Director Supply Chain Systems and Process Improvement

Job Description

Functional leader responsible for supply chain related systems and process stability, maintenance and enhancement. The leader will look to the future of supply chain technology and develop the technology roadmap to support the overall supply chain vision. The leader will ensure supply chain master data is clean and well maintained. He or she will support the overall business with development and maintenance supply chain management structure (policies, standards, processes and guidelines) and of key performance indicators

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for developing and executing the supply chain systems strategy and roadmap
• Ownership of supply chain master data, including vendor catalogues, PDH materials master, equipment spare parts bills of materials, and vendor master. Responsible for cleansing, maintaining and enhancing the data as necessary.
• Develop, track and report key metrics for the overall supply chain function
• Supply chain systems stabilization and enhancement, including but not limited to Oracle, GAINS, RateLynx, Barcoding, etc.
• Acts as a liaison between supply chain and the IT organization
• Scopes and manages supply chain technology related projects
• Works across the supply chain team to identify process gaps and works to close those gaps with the necessary stakeholders
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a Supply Chain Management System to house key policies, standards, guidelines and processes for easy access and training purposes.
  
  

All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times.

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities:

Ability To

• Perform all essential duties.
• Exhibit strong customer service, interpersonal, coaching and leadership skills.
• Demonstrate strong organizational, planning and scheduling, and process / change management skills.
• Show strong analytical abilities.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• Prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Be a strong leader with a highly collaborative, hands-on approach to leadership.
• Work in a dynamic, inclusive team environment including cross functional collaboration with regional sales & operations teams.
  
  

Proficient With

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Oracle Cloud
  
  

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of supply chain management systems, such as Oracle Cloud, Barcoding, Transportation Management Systems, Inventory Planning Systems, etc.
• Knowledge of Procurement, Materials Management and Logistics processes
  
  

Minimum Education And Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply chain, or business-related field.
• Master’s in Supply Chain preferred.
  
  

Minimum Experience

• Typically, at least 15 years of related experience in IT supporting Supply Chain Management systems and processes
• Minimum of 10 years in a leadership role.
  
  

Leadership

• Participates in the development of systems and functional strategy for the Supply Chain organization.
• Manages organizational design and structure within assigned scope.
  
  

Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)

• Regularly required to stand, walk, and bend with good balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to sit, perform repetitive duties, use a PC and to talk and hear.
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel as required.
  
  

Problem Solving And Innovation

• Analyzes performance data on an on-going basis and develops recovery plans as needed.
• Makes decisions and resolves issues that are concerned with formulating programs for a function / project and allocating resources (facilities, people, money, materials) among these groups.
• Finds immediate solutions to problems and solutions to resolve conflicts. Escalates as needed.
• Implements preventative and corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Expected to drive process improvements and to teach others to identify opportunities, provide ideas, methods and innovations and to implement improvements to enhance safety, teamwork, efficiency and quality.
  
  

Impact

• Works closely with other functions to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement
• Actions, judgement and overall performance directly impacts margin contribution, profitability and has a serious effect on the performance of the business.
• Prepares budget for assigned area, manages to budget, reports variances and develops recovery plans as needed.
  
  

This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

About Us

Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers who own compression equipment. With approximately 1,000 employees, our unmatched expertise and team of highly qualified, certified technicians are backed by more than 70 years of industry experience.

Archrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

About The Team

At Archrock, we value our people, over and above the generous compensation and benefits we offer. We strive to be good stewards of their careers. Career paths are well defined and room for growth is available to everyone. Employees have the flexibility and support to pursue different roles within the company. And in an operation that has locations across the United States they have the freedom to relocate if they desire.