Supply Chain Manager (4-day workweek/10 hours per day)
Birdon America, Inc.
Portland, CT
- $90,000 to $120,000 Yearly
- Full-Time
Job DescriptionRequirements/Qualifications
Job Title:
Supply Chain Manager
Operating Division:
47’ MLB
Location:
Portland, CT
Salary:
$90,000 - $120,000
Direct Manager:
Program Manager
Our Values
Make It Happen ∙ Customer Driven ∙ Trust ∙ Family Culture
Our values are embedded in our organisation and form the basis of our business planning,
recruitment processes, training, and leadership.
Our Vision
Creating certainty for our customers by engineering and delivering the right maritime solutions
Key Responsibilities- All aspects of the work assigned to Supply Chain teams across the 47’ Motor Life-Boat (MLB) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP).
- Serve as the escalation point for your allocated program execution teams, assuring Supply Chain activities and priorities remain aligned and communication between locations is frequent and open.
- Maintain key or critical supplier relationships with supplier’s senior personnel to ensure performance of the work and negotiate cross program strategies where able.
- Monitor and help program Buyers deliver to as-sold baselines in terms of cost and schedule.
- Maintain direct working relationship with Program Manager and Directors on the East and West Coast to improve material control functions in the warehouses.
- Work closely with key functional teams (Engineering, Program Management, Production, Finance, Microsoft Business Central (BC) Administration, Human Resources, Legal, and Quality Engineering) to advance:
- Alignment of business processes and BC system to enable program delivery.
- Streamline the “design to production process” as it relates to all supply chain functions and ensure accurate allocation of costs at the job cost level to individual vessels.
- Best practices through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) over program and locations.
- Cascade direction to program Buyers received from the Program Manager to ensure consistency in strategy, execution processes, and resources (documents, forms, and templates).
- Ensure Supply Chain risks are identified and elevated appropriately to the Program Manager.
- Ensure that inventory levels are managed according to work capital thresholds for the MLB 47’ program.
- Establish data collection mechanisms (KPIs) to measure efficiency and conduct periodic audits to ensure adherence to set standards. When appropriate, perform Root Cause analysis to understand discrepancies and implement solutions.
- Ensure compliance with all ES&H plans, SOPs, and Work Instructions (WIs).
- Develop and prepare the project master purchases pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions.
- Review specific prime contract terminology and transfer applicable legal and commercial terms into the pro-forma documents.
- Coordinate with Supply Chain counterparts across Birdon Group US and AUS to ensure alignment with strategic supply chain strategies and processes.
- Minimum ten (10) years’ experience in supply chain operations and increasing level of responsibility for supervision of assigned personnel.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization.
- Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships across the business.
- Ability to supervise and coach individuals to align with their individual and organizational objectives.
- Proficient in Business Central, Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to identify and adapt to work priorities in a constantly changing environment and stay organized.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to identify new processes and procedures for continual improvement.
Address
Birdon America, Inc.
Portland, CT
06480
USA
Industry
Business
Posted date
12 days ago
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