Supply Chain Manager

Title: Confidential Supply Chain Manager

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Marshalltown County, IA (Onsite)

Job Summary: This role is responsible for ordering raw materials, maintaining inventory, and scheduling all production runs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains production schedules, establishes priorities for specific customer orders and revises schedule according to changes in customer requirements.
• Facilitates product planning to meet required shipment dates.
• Provides plant work order updates on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis Develops an integrated, optimized monthly/weekly production plan based on campaign length considerations, production constraints, and forecasted/dependent demand to maintain plant productivity and on-time delivery.
• Performs daily download of orders and maintains the accuracy of order status in the BPCS system.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and adjusts schedules as required to achieve specific objectives.
• Conducts weekly planning meetings directed at the coordination of receiving, manufacturing schedules and shipping operations, as well as inventory management to meet overall business objectives.
• Determines material requirements and places purchase orders for all materials Manages raw material, in-process, and finished goods inventory.
• Monitors inventory levels, maintains cycle counts and determines reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records.
• Recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies as well as how to oversee on hold, non-useable, slow moving (obsolete) and excess stock.
• Assists in the disposition of reject rolls in the Quality Hold Area.
• Establishes and implements processes to maximize and maintain efficient material and production flow and minimize lead times.
• Understands and utilizes Kanban systems, Lean Manufacturing and 5S Programs to manage effective production and material flow in the operation. Utilizes applications/systems relevant to daily job functions to plan, execute, manage, support, and continuously improve the order entry and fulfilment processes
• Conducts troubleshooting for problems with Master Data, Available to Promise (ATP), Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and other system specific modules for error resolution
• Supports manufacturing in its efforts to meet customer deliveries while maintaining/controlling product cost and inventory efficiency.
• Interacts closely with customer service specialists and schedulers in other company locations.
• Assists S&OP Process Development and Refinement as well as all Sourcing initiatives; receives dotted-line direction from S&OP Director and Sourcing Director.
• Assists R&D/Technical Services during new product development. Effectively manages competing priorities.
• Maintains and projects a positive attitude in potentially high-stress situations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other:

• Must adhere to all company and location policies and safety rules
• Must be able to work extended hours when required
• Comfortable around and willing to operate material handling equipment as needed
• All other duties as assigned

Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Required for Consideration as a Candidate:

(If a degree is required it must be from an accredited institution)

• BS in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Five years planning, scheduling, or inventory control experience.
• Strong communication, computer, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with a wide range of technical, sales and manufacturing personnel.
• Strong computer skills, MS Office, and use of MRP/ERP systems.

Additional Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

(If a degree is required it must be from an accredited institution)

• One to three years working experience with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles preferred
• Formal Project Management training preferred

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000