Sr. Manager, Supply Chain
Apply NowCompany: Wabash National Corp
Location: West Lafayette, IN 47906
Description:
About the Role:
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for leading all processes related to the procurement of goods and services in support of Wabash manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include development of robust purchasing processes, maintaining and developing positive supplier relationships, coordinating with internal customers regarding their supply needs, and overseeing the purchasing team in their daily activities.
Your Responsibilities:
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for leading all processes related to the procurement of goods and services in support of Wabash manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include development of robust purchasing processes, maintaining and developing positive supplier relationships, coordinating with internal customers regarding their supply needs, and overseeing the purchasing team in their daily activities.
Your Responsibilities:
- Responsible for leading a team of Purchasing Managers, Purchasing Supervisors, and Buyers tasked with management of the direct procurement activities supporting all product value streams and manufacturing locations at Wabash.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, team leadership, and strong supply chain and procurement management skills.
- Key member of the SIOP teams for each product value stream.
- Works to optimize and automate key purchasing processes and activities including:
- Order Management
- Requirement review: SIOP Process Support
- Order Placement: MRP, Schedule Agreements, Spot Buys
- Issue Resolution: Invoice Discrepancies, etc.
- Supplier Engagement
- Capacity Planning and Forecasting
- Oversee supply chain effectiveness, vendor risk and vendor performance
- Supplier Disruption Resolution
- Escalation management
- Supplier Charge Back/Cost Recovery
- Supplier Change Request Management
- Relationship development
- Inventory Management
- Management of raw material inventory levels enterprise wide
- Ownership of Raw Material Inventory dollars, Days on Hand, and Excess Inventory KPIs
- By product value stream
- By individual buyer deck
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels to support current and future business needs.
- Formal 1:1 engagement with Key direct reports, to review key department and performance development initiatives.
- Consistently provides feedback and direction to direct reports to promote employee development, engagement, and business knowledge.
- Manage team performance, coach, motivate and train, set priorities and develop KPI's for the Purchasing Managers and Buyers.
- Leads the rollout and implementation of process improvements, and system and procedure changes as necessary to meet changing business requirements and to operate with optimal efficiency.
- Fosters close working relationship with key functional areas such as Sales, Scheduling, Engineering, Production and Quality
- Asserts influence throughout the company
- Other duties as assigned
Let's Talk About Your Qualifications:
- College Degree / Major Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or Finance
- Prefer 3-7 years of related experience
- Strong knowledge of MRP Systems and Database including but not limited to: SAP, AS400, Coupa
- Lean Manufacturing
- Computer proficiency including Microsoft products
- Strong critical thinking and negotiation skills
- Encourages creativity, collaboration and risk taking
- Maintains a growth mindset, pursues continued learning
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Proficient in problem-solving and use of data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong manufacturing experience
- APICS/SCM Certification (preferred)
Leadership Attributes:
At Wabash, we pride ourselves on being empowering, and there are some things we feel very strongly about:
- Embrace Diversity and Inclusion -- Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
- Seek to Listen -- Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
- Always Learn -- Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
- Be Authentic -- Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
- Win Together -- Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash
Join us in turning ideas into world-changing realities. Curate and build your high-impact professional career at Wabash!
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement:
Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.