Manager, Supply Chain Management

Job Title: Manager, Supply Chain Management

Location(s): Milpitas, CA - Onsite

Compensation: $100,000 – $125,000

About this position

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for ensuring our business can efficiently source raw materials, manufacture products, arrange production demand, store inventory and transport shipments to consumers or distributors. The duties include developing supply chain strategy (Key account, Channel and General account), demand planning, logistics arrangement and supply planning. They also analyze operations performance and resolve issues to meet client demand and keep inventory at a healthy level and within budget. They are crucial in helping oversee and manage the company's overall supply chain and logistics strategy and operations in order to maximize the process efficiency and productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies that optimize efficiency and minimize costs
• Based on DSN (digital supply network) direction to have SC digital transformation.
• Define supply chain KPIs with related executives.
• Develop SCM OKR (Objective and Key result) to initiate SC processes improvement.
• Demand Planning with monthly S&OP meeting with sales, PM and business owner.
• Supply planning with S&OP meeting with HQ SCM and suppliers
• SCM MBR & QBR Analysis and report - monthly/quarterly
• Manage relationships with suppliers and negotiate contracts.
• Negotiate with carriers to have smooth and cost-effective ocean and air shipment.
• Maintain, execute, and manage SC demand-supply in SAP.
• Oversee inventory management and ensure adequate stock levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products.
• Define and develop SCM dashboard and necessary report with IT.
• Identify process bottleneck and implement solutions in a timely manner
• Train and manage SC team to meet SC KPIs and goals.
• All other duties that may be necessary

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
• 5 years Supply Chain Management experience
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes and digital supply network (DSN)
• Hands-on experience with supply chain management software (such as SAP SD, PP & MM Modules)
• Strong computer skills and the ability to utilize various software programs including Excel, SQL, PowerBI. GenAI, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Professional written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain an efficient and courteous relationship with vendors and customers
• Ability to succeed successfully under pressure and time constraints
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good time-management skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Education & personal development reimbursement program
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel® and Microsoft®. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement.