What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager I/II Supply Chain Americas position at MSA, The Safety Company?
- 9703
- Global Supply Chain
- Full Time
- Onsite
- Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Job Description
Responsibilities
- consistent, disciplined use of regional standards and processes to ensure both short term execution (production planning) and medium-to-long term supply planning occur at a defined standard monthly cadence.
- key performance indicator metrics and report their respective improvement plans as well as successfully build relationships with internal key stakeholders to drive cross-functional alignment and execution through the Supply Reviews and overall SIOP process.
- development of supply chain talent and increase the regional team’s competency, skill, and performance.
- Identify, plan, direct, and implement regional supply planning strategies to ensure availability of finished goods to fulfill customer demand for all regions.
- Create realistic supply plans to meet the demand plan; includes review of mid to long term rough-cut capacity planning.
- Provide guidance in determining supply optimization which includes, but is not limited to, safety stock, safety time, lead times, threshold quantities, and minimum order quantities.
- Determine strategies to optimize distribution center inventory.
- Coordinate with Demand Planning, Materials Managers, Global Logistics & Transportation, Sales, Marketing, IT, and Order Administration to develop and refine supply planning practices and policies to meet best in class metrics.
- KPI: Customer Promise, Backorder, Stockouts, Finished Good Inventory, Slow-moving Finished Goods Inventory, I&O, SIOP Process Adherence
Regional Supply Planning Execution
- Manage all Supply Planning activities across the region which includes supply planning, rough-cut capacity planning, supply optimization, and inventory management and analysis
- Drive continuous improvement to KPI metrics, including but not limited to network Inventory, Delivery, Market Expected Lead Time, Stockouts, and Backorder.
- Drive accountability of cross-functional teams within the supply planning process.
- Partner with global SIOP team to ensure Supply Planning Team prepares for and leads monthly Supply Reviews and escalates decisions made or decisions needed to Executive SIOP Reviews.
- Serve as the supply planning liaison for all critical regional MSA change communications and initiatives from manufacturing sites / sales / marketing to key business leaders.
- Build strong relationships with all functional areas to establish best in class supply planning at both the local and global level.
- KPI: MELT, OTIF, Backorder, Stockouts, Finished Good Inventory, Slow-moving FG Inventory, I&O, SIOP Process Adherence.
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in Forecasting, Planning, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Operations, or related function
- 2 years of management/leadership experience
- Experience in SAP or similar ERP
- An in-depth understanding of sales, demand planning, and supply planning with exposure to and understanding of financial planning and the associated linkages
- Understanding of supply chain flexibility, how it can be increased or decreased, and the associated costs
- Leading a regional planning organization
- Experience in Supply Chain planning software, including medium to long-term planning horizon
- 7 years of experience in Forecasting, Planning, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, Operations, or related function
- 5 years of management/leadership experience
- Experience in SAP or similar ERP
- Experience reating and implementing supply planning strategies, driving standard business and system processes, and instilling discipline
- Successfully demonstrated ability to influence key business process leaders through the SIOP process
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