Supply Chain Manager

Description

This is an onsite role in Oak Ridge, TN.

Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives markets. MVP collaborates with its customers to offer tailored production solutions to meter, mix, dispense, and apply materials. For over 80 years, MVP has been a leading equipment provider for the marine, infrastructure, pool and bath, oil & gas, transportation, aerospace, and wind industries.

As a family-owned business, MVP serves its customers and communities with integrity and respect to create a better experience. Our same core values with which the company was founded on 80 years ago continue to guide us today as we create a better experience for our employees, customers, and communities.

MVP proudly offers a competitive medical (partially Company-paid), dental, vision, life and disability plan; 401k retirement plan with a 3% match; Paid Time Off (starting at 13 days per year); 9 Company-paid holidays; and, 2 Floating Holidays.

Job Summary

Responsible to proactively and continuously improve major supply chain functions including but not limited to sourcing/purchasing, business analysis, logistics, inventory control, materials management, and shipping/receiving. In full partnership with operations, our vision is to build our supply chain to create value for our customers and create sustainable competitive advantage in an exciting market. This role will require an energetic, adaptable, holistic thinker who can drive excellence in execution and help set a leadership tone that supports our culture and core values of Family, Friendly, Forward.

Work Description

Purchasing/Supplier Management:

• Oversees and builds relationships with existing, new and potential suppliers
• Leads the strategic sourcing process and vets key purchasing decisions (e.g. awarding new volume, make vs. buy, supplier consolidation/rationalization, etc.)
• Builds and runs strategic commodity management program and tracks indices
• Develops supplier scorecards and metrics and drives supplier improvement priorities
• Leads all PPV and purchased cost tracking activities
• Sets and executes material cost savings targets and prevents overspend
• Leads all purchasing functions from engineered to standard products within MVP
  
  

Inventory Management

• Develops inventory control program
• Creates and implements strategies to maintain targeted level of raw materials and finished goods inventories to meet manufacturing demand and on-time delivery to customers
• Oversight of shipping, receiving and material handling functions for all of MVP facilities
• Performs ongoing analyses to align Kanban and assembly system with the production plan/schedule and market demand/sales forecast
• Oversight of all inventory control functions such as cycle counting, bin management, issuing material, etc.
• Supports master scheduling and planning processes and maintains oversight of product flow in the MRP system from quotation through shipment to identify & solve issues
  
  

Material Movement & Distribution

• Devises methods and SOPs to achieve effective and efficient movement of materials and finished goods within MVP facilities, from our suppliers and to our customers, while maintaining appropriate inventory investment
• Establishes structure and processes to ensure import/export compliance
• Researches and implements domestic and international outbound logistics strategies (e.g. milk runs, potential for distribution center in Europe, using trade agreements like NAFTA & CETA to Company benefit, etc.)
• Develops inbound logistics strategies
• Collaborates with other departments to identify, analyze, and resolve potential supply chain gaps or challenges. Builds excellent cross-functional relationships.
• Reviews supplier, logistics, and fulfillment contracts (POAs for logistics brokers, NDAs & supplier agreements, customer & internal PO requirements and fulfillment agreements, etc.)
• Leads and teaches root cause analyses when supply chain issues arise and implements action plans to remediate
  
  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years of supply chain management experience, including purchasing and operations management, in manufacturing environment
• Significant experience leading and developing direct reports
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or similar field. MBA preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP programs; implementation experience preferred
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office required
• Strong analytical skillset including research, data manipulation, and effective communication of insights
• Highly effective interpersonal communication skills including oral and written platforms
• Demonstrated experience across continuous improvement platforms (lean, 6-sigma, ToC, etc.)
  
  

Physical Demands

• Sit up to 2/3 of workday
• Stand and/or walk up to 2/3 of workday
• Close, distance, and peripheral vision
• Ability to communicate orally (requires ability to hear and speak aloud)
• Repetitive motion using hands and wrists and manual dexterity required up to 2/3 of workday (typing, writing, etc.)
  
  

Magnum Venus Products, Inc. is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Magnum Venus Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer