JOB SUMMARY

To maximize our service performance while minimizing our inventory investment on select product groups. This will be achieved by a combination of detailed planning in association with mid-level planning.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering and/or graduate degree
• 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Operations preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle changing priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience interacting with cross functional team including manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, logistics, sales & marketing.
• Demonstrated planner/buyer management skills.
• Strong analytical and quantitative abilities. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong mathematical ability
• Possess very strong analytical skills
• Experience in manufacturing and material buying activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated problem resolution and crisis management
• Proactive and Self-motivated with business perspective and a sense of urgency
• Accomplishments which reflect teamwork, integrity, accountability, and speed
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to influence and lead.
• Detail oriented, organized, and focused on quality.
• Preferred candidate will have prior experience with SAP, Anaplan, and/or Friedman Corporation(Frontier software/FRN)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Service (40%)

• Ensure materials are available to support customer requirements while minimizing the freight costs
• Collaborate with internal and external Customers and Suppliers to prioritize and deliver products and services that meet or exceed the business needs.
• Procure MRO items at appropriate levels and price.
• Monitor material shortages, identify and implement corrective actions
• Keep material availability dates updated and accurate
• Expedite critical or past due orders and revise purchase order dates.
• Continuously look for service opportunities
• Overall product line responsibility for service levels
• Hold monthly meetings with key vendors to understand capacity/constraints.
• Work with cross functional teams such as Engineering, Accounting, Sales, and Project Management to resolve issues quickly.

Inventory (30%)

• Provide forecasts to major suppliers
• Create and execute purchase orders based on MRP recommendations.
• Follow-up on rejects to ensure they are expeditiously dispositioned
• Help with new products releases and ensure they are coordinated and managed to project plans / milestones
• Continuously look for inventory opportunities
• Monitor “aged” inventories to identify opportunities to reduce and prevent
• Overall product line responsibility for inventory levels
• Get all obsolete inventory dispositioned and ultimately consumed, sold or scrapped
• Source Mecho’s highly customized stampings and components at the best price and lead time possible.
• Process interplant branch transfers as required.

People, Process, Culture (20%)

• Review procedures and practices to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Provide a “Best Experience” to all contacts by consistently following our “Core Value and Cultural Behaviors”
• Special projects as assigned
• Participate in continuous improvement and safety activities.

Maintenance (10%)

• Create work orders and purchase orders in accordance with our service and inventory objectives
• Monitor and ensure all lead times are accurate
• Help maintain system accuracy, including lead-time, minimums, current supplier information, and current purchase order data with cross functional teams.

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