Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
• Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the
• company, at sites, and in the factory.
• Maintains the required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase the
• efficiency of the supply chain and profitability for the company.
• Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implement subsequent process changes.
• Identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to the consolidation of warehousing and distribution.
• Assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of
• materials.
• Negotiates prices for raw materials and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies.
• Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on the availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Acts as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, product line extensions, or
• new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions.
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and
• delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.