Chicago-based Rand McNally has been transforming travel and transportation for 165 years. Today, Rand McNally provides innovative fleet management and commercial transportation solutions, connected vehicle technology, and consumer travel and education products. While most people know us for our best-selling navigation devices and Road Atlas line, we are also a leading fleet management company with a large base of SaaS fleet management subscriptions and a suite of fleet management SaaS products and services for all types and sizes of fleets. Under new ownership, Rand McNally is poised to dramatically grow the Company's consumer and enterprise electronic businesses through rapid expansion of core product lines and continued innovation of commercial transportation solutions ranging from advanced mileage and routing software to fleet management, electronic tracking, and fleet navigation.
Position Summary
The Director, Supply Chain will be responsible for designing and implementing the supply chain management and production control strategy that supports and meets company strategy. In addition, this role will focus on company performance objectives, customer expectations, including managing all aspects of purchasing, production planning and scheduling, inventory, shipping and receiving, warehousing, logistics and distribution.
Key Responsibilities
Implement a fully functional supply chain management infrastructure
Implement a best in class purchasing and control system which ensures component and finished goods availability
Determine the appropriate metrics to be captured and reported for supply chain performance
Maintenance and accuracy of data for all supply chain related metrics
Responsible for all production planning and scheduling
Manage inventory planning levels, safety stock and inventory accuracy for component parts and finished goods across Rand McNally’s portfolio of products
Responsible for evaluation and selection of all vendor sources, with a focus on quality, delivery and cost
Collaboration with sales team to ensure adequate and accurate sales forecast
Develop operating policies and procedures that directly affect production planning, inventory planning, vendor selection, return on investment, or profit margins and unit goals and objectives
Other duties may be assigned as needed
Requirements (Education, Experience, Skills)
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year University in Supply Chain, Operations Management or similar course of study with a minimum of four years production control/supply chain management experience.
Characteristics of a Successful Candidate
Highly motivated self starter who is also a top-notch team player
This position requires a dependable, flexible individual with effective problem solving skills who can handle multiple projects under extremely tight deadlines
Uses sound judgment
Objective in approach
Seeks alternative courses of action
Acts despite lack of complete information
Employment type
Full-time
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