Responsibilities:
- Maintains responsibility for management of materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set
- Provides leadership in designing the supplier portion of the materials supply chain to provide optimum flexibility with minimum investment
- Manages the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs
- Leads efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks
- Manages the development of delivery requirements, material plans and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives
- May be responsible for tracking and driving inventory results
- Participates in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment
- Works to ensure company is compliant with customs and regulatory laws
- Directly manages a group of SCM employees including employee training, performance, measurement, development, motivation and recognition
- Establishes department goals/ measurements and manages resources to achieve these goals
- Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization
Requirements:
- Strong knowledge and understanding of global supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management
- Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes
- Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications
Strong knowledge in all areas of import / export, regulatory and logistics management - Excellent analytical, negotiation and results oriented
Strong communication and presentation skills - Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
- Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
- Minimum 7 years experience in SCM
- Fluent in English