Grand Rapids APICS Job Board: Supply Chain Manager
Date: 7/13/2010
Company: Oliver-Tolas Healthcare Packaging
Address: 445 Sixth Street, NW
City State Zip: Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Title: Supply Chain Manager
Openings: 1
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
StartDate: Immediate
Salary: $65-$95K plus 20% bonus
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The successful candidate should have background with medical (FDA) purchasing requirements.
Demonstrated experience in Value Stream Mapping, Shop Floor Standardized work, Level Loading, Line Balancing, Lean Replenishment, Kanban development and other TPS concepts with the ability to implement concepts within the organization.
MRP / ERP and implementation / experience are required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Requires a Bachelors degree and 5- 6 years relevant experience, or equivalent.
Duties: Plans, organizes, directs and controls activities of the purchasing, planning, inventory control, and shipping/receiving departments. Prioritizes and manages materials department projects.
Develops department policy and procedures.
Responsible for the hiring, training, and development of materials department staff.
Aggressively pursues the reduction of material costs. Manages cost saving plans and monitors progress toward identified targets. Negotiates and optimizes purchasing contracts, payment terms and other contractual agreements. Manages supplier relationships including SLA's (service level agreements).
Develops systems to analyze vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiations and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery and service. Approves or rejects prices, terms, delivery dates, traffic routes, etc., if not in keeping with purchasing policies and procedures.
Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
Oversees the purchasing department information compliance; i.e., NAFTA certificates, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), specifications, supplier accreditation, supplier evaluation & requalification, supplier scorecards, approved supplier listing,
Manages supplier relationships and participates in supplier audits as needed.
Issues CAPAs and conducts negotiations with vendors on material not meeting specifications and works to develop permanent corrective action. Works to return material or receive credits from vendor.
Ensures import/export compliance. Has regulatory awareness, compliance and information communication for packages and transportation including international trading issues/imports/legal awareness and management.
Builds positive relationships with other departments to support the accurate forecasting, resourcing, planning and delivery of quality services. Leads the overall organization in a coordinated Sales and Operational Planning process.
Coordinates disposal of surplus materials (planned obsolescence).
Develops systems and processes to streamline the Supply Chain function; trains as appropriate.
Develops, monitors and manages quality and QA systems. Writes, modifies and follows ISO procedures. Answers CAPAs when applicable and attends reviews.
Contact: Jim Ferry
Address: 445 Sixth Street, NW Grand Rapids
Phone: 616-456-7711 x7554
Fax:
E-mail: jobs@oliver-tolas.com
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