What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Manager position at Stahl?
Purpose
- Lead and manage the Suppply Chain and its Team based in the Apex Center of Excellene which includes the following elements: logistics, warehousing, procurement, planning, vendor scheduling, customer service, and quality management.
- Stahl is a multinational company that provides an extensive range of coatings for Flexible substrates
- This position has a dual reporting role as a part of the Global Operations Team and the local Management Team.
- The Job holder must maintain effective relationships with the commercial team, customers, and functional teams in Stahl
- Lead all functions and staff to meet the purpose of the job.
- Use resources efficiently and optimise processes in order to achieve the relevant KPI’s
- Ensure Vendor Scheduling, Logistics and Customer Service teams update and maintain masterdata in SAP to give accurate visibility to vendor schedulers and Customer Service
- Ensure optimized stock levels (based on stock targets) and make proposals on improvements.
- Continiously evaluate the performance of the 3PL parters and make adjustments when and where appropriate
- Proactively resolve quality issues arising from the production or logistics process
- Acts as escalation point for sales for customer issues and resolve them in a timely and efficient manner
- Develop meaningful relationships with customers to encourage trust and loyalty
- The person in this roll must lead employees in team-building, personal development and commitment to the company’s activities – instilling a healthy sense of urgency is a must
- Promote a good workplace atmosphere
- Maintain proactive and cooperative relationship with the business teams to assure high quality, communication and high service levels to Stahl customers.
- Proven Leadership experience in Supply Chain, Logistics and/or Customer Serice Departments
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly with MS Excel/ PowerBi
- Must be proactive and demonstrate an ability to identify potential bottlenecks and be able to work towards solutions
- Must be able to focus and give attention to detail
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- SAP experience strongly desired
- 10 Years of relevant management experience required.