KP Recruiting Group is a consulting firm that provides leadership and exceptional talent to some of the world’s leading companies. Headquartered in the Midwest, KP Recruiting Group has successfully completed countless engagements across the United States. We represent clients in all industries and all sizes. Our mission is to provide exceptional client and candidate experiences in order to get the best possible results. On behalf of our client, we are excited to present the following confidential role. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the opportunity!
**This is a full time permanent role**
The Role:
The Supply Chain Manager position will focus on mid to long term strategies to position the supply based for success by optimizing variables such as but not limited to capacity, growth, total cost, risk, capability, velocity, and quality. Within this group are some of Global Supply Chain’s more senior and skilled Sourcing Specialists, Supplier Technical Engineers, and Business Process Leads.
Job Duties:
- Provides leadership in risk identification and mitigation plans
- Provides leadership for major business capacity additions & cost reduction initiatives
- Champions inventory turns growth strategies
- Provides strategic leadership for supply chain related regulatory or compliance initiatives such as Country of Origin, conflict minerals, and sustainability topics related to carbon reduction and reporting
- Collaborates seamlessly with peer Supply Chain leaders and Supply Chain Process Leads to ensure Supply Chain processes are efficient, compliant, and consistently followed across geographical regions
- Ensure responsible Supply Chain organizations are synchronized with Manufacturing Operations and Customer Services
- demand.
- Is accountable for continuously maintaining and improving the supplier risk measurement algorithm
- Is accountable for ensuring that each Supply Chain value stream maintains a high performing team of Supply Chain professionals
- Is accountable for developing and maintaining skills matrices for each individual contributing member of the Global Supply Chain
- Helps develop local country solutions, where required for applicable commodities
- Manages departmental budgets, staffing / employee costs, succession plans, capital plans & budgets to ensure annual business plan commitments are met
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success in the areas of strategy, complex problem solving, collaboration, team leadership
- Prior supply chain experience in buying, engineering, planning or sourcing
- 7+ years of Managerial experience
- Bachelor's Degree in business, supply chain, economics, engineering
- 15+ years of industry experience
- Procurement of other relevant commercial background (i.e., Business Management)
- Experience negotiating and managing contracts
- Strong history of achieving results
- History of driving Continuous Improvement success
- Ability to collaborate and work at all levels within and outside the company
- Strong knowledge of planning, manufacturing and engineering principles
Preferred Qualifications:
- Deep Commercial experience, preferably in a strategic supply chain
- Master’s Degree or greater in business or supply chain management
- Previous Lean, 6 Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt or Sponsor experience
- Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management also e.g., Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified in Production and Inventory Management, (CPIM), Certified in Integration Resource Management (CIRM), and/or Certified Supply Chain, Professional (CSCP).
- Experience in additional disciplines preferred, e.g., purchasing, logistics, business management, manufacturing, and/or engineering.
Company Benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
Generous Vacation Policy
401k with Roth option & 8% Company Match
Profit Sharing
Annual Bonus Potential
9 Paid Holidays (8 Static and 1 Floating)
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program
Company Paid Life Insurance
Short- & Long-Term Disability
Annual Merit Raises
Opportunities for Internal Mobility
Professional Development Opportunities
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