Job Description:
Senior Manager, Supply Chain
Location:
Greater Boston, MA
Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Supply Chain to lead our production planning, purchasing, and on-time delivery efforts. In this pivotal role, you will develop, implement, and maintain robust systems for production planning and material purchasing, driving operational improvements across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Production Planning & Scheduling: Develop material schedules and coordinate the efficient movement of materials across purchasing, production, and engineering functions.
- Material Requirements Planning: Prepare comprehensive material requirement plans utilizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, while continuously seeking opportunities to enhance systems and processes.
- Inventory Management: Oversee raw material inventory management and ensure adherence to schedules, optimizing resource allocation and minimizing waste.
- Lifecycle Management: Manage the lifecycle of products to ensure timely delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Cross-Functional Liaison: Act as a key liaison among Manufacturing, Production, Engineering, Quality, Commercial Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Product Management, Service, Sales, and Engineering, addressing issues related to delivery costs and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in production planning and purchasing, with at least 3 years in a management or supervisory role. Experience in a Lean-Sigma environment is preferred.
- Skills:
- Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
- Proficient in planning work orders and tasks with a multi-functional understanding of manufacturing.
- Ability to effectively use computer-aided tools for planning and resource management.
- Deep understanding of Lean concepts, including 5S, visual controls, value stream mapping, kaizen techniques, TPM, and SMED.
- Functional knowledge of Commercial Operations, Production Engineering, Finance, and general business processes, including ERP and reporting functionality.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with proficiency in MS Office tools
