What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Manager position at quip?
Description
At quip, we design and deliver delightful products and services that keep your mouth healthy.
As a Global Supply Chain Manager on the Operations team, you will be responsible for managing suppliers and sub-tier suppliers across quip’s portfolio. You will work with the Sourcing Manager and support supplier business relationships which include: cost and contract negotiations, quality assurance, and continuity of supply. You will support developing and executing supply chain objectives across a wide variety of commodity manufacturers.
Ideally, you would have a proven track record of supply chain management, supplier relations and negotiations, and process improvement experience. This role requires an understanding of supply chain management, manufacturing processes, and experience with managing a secure, high-performance, flexible, and stable supply base for assigned commodities.
Responsibilities
- This role includes supporting the sourcing team with negotiating costs and terms, onboarding suppliers, managing supplier relationships and overseeing performance of primary, raw material and sub-tier suppliers
- Support Project Manager, quality, finance, and cross-functional leadership to ensure that the suppliers are compliant with commercial supply agreements that were established and ready to support product launches and ongoing commercial and developmental supply
- Negotiate terms and prices with suppliers and freight companies, monitoring and assessing their performance and maintaining cost-effective practices.
- Implement logistic strategies and stocking plan strategies
- Analyze supply chain data and solve issues / put alternative plans in place
- Ensure on-time manufacturing at suppliers and delivery of commercial products to quip, avoid product stock-outs, and always ensure sufficient safety stock inventory
- Develop tools and best practices for supply chain management and execution
- Ensure contracts (including but not limited to NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, etc.) are positioned appropriately before business is initiated, and holding suppliers accountable to contract terms after business has been awarded
- Manage and report on supplier spend, cash flow impact of new buys, supplier capacity plans, risk mitigation plans
- Create competitive and collaborative environments with suppliers to incentivize quarterly cost reduction targets
- Support new product introduction by developing a should-cost model, and negotiating to achieve product cost targets
- Support key supplier performance metrics and supporting in organizing QBRs (Quarterly Business Reviews) with key suppliers to review quality, delivery, cost performance and improvement plan
- Collaborate cross functionally, communicating to senior management about any potential issue which can affect quip’s products, at anywhere in the supply chain.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in Global Supply Management
- Ability to lead through influence
- Experience managing a broad range of commodity types and contract manufacturers
- Experience in contract negotiations
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work in multinational environments
- Driven and motivated by accomplishing world-class objectives
- Exceptional analytical and Excel skills
- Exceptional negotiation skills
- Exceptional Program Management skills
- Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
- Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments
- Flexibility to work non-standard business hours
- Experience working with global supply base
Benefits
- You'll be working in a high energy, fast-paced environment helping us make oral care simple and effective!
- An office located in the heart of DUMBO with breathtaking views of Manhattan Bridge (currently remote in response to COVID-19)
- Full health insurance and dental coverage options
- Commuter benefits for parking & transit
- Offer competitive paid parental leave policy for qualifying employees
- Open vacation policy
- Dog-friendly office space
- 401k Offered through MassMutual
- Extended Education Assistance
- Employee Referral Program
- Competitive compensation package with stock options at a high-growth startup
- Generous employee discount on all quip products
- The opportunity to help us make oral care more simple, effective and accessible!
About quip
Most of us aren’t brushing our teeth correctly, either because we don’t know how to do it right, or because we just don’t feel like it. At quip, we design delightful products and experiences to help you care for your mouth better. Our initial product is a beautifully simple electric toothbrush and toothpaste that was featured by Time Magazine as one of the 25 Best Inventions of 2016. With refill brush heads and toothpaste arriving on a 3-monthly schedule. We pride ourselves on great design and our brand values of simplicity, honesty, and accessibility, which are applied throughout our community. We are excited to apply these principles to the acceleration of our digital patient-professional advice and services platform.
quip is committed to promoting equality, inclusion, and diversity beyond your brushing routine. We believe our company is better equipped to care for every mouth when we listen to fresh perspectives from every voice, and in doing so, we build an equal-opportunity team of the brightest minds (and mouths)—regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, identity, or any other trait that makes you you. By celebrating and supporting our differences, we will thrive in our mission to improve oral health for all.