Supply Chain Manager - Mass Retail

Company Summary:

As a rapidly growing global manufacturer of residential and commercial products, Greenworks is leading the charge toward a more powerful and sustainable future. With over 20 years of research and development, including over 1000 patents in outdoor power equipment, power tools, and lifestyle products, we're pushing the limits of what battery technology can do to improve the quality of work and life.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Greenworks US is looking for a retail Supply Chain Manager to join our team in Mooresville, NC. In this position, you will be responsible for autonomously driving the strategy and execution of high-impact supply chain related to Demand Planning, Forecasting, Procurement, and Inventory Management to maximize product availability, margins, and inventory turns. The right candidate thrives in a high-energy and fast-paced environment where tactical and strategic activities are expected to be driven in parallel and where they can work autonomously.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The supply chain manager will drive operational KPI improvements across inventory, planning, procurement, and manufacturing operational excellence, creating a role model E2E process.

• Facilitate communication with customer counterparts in merchandising, replenishment, logistics, and planning, and inventory management.
• Oversee the forecast generation and input within IBP/SAP for assigned customer accounts.
• Collaborate with all internal stakeholders on new product introductions, aligning supply chain capabilities with projected sales requirements for successful launches.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the sales & operations sectors, ensuring timely deliveries and favorable KPI's.
• Utilize ERP system (SAP) daily to retrieve necessary data points for proactive & reactive business decisions.
• Resolve supply chain bottlenecks by developing target improvement strategies within overall pipeline via ladder planning.
• Maintain a mindset of continuous improvement – provide feedback surrounding current processes to identify gaps and develop ideas to remedy those gaps.
• Work jointly with sales and marketing to identify growth trends as well as any promotional activity that will impact overall demand and end supply chain.
• Review monthly & weekly forecast accuracy performance to pinpoint opportunities and adjust as necessary.
• Interact closely with internal warehousing, distribution, and transportation to understand overall logistics and order fulfillment, and facilitate solutions for customers in tandem with these teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite for day-to-day analysis and communication.
  
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain), or equivalent work experience.
• Solid experience in Supply Chain management, performance metrics, and project management.
• Strong ownership, analytical skills, ability with numbers, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• High level of self-organization, prioritization, and time management.
• Fluent in English, Chinese is a plus.
• Flexible, action and results-oriented, self-starting, autonomous, and comfortable with large databases and tools.
• Strong knowledge of SAP/IBP, or other large ERP/planning systems can be considered.
• Ability to understand needs and drive alternative solutions for operational processes.
• Experience with purchasing and inventory management in retail & commercial business landscapes.
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The essential physical requirements of the position will consist of, but not limited to:

• Observe and detect details at close range.
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• Climbing stairs.
• Stationary position (Sit/Stand 50% of time)
• Position self by stooping, kneeling, bending, squatting, crouch.
• Move, transport, or position boxes weighing 5 -20 pounds, occasionally 30 pounds.
• Occasionally exposed to weather elements.
  
  

Compensation and Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Assistance with fertility treatment and adoption
• 401k company match plan
• Paid sick, personal, and vacation time
  
  

Greenworks will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Greenworks is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.