DEPARTMENT: Supply Chain / Location: Owatonna/Sioux Falls
REPORTS TO: Vice President Global Supply Chain / FLSA STATUS: Exempt
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Lead a team dedicated to running a profitable business by:
o Improving existing supplier performance
o Supporting new supplier selections
o Partnering with suppliers and internal customers to improve the ease of doing business and eliminating waste from the supply chain
· Promote the use of Statistical Process Control and continuous improvement techniques at suppliers to help them reduce variability and improve process control
· Train suppliers to effectively execute an effective corrective action process
· Direct periodic supplier audits to ensure ongoing suitability of supplier systems to meet Amesbury + Truth business needs
· Establish an effective supplier evaluation system and educate the organization on the effective use of the system to manage supplier performance and reflect the suppliers’ contribution to the overall Amesbury + Truth business
· Serve as the technical liaison between suppliers and the various design functions to ensure that purchased components satisfy Amesbury + Truth technical requirements
o Possess a thorough understanding of Amesbury + Truth products and their application in the marketplace
o Possess a thorough understanding of the production processes required to make the items Amesbury + Truth wishes to acquire
o Assist with supplier qualification of new products
· Drive the discovery and qualification of potential new suppliers to meet Amesbury + Truth needs
· Serve as an escalation point to ensure that critical supplier quality issues are resolved in a timely manner
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:
· Implemented and managed supplier rating systems, reporting, and improvement activities
· Created supplier quality systems in a variety of technologies including: die casting, assembly, plating, metal fab, stamping, injection molding
· Experience working with domestic and international suppliers
· Developed and deployed lean manufacturing methods with supplier partners
QUALIFICATIONS / PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
· Bachelor’ in appropriate discipline (business, engineering)
· Five to seven years of experience
· Bilingual (English and Spanish)
· Proven leadership effectiveness and team development
· Negotiation skills
· Appropriate quality certification
WORK ENVIRONMENT/OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
· Must be able to use normal office equipment (scanner, printer, copier, computer).
· The work performed is conducted in a climate-controlled facility with moderate noise levels that are within OSHA limits.
The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.