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Schupan · 4 days ago

Supply Chain Manager

Kalamazoo, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Schupan is a company that has been creating sustainable material solutions since 1968. The Supply Chain Manager supports Manufacturing's performance through resource management, project management, and process improvements, ensuring timely availability of materials and effective communication across departments.

ManufacturingMining

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Supervisory responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems

Works with department managers, supervisors, and outside vendors to develop quotations on internal and external processes

Analyze and communicate on master production plans / schedule based on customer requirements and capacity plans

Monitors contracts and the execution of them

Implements annual MSA agreements with top accounts

Manage sourcing and purchasing activities to ensure timely availability of materials and services

Lead the S&OP process to align demand forecasting, inventory management, and production planning

Work directly with management on capacity concerns and future investments to support capacity

Analyze and establish the most efficient way to use employees and equipment to meet production requirements with the help of production managers and manufacturing engineers

Acts as a liaison between Sales, Customer Service, Manufacturing, and Finance; work directly with customers as required

Apply strategic planning, lead projects, launch programs, report capacity projections, and manage within the manufacturing department to assure on time delivery of materials

Effectively uphold safety standards, manufacturing expectations, quality standards, and the production schedule with every decision

Effectively lead to meet production expectations and customer expectations

Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as inventory turns, usage variance, and slow-moving stock using data analytics tools

Ensure employee discussions, documentation, and performance evaluations are performed in accordance with company policies and procedures. Partners with Talent Management Retention (TMR) representative(s) when necessary

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementLean ManagementProject ManagementData AnalyticsCapacity PlanningTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Must be able to commute to Kalamazoo, MI