New employees are eligible for the following benefits effective date of hire!

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• Generous Paid time off and 10 paid Holidays
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
The Supply Chain Manager is a member of the site leadership team with functional responsibility for SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning), capacity planning, materials management/flow, tactical procurement, production scheduling, inventory control, warehousing and logistics. This individual will help to drive key performance indicators (KPIs) such as fill rate, on-time delivery, back order, quality lot acceptance and financial metrics such as inventory turns, standard cost variances, absorption and budget. The person will represent Viant in a professional and exemplary manner before our customers, suppliers, associates and community at large.
MAIN JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive the sites Sales, Inventory and Operations planning process to develop mid to long range operating plans, which drives the demand and capacity planning function, which the incumbent is responsible for
• Assist in capital expenditure (CAPEX) justification and approval working with peers within Operations & Engineering
• Works with Viant Customers and Customer Operations Management (COM) in the establishment and management of sales orders and customer requirements, and ensures that proper Demand and Capacity Plans are implemented to support these requirements at their site
• Management responsibilities for demand and capacity planning, production scheduling and execution, inventory, purchasing and supplier service level management.
• Responsible for integrating production schedules with business planning and forecasting. Balance of ERP/MRP capability with pull / lean methodology along with utilization of Kinaxis.
• Drive and lead initiatives of lean manufacturing supporting a lean culture
• Responsible for inventory accuracy (raw, outside services, WIP and finished goods) and cycle count programs
• Work closely with finance, maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet customer demand while meeting Viant financial objectives
• Responsible to communicate to and engage with Viant Corporate Supply Chain site KPIs with root cause analysis
• Manage and support outside service providers to meet Viant Medical business requirements
• Responsible for the planning systems for all raw materials, internal operations, subcontract operations and outside supporting services
• Responsible for production order execution and working with operations to ensure that our on time delivery, cycle time and fill rate goals are met
• Responsible for site procurement activities (raw materials, outside services (OSV) as well as expense items)
• Managing and maintaining supplier programs, including the implementation of Kanban Replenishment, Consigned Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Programs in areas such as raw materials, tooling, etc…
• Global Sourcing – actively participates with Viant Global Sourcing Commodity Management team on Strategic Supplier partnerships and agreements in support of Viant Strategic Goals
• Supplier Performance Management – responsible for working with site Operations, Quality and global sourcing on supplier report cards to insure that plans of action are developed and implemented for improving poor performing suppliers
• Weekly / monthly reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for the Supply Chain function for their site
• Lead initiatives to support new program wins and NPI launches
• Participates in Global Supply Chain meetings within Viant to foster cross site teamwork and development of our Global Supply Chain capabilities
• Explore new technologies and processes, to reduce non-value added procurement and planning activities
• Manage, coach and mentor direct reports in the performance of staff duties; Complete performance reviews and provide feedback
• Responsible for training and career development of all site Supply Chain associates
• Manage department to meet all quality and financial system requirements
• Participate in the contract review of all new products / processes
• Performs other duties as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:Knowledge/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement or related field preferred
• 10 years’ experience in Manufacturing, Operations or Supply Chain preferred

Job Experience:

• 1-5 Years of Management or Supervision Experience preferred
• Prior Demand and Capacity Planning experience required must have prior hands on experience within Master Scheduling, Capacity Planning and production planning
• APICS CSCP or CPIM Certification Preferred
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards)
• Experience with Kinaxis a plus

Skills/Competencies

• Experience in high mix/low volume production strongly preferred
• Advanced understanding of Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP)
• Experience/knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, production scheduling, inventory management, and contract management and negotiation
• Ability to work independently and with fellow team members
• Excellent organizational, time management and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent ability to analyze, think and communicate with well-supported data
• Excellent problem solving skills; the ability to ask the right questions, help frame logical conclusions and arrive at effective solutions
• Data and Metric oriented for decision-making
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office and Excel competency

Viant is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical devices. We do this through our depth and breadth of capabilities, end-to-end integration, technical expertise, and relentless focus on our customers and on operational excellence. With nearly 6,000 associates across 24 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources. For more information, visit viantmedical.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Viant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Viant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.