process.
- Participate with senior management in the development and formulation of long and short-range planning, policies, programs and objectives related to supply chain management.
- Ensures compliance with specified contract metrics, operational, and personnel activities in the integration center, and maintains high standards of operational activities, introducing a lean manufacturing concept where applicable.
- Ensures quality management system procedures are implemented throughout functional groups.
- Plan, direct and implement logistics operations and administrative support to meet prescribed productivity and service goals.
- Develop an annual operating budget and manage a system of controls to ensure service levels and operational performance goals are met within prescribed cost, revenue and profit parameters.
- Identify competitive strategies and evaluate, adjust or redraft the organization’s supply chain programs accordingly ensuring thorough communication of imperatives and action items to the team.
- Responsible for operations and managing best practices with a strong emphasis on production efficiencies and asset utilization; ensure the development of systems and procedures for operating and managing physical facilities, human resources, equipment and products in a profitable manner.
- Develop, document, and train on warehouse and logistics standard operating procedures and best practices, including multiple sites/multiple geographies.
- Forecast demands to ensure just in time inventory increases efficiency and reduces inventory costs.
- Assist in the execution of customer care standards for all accounts, communicating these standards to all personnel. Maintain appropriate contact with all accounts and respond to requests when required.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience within Supply Chain and Logistics operations.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manager or VP level role is required.
- APICS or Supply Chain Certification is preferred.
- Experience with transportation, inventory management, global sourcing and international logistics.
- Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Ability to discuss a wide range of topics from business strategy to the tactical execution of the strategy.
- Excellent organizational, leadership, motivational, analytical problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to build cross-functional partnerships and engage in and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives.
- Strong change management skills and experience.
- Demonstrated negotiation and management leadership skills.
- Must have working knowledge of facilities, equipment, operations and management.
- Experience with developing and monitoring production strategies and performance metrics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with dynamic priorities and demands.
For consideration submit resume to ken@staffinancial.com.
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