Supply Chain Manager - Wetaskiwin, Canada - Supreme International Limited

Supreme International Limited

Verified Company

Wetaskiwin, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job

Purpose

The Supply Chain Manager will n Manager will be a key leader within the supply chain team and will represent the company within the supplier community. The role will be responsible for ensuring the company's supply chain remains competitive and reliable in a constantly changing marketplace. The role will be responsible for maintaining high service levels to production, parts sales, and all other stakeholders within the company.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership Duties &

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance to Company's core values, policies, practices, and procedures
Establishing the vision, policies and procedures for the department and ensuring the execution of that vision
Manage all supply chain personnel. Recruit, retain, train, coach, evaluate, motivate, and develop team members
Develop and execute succession plans
Maintaining a safe work environment to enforce health and safety policies and regulations in the workplace
Develop and demonstrate good communication practices and successful internal working professional relationships with staff
Consult with and organize activities with other teams and departments
Close communication with other teams including production, engineering, finance, and sales teams
Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services
Proactively identifies and implements continuous improvement initiatives and implements appropriate and relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress
Develop staff utilization plans to ensure adequate level/mix of resources to execute plans and achieve required outcomes
Asist in the development and management of the department annual operating and capital budget
Develop monthly department information package for the board of directors and participate in meetings, presentations and client discussions as required

General Duties & Responsibilities

Demand Planning
Assessing supply chain risk and making appropriate decisions to prevent supply disruptions to production and parts sales activities
Coordinate supplier and order changes to support engineering and design changes with consideration to minimizing surplus and obsolescence
Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan purchasing operations
Determine if planned order quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary
Communicate with and provide timely demand forecasts to suppliers
Materials Replacement Planning review documents/ reports, such as production schedules, work orders, staffing tables, to determine materials requirements or material priorities
Estimate materials needed for production and manufacturing and maintain required stocks of materials
Participate in enterprise Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and provide necessary input and data to support
Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
Review compiled inventory reports (quantity, type and value of materials, and equipment and stock on hand)
Purchasing and Cost Management
Maintain records in ERP system of goods ordered and received
Prepare purchase orders in ERP system and send copies to suppliers and relevant stakeholders
Proactively communicates order status, changes, or cancellations
Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems
Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications
Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports, and price lists
Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders
Conduct competitive procurement processes including Request for Quote, Request for Proposal, Request for Bid
Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors
Arrange for return to supplier and / or other disposition of surplus and obsolete materials in the most costeffective methods
Perform buying duties when necessary
Contract Administration and Supplier Performance
Negotiate, develop, and administer supply agreements and contracts for key suppliers of materials and services
Monitor and manage supplier and contractor performance and make contract amendments and corrective actions when necessary
Develop and execute supplier scorecards and contract KPIs that support continuous improvement and cost reduction
Ensure Supremes' and supplier contract obligations are fulfilled, and any related risk is mitigated
Resolve supplier or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers