What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1277-Supply Chain Manager position at SP Associates?
Supply Chain Manager
Job Summary: The Supply Chain Manager oversees and manages Consumer Products raw material inventory, product specifications, product pricing and packaging. The Supply Chain Manager monitors, reports and analyzes raw material inventory and usage for the Consumer Products Division to ensure that operations have enough materials for production and ensures new products are quoted accurately based on the product specifications and raw materials used. In addition, the Supply Chain Manager works closely with key stakeholders to determine the optimal method of packaging and shipping products.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Oversees a team of 3-5 direct and indirect reports including Costing, Inventory Control, Customer Service and Packaging Engineer.
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Works closely with production, sales, logistics and raw material vendors to ensure that raw materials are readily available for product manufacturing
• Develops and drives strategies to optimize supply chain efficiencies and inventory availability
• Negotiates pricing and purchases new raw materials qualified by product development
• Analyzes product requirements, new and existing raw materials and raw material inventories
• Manages relationships with raw material vendors and ensures materials are available as needed
• Managing inventory for new product launches, managing of disposition of slow moving and obsolete finished goods
• Knowledge of import processes, clearing and customs.
• Collaborates with sales and customer to determine demand forecasts
• Oversees and supports team of Inventory Control and Costing Analyst as well as Consumer Customer Service Representative and Packaging Engineer
• Quotes and updates pricing based on product specifications and raw material needs
• Supports consumer products manufacturing plants with raw material inventory issues and pricing needs
• Reports on sales and inventories for Senior Management
• Works in SAP to create POs, run costing and quoting transactions, material set up and maintenance transactions, EDI error processing and other relevant transactions
• Ensures products meet safety standards by initiating the Consumer Products Safety Commissions process
• Maintains report of obsolete materials
• Supports sales, marketing and compliance with Consumer Products related questions
