Supply Chain Manager

• Creating and executing strategic sourcing plans, policies, and documents for key commodities in alignment with the strategic initiatives of the company.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with all other departments within the company.
• Leading supplier cost reduction and quality improvement programs.
• Creating and managing written supplier contracts.
• Supervising financial audit and physical inventory activities when required.
• Collaborating with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
• Establishing performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of quality and delivery factors affecting the supply chain. Meeting routinely with internal and external suppliers to resolve gaps.
• Leading supply chain team coordinating engineering changes, product line extension, or new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions.
• Providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Identifying and qualifying new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
• Handling discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Developing and maintaining safety stock levels and forecasting of materials and supplies located at the company and at supplier sites.
• Analyzing current inventories and procedures; suggesting improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain.
• Developing policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implementing subsequent changes to processes.
• Conducting personnel performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Providing Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Procedures.
• Creating and following ISO type process instructions and procedures.
• Actively enforcing company safety policies and procedures
• Initiating Corrective Action plans and documentation when required.
• Providing subject matter expertise for software implementations and upgrades.
• Ensuring the highest level of process compliance and accuracy are maintained for all activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7-10 years of strategic sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong and effective interpersonal verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with employees, suppliers, and customers.
• Ability to learn, take direction, and adapt to changes.
• Team player with the ability to speak up as needed.
• Adaptable with a positive attitude.
• Enjoy a challenge.
• Natural leader, both formally and informally, and someone with whom teammates want to work.
• Ability to influence others and drive to company results without direct authority.
• Ability to connect the dots and understand/guide quality efforts to company objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to teach others and be a champion of change.
• Attention to detail.
• Technical capability/understanding to learn company's products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Work primarily takes place in an office environment. However frequent visits to the manufacturing floor area are required.
• Exposure to traffic, dust, fumes, and loud noise that are routinely encountered in manufacturing plants.
• May encounter occasional stressful situations.
• Work may include responding to critical customer driven situations which may result in working some weekends, holidays, and after normal business hours.

• Maintain clear and accurate records.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Work regular shifts to include evenings, weekends; and/or holidays as assigned. May by subject to call back, on call and/or emergency shifts.
• Must possess general manual dexterity to operate computer, equipment, tools, controls, or other objects; reach with hands or arms.
• Must possess mental acuity for attention to accuracy and detail.
• Must see in the normal visual range with or without correction.
• Must hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Royal Switchgear Manufacturing