Do you love building teams? Experienced driving success in planning, logistics and procurement? Are you looking for a stable growing company? This 103-year-old company with 30 years in North America wants you!

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 850 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide. 

Scott Bader is committed to expanding its global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on its reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.

Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to the Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd – in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.

About the role

The Americas supply chain manager will coordinate all supply chain activities for the region in close collaboration with Group procurement and Group S&OP functions. Covering site purchasing, scheduling, warehousing, tollers, contract manufacturers and distribution. The Regional Supply Chain Manager is responsible for setting out the sites supply chain strategy:- supporting the negotiation of Americas specific contracts with vendors and ensuring smooth supply of materials to the sites in conjunction with local purchasing; ensuring that the sites are utilized effectively through sound scheduling practices in conjunction with the site demand planners; Management of site inventory to ensure that working capital is used effectively whilst ensuring customer supply; manage warehousing and distribution, working with in-plant logistics partners where appropriate to ensure finished goods are shipped safely and on time. The supply chain manager will be responsible for and manage all site supply chain KPIs.

Key responsibilities

Will liaison with Group Procurement and Group S&OP to understand and apply where required Group supply chain processes; and with North Americas Procurement and S&OP to set site supply chain strategy and plan for capacity needs. Identify improvement areas and integration of business system processes with the group ERP systems. Establish inventory management/replenishment strategies to drive improved customer service levels while minimizing inventory investment.

Work closely with Group Purchasing to align site purchasing strategy for common materials where required. Support in negotiations of site-specific RM and indirect contracts. Ensure site scheduling meets utilizes the plant assets effectively and ensures customer supply in conjunction with S&OP demand planner. Manage logistics partners, domestic and export shipments to customers and sister-sites.

Accountable for all site supply chain KPIs and setting out and driving improvement plans as required. Control site COMAH inventory levels. Drive continuous improvement across supply chain, procurement, planning and logistics related activities. Managing and coordinating the supply of adhesives from Americas into the APAC region. Coordination of weekly ‘order book’ management/meetings to line up the production schedule with open orders and facilitating short term fulfilment. 

Communicate progress across various levels of the organization. Manage and report on inventory, Slobs, finish goods, set targets and utilize the full network to fulfil customers’ needs and right set the inventory to a cost effective and reliable level.

Provide leadership to departments under control and manage, coach and develop direct reports and manage high performing teams that deliver continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions. Set department objectives and monitor ongoing progress and performance. Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and to implement change and improvements. Ensure that all functions under supervision operate in accordance with health, safety and environmental, Ethical (ABC), Sustainable and QA policies and that procedures are implemented and adhered to.

About you

The successful candidate will have degree in Supply Chain or equivalent with effective interpersonal, teambuilding, communication, negotiation, organization, planning, analytical, judgement and decision-making abilities. Will have a continuous improvement mindset with a minimum of five years senior experience in Supply Chain Management and demonstrable experience working within best practice and implementation. 

Will be quality and safety conscious, with excellent attention to detail and effective and professional communication skills, strong integrity and personal ethics aligned to Scott Bader principles. 

Desirable:

Knowledge of logistics operations in APAC with hazardous chemicals. Previous experience of working with international, multiple site chemical processing plant would be a plus. Bilingual in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish is advantageous.

Salary & benefits: The salary for the position will be dependent upon experience. In addition to your salary, you will also be included into our company bonus scheme (Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Bonus). Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus scheme reinforces the Scott Bader principle of working together for a common goal and sharing in our successes.

Retirement: We offer a generous contribution to your 401k plan; we will contribute up to a maximum of 10%.

Health: We offer HDHP medical insurance to all full-time employees at no cost. In conjunction, HSA with company contribution provided. 

PTO/Holiday: Your annualized PTO leave will be pro-rated 15 days 10 Holidays. 

Volunteering & Fundraising: You will have one full day per year to complete volunteering work of your choice which will be paid. If you are thinking about fundraising for your favorite charity or local community event, we will happily match the funds that you have raised up to a maximum of $1000 within company guidelines.

Mocksville LocationNew $16M, 110,000 square foot facility in Mocksville. With further investment we plan to develop the site into a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, fully operation in 2024.