Supply Chain Director

We are hiring a Supply Chain Director for a reputable Class II Medical Device company in Allen, TX. Therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Infusion Therapy and Ophthalmology products.

Supply Chain Director Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Inventory is controlled through a robust development and use of JDE tools. Ensure JDE inputs are accurate at all levels of the organization.
• Responsible for identifying and changing inventory target levels depending on needs of the business and supply chain dynamics to ensure customer needs are being met for on-time delivery, minimizing backorder situations. Active collaboration with Leadership team.
• Management of Purchasing and Planning resources using effective deployment tactics to ensure a high-performance team to meet the company’s production requirements.
• Applies LEAN initiatives to optimize material flow through the facility. Leads Kaizen teams to identify and eliminate inefficiencies in material flow, and inventory management processes.
• Key member of the development team with leadership expectations.
• Active member of the Extended Leadership Team.
• Evaluates and implements emerging technologies for inventory management and production planning.
• Leads cross-functional team to ensure sales forecasts are translated and updated regularly for Purchasing and Operations to meet inventory targets.
• Role will be asked to learn and become an SME for ERP system.
• Utilize advanced techniques and mathematical solutions to establish and maintain the inventory control plan across all SKUs.
• Analyze material usage, WIP, and manufacturing lead times to determine production schedules to assure a smooth production flow in meeting sales forecasts and customers’ order requirements.
• Responsible for daily production planning, including front-end work order generation and back-end review of closed work orders.
• Maintain forecast within the ERP system, and monitor performance against the forecast to assure inventory levels of both raw materials and finished goods are adequately maintained.
• Lead quarterly forecast update meetings with all key personnel.
• Maintain accurate perpetual inventory levels and records through the administration of the cycle count process.
• Prepare necessary information for quarterly inventory obsolescence review meeting.
• Manage negotiation of all freight contracts.
• Ensure compliance to MAPs, SOPs, and QSRs within team functions.
• Develop and manage with visual metrics for each department to ensure productivity and efficiency goals are being met.
• Lead supplier development activities, including complex new supplier business relationships and performance improvements of existing suppliers to meet requirement. Includes team leadership during supplier audit programs.
• Analyze, identify, and recommend action plans for long-term supply chain integrity to support the business. Identify secondary sourcing issues and execute supplier risk analysis processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 5+ years of work-related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years or related supervisory experience.
• Experience with JD Edwards is desirable.
• Advanced production planning capability using technology and mathematical techniques.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing environment, including demonstrated leadership preferred.
• Computer literate in Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.