Supply Chain Manager - Automotive Glass

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate manufacturing operations through efficient and economic use of facilities, manpower and material to insure timely customer deliveries. Use top level capacity planning through the Sales & Operating Planning tools to define & communicate customer sales forecasts & required shift structures.
• Plan and supervise inventory control activities (including inventory accuracy, cycle counting & plant physical inventories). Manage inventory levels within established financial guidelines (including production build outs, engineering changes, obsolete/slow moving inventories).  Maintain part numbers within corporate proprietary inventory, shipping & financial systems.
• Manage inventory through non-value added and blocked stock stages as well as trapped inventory and set priorities for production planning.
• Manage packaging, freight, storage & forklift costs within budgeted levels.
• Maintain current knowledge of Health & Safety issues. Achieve company performance goals as established for Health & Safety.
• Develop and communicate planned stocking levels for products to O.E.M. customers, Internal customers, and Just-In-Time programs along with AGR products to ensure the plant operates at a “zero” delinquent level. This should be reflected in OTIF scores.
• Ensure that the detail operating plans and schedules conform to issuing requirements for economic production quantities such that operating variances can be minimized and in line with budgeted performance indicators (yield, uptime, flowrate, MMPP)
• Ensure the planning and ordering of direct materials for current & future production plans are carried out to meet the production schedule plans & customer requirements while working within the budget.
• Ensures appropriate supply of packaging to meet scheduled production requirements and administer rack repair program.
• Manage Storeroom to ensure stock levels support required min/max levels for spare and non-spare items. Ensure cycle counting program is in place to support audit requirements.
• Assure all proper paperwork accompanies all items shipped and received and ensures that all inbound materials are accurately received and promptly processed. Customer requirements for outbound shipments must be satisfied.
• Develop systems whereby excellent interpersonal relationships are maintained both within and outside the group.
• Develops operating systems for the improvement of: customer feedback, interaction with other functions/groups, internal communication between group teams.
• Responsible for auditing: safety systems, quality systems, & inventory control systems.
• Ensure internal ISO 14000 environmental management system compliance, TS16949 automotive quality management system compliance, and C-TPAT compliance to ensure continual improvement.
• Active participation in request for quote process and long-term planning when required.

Scope/Dimensions:

•  Interacts with plant and executive leadership team regularly
•  Manages operations for the supply chain department
•  Responsible for inventory budgets of $40m

Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:

• Passion for Excellence – takes personal responsibility and ownership for achieving results and objectives
• Innovation and Change – open to change and actively interested in new developments, technology, and emerging market trends
• Influential – simply conveys information and ideas to others, builds report and makes a positive and credible impact

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years’ management experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in Supply Chain.
• Previous Tier One automotive experience desired.
• Strong communications and negotiation skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Strong computer skills

Qualifications Desired:

• Experience with SAP
• Experience with quality management systems

Hours: 7:30am - 5pm - there will be longer hours required some days

Pay Range: $135k-$155k will depend on experience

Equal Employment Opportunity

The salary range posted represents Pilkington North America’s good-faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting. Individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, and other relevant factors.

NSG Group/Pilkington is an equal opportunity employer; M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. Applicants have the option to confidentially self-identify or not self-identify when applying.