SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Company: Lincotek Medical
Location: Vandalia
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

The primary functions include administering the activities and personnel involved in procuring products and services, Direct Materials, Indirect Materials purchasing, capacity planning, production planning, inventory control, logistics and distribution to ensure customer orders are fulfilled on time and inventory and cost reduction goals are met.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the Major Responsibilities, including the following:

• Communicates or directs communications with customers regarding delivery and scheduling issues through Sales Support and Planner/Schedulers.
• Determines order priorities for manufacturing personnel assuring that delivery dates are met.
• Responsible for leading with, and maintaining, a high degree of integrity.
• Responsible for supplier management and supplier relationships.
• Responsible for all purchasing and review of all purchasing contracts and supply agreements.
• Responsible for capacity planning including scheduling machine, product, manpower to maximize capacity and to create improved process flow.
• Responsible for cost controls and materials management.
• Responsible for inventory management of raw material, WIP, and finished goods.
• Responsible for scheduling and production planning with final authority to schedule equipment.
• Responsible for delivery portion of Contract Review.
• Other duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
  
  Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B. S.) from a four-year college or university and more than 5 years relevant experience and/or training.
  • Procuring products and services
  • Capacity planning
  • Production planning
  • Purchasing direct and indirect materials
  • Inventory control
  • Logistics and distribution CERITFICATIONS AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
    • APICS (CPIM) or C.P.M. certification preferred.
    • Experience with ERP systems (Epicor or QAD) or other software and technology implementations, challenges, and solutions.
    • Demonstrates use of analytical, facilitation and teambuilding skills.
    • Possesses a strong sense of ownership, accountability, integrity, and urgency. LANGUAGE SKILLS:
      • Excellent communication skills.
      • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
      • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
      • Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
        • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
        • Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
        • Ability to read & interpret blueprints and technical drawings REASONING ABILITY:
          • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
          • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
          • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
            
            Employment is contingent upon successfully passing both Background and Drug Pre-Employment Screenings

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