THE COMPANY

Our client is a provider of portable lighting systems and protective cases.

THE POSITION

The Director of Supply Chain is accountable for successfully leading and executing the overall material and production planning requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for all aspects of material and production planning for the technical packaging business that lead to reduction of lead times, increased OTDIF and successful materials management within established inventory and cost parameters.
• Lead the production scheduling team to forecast demand and create supply plans that ensure availability of materials, labor and capacity.
• Improve scheduling processes, upstream requirements visibility to Purchasing and internal component suppliers, downstream availability visibility to Customer Service and Sales and alignment of the schedule to the S&OP plan and current MRP situation.
• Champion Daily Management of KPIs for Supply Chain to increase visibility and drive improvement.
• Champion collaborative environment with accountability that assures effective planning and execution, and partnering across other Supply Chain and Operations functions. Successfully coach team and drive educational growth opportunities through team.
• Analyzes capacity constraints and facilitates needs to meet requirements for both a Make to Order and Make to Stock demand.
• Develop, deploy and maintain advanced planning techniques at the plant level while being responsible for the continuous improvement of SAP planning tools.
• Regularly go on gemba walks with Production to ensure standard work is followed and identify opportunities for improvement.