Supply Chain Manager

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Company: Safran

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

Description:

Summary:
The Supply Chain Manager is responsible overseeing and directing all Supply Chain department long-term and short-term objectives to achieve annual goals for improving the supply chain. They will contribute to the organizations success by maintaining a system of risk mitigation across the entire supply chain process related to vendor qualification, selection and purchasing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage supply chain activities commencing in the sales and project phase.
o Provide costs estimates to procurement team.
o Receive requirements from requisitions and convert them into purchase orders.
o Monitor delivery of parts and services that have been purchased.
Manage the purchase of facility systems, test equipment, tools, raw material, services and supplies necessary for operation of a project
Develop long-term and short-term objectives for supply chain ensuring they are aligned with overall company goals and objectives
Achieve annual goals for improving the supply chain as assigned by supervisor.
Optimize logistics to ensure timely and efficient routes to meet customer satisfaction needs
Develop and maintain a system of risk mitigation across the entire supply chain process
Optimize Safran Test Cells' international purchasing by cooperating and identifying synergies with Safran Aero Boosters Test Cells purchasing team and other Safran Purchasing entities
Ensure cooperation and coordination with major stakeholders, including, Project Management, Finance, Quoting, Engineering, Sales, and Quality
Manage the process related to vendor qualification and selection
Oversee Supplier contract compliance, relationship management, product schedule and delivery compliance, and communications from the point of PO placement until product acceptance.
Maintain a list of approved suppliers and their detailed capabilities.
Ensure the development of IT tools to optimize the processes in the Supply Chain Department including development of automated workflow for PO creation and approval.
Work with company management to ensure that employees have a safe and functional work environment.
Actively participate in a continuous improvement culture providing recommendations and implementing enhancements to current methods and procedures.
Other duties as assigned.

Travel specifictity
Able and willing to travel up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally, as required

Candidate skills & requirements
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field required.
3+ years of proven success managing a Supply Chain organization.
Equivalent degree and related experience will be considered.
International purchasing and shipping experience.
Supplier and Vendor Management experience.
Experience in Export/Import compliance including understanding goods classifications are preferred requirements.

Qualifications:
Results-oriented leader with the ability to lead, influence and inspire diverse teams to meet project goals.
Proven ability to cultivate an environment of accountability and creativity and clearly communicate strategy to staff.
Strong communication skills both verbal and written with a proven ability to be assertive yet approachable delivering a positive customer service experience.
Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; actively seeks opportunities to improve and promote quality and monitors own work to ensure quality is met.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills are required including the ability to make technical and project information understood by a wide variety of audiences.
Excellent negotiation skills and ability to train staff.
Familiar with standard corporate purchasing and finance/accounting concepts.

Annual salary
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Job location

Job location
North America, United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis

City (-ies)
651 Campus Drive, New Brighton, MN 55112

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved
Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required
More than 8 years

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