Supply Chain Manager

EXCITING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ROLE

Client

• Company was established in 1974 and is still family owned and operated to this day
• Specializes in custom injection molding, custom plastics injection molded products
• Products serve industries like the food and beverage packaging, household and industrial, consumer products, medical devices, etc

Job Description

• Will be managing key materials and production related functions such as supply planning, production scheduling, logistics, and inventory control
• Directly manage a team comprised of Warehouse and Logistics Coordinator, Procurement Manager, Inventory Control Analyst, and Expeditor
• Responsible for capacity planning on monthly and annual basis
• Assess customer demand based on customer forecasts, historical demand trends, and inventory levels using MRP system
• Communicate professionally and effectively with relevant customer departments to validate forecasted demand in order to maintain operational and financial efficiencies
• Negotiate with customers on specific demand from a timing perspective to maximize company efficiencies while providing customer satisfaction
• Work with customer supply chain leads and customer buyers to establish and document demand trends to enable development of equations and tools for improved and predictive planning
• Generate reports on product lifecycle demand to relevant groups
• Determine Material requirements and oversee procurement manager to ensure sufficient and qualified supply
• Evaluate suppliers within the supply chain and provide feedback to procurement manager with respect to agility, pricing and payment terms
• Negotiate terms with vendors as needed to better suit the business needs and conditions
• Direct the issuance of purchase orders to procurement manager or issue purchase orders as needed
• Maintain inventory with best practices to ensure proper cash management based on payment terms and customer demand
• Determine & manage inventory levels to ensure that they are kept to optimum levels
• Provide vision and leadership to department head to optimize logistic and operational activities

Qualifications

• Need a B.S. degree in Supply Chain, Business, or some technical field
• Experience with Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing is a plus
• 3+ years of experience within supply chain or master scheduling
• Management experience is a plus but they are only really managing the process and a few individuals who are professional and accountable so they are willing to train on management skills
• Must have manufacturing experience (plastics would be a plus)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross functional teams
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Epicore would be a plus)
• Experience with forecasting and data analysis (experience with seasonality is a plus)

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

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