Summary
This position is responsible for developing and maintaining the end-to-end requirements on their assigned products. This professional must fully understand supply chain and production operations, as well as be an expert on their assigned products. This role is global in scope and requires cross-functional engagement across the global supply chain. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, planning and communication skills as well as a solid understanding of supply chain principles and practices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. Product Management, Marketing Organizations, Procurement, Production, Logistics) to develop and implement supply chain strategies that optimize cost, quality and delivery performance.
• Develop and manage the production and inventory plans for assigned products in collaboration with the manufacturing team
• Manage scheduling daily production for manufacturing.
• Analyze production and inventory data to identify trends, identify issues and develop actionable plans to address any gaps.
• Review and update product forecasts based on sales trends, market dynamics and other relevant factors.
• Identify and manage supply chain risks, such as supplier or production capacity constraints, inventory shortages, and transportation disruptions.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers to ensure continuity of supply, quality and cost competitiveness.
• Actively participate in new product launch activities, including planning for raw material availability and production capacity.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders regarding supply chain performance, issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Proactively manage past due purchase order lines.
• Maintain SAP material master data related to purchasing (MRP1-4) to ensure compliance of Lead times, MOQ, Rounding values, etc.
