Senior Supervisor, Supply Chain Management
- Tanauan City, Batangas
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Being available onsite full time to help grow and mentor team.
- Managing team of tactical buyers, providing coaching and mentoring, be responsible for key metrics ensuring the success of the team in their support of the business. The tactical team is responsible for the following:
- Manages supplier relationships
- Manages a group of suppliers from PO placement through order delivery, approve payments and negotiates prices under general supervision.
- Schedule or expedite deliveries to ensure resolution of problems such as shortages and missed/late deliveries and any improvement activities.
- Analyze root causes to lead resolution to a permanent fix that will mitigate a repeat of overdue deliveries.
- Ensures product is delivered on time, meets quality standards, and at the right cost. May perform delivery assurance responsibilities.
- Monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
- Effectively communicate escalations across organizational teams.
- Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies.
- Other projects assigned and directed by Leadership.
- Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall adequacy and accuracy.
- Carries out Procurement processes, standards, and operational plans, including RFPs, negotiation preparations, and cost analysis following company policies and procedures.
- Monitor forward looking trends, supplier risks, and drop in demands using procurement tools for advanced risk mitigation.
- Utilize online tools including supplier portal, quality conformance, engineering changes, and monitoring/managing key performance indicators.
- Monitors system updates for item master settings to validate correct lead time, supplier, and pricing.
- Collaborates with material planning team to ensure order policy and other key drivers are kept up to date to align with supplier capacity and capability while continuing to support operations.
- Responds to inquiries on order status, changes, or cancellations to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Participate in recurring SIOP reviews working with planning and other stakeholders providing insight to potential critical impacts.
- Works cross functionally with Engineering, Quality, Materials, Finance, Customer Service, Production Planning and Operations in support of business goals around output, efficiency, and cost of inventory.
- Attend cross functional Gemba Tier meetings representing supply chain in support the business unit’s productivity.
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
- Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain processes; to include procurement, sourcing, supplier performance
- Proficient in Excel, Power Point, Project
- Able to influence change management in relationship building, team culture, can do attitudes, and being a team of solutions providers.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field
- SAP proficiency preferred or related MRP system
- Ability to read technical drawings and specifications
- Prior purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment
- Prior experience with AS9100 requirements
- Willing and able to travel 10-20% of the time
- Experience in the Aerospace industry
- Knowledge of Continuous Improvement
- Experience working with electronic and/or plastic commodities
- Experience working international teams/customers/suppliers