Supply Chain Manager

Onsite

Must be able to commute to Kalamazoo, MI

Competitive based on education and experience

Supply Chain Manager

Exempt

Director of Sales & Purchasing

Full-time

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm EST

We've been creating sustainable material solutions since 1968.

At Schupan, we want to positively impact our people, community, and planet every day. We believe our core values foster a culture of excellence through growth. Schupan expects all employees to perform their job duties and consistently follow the code of conduct, by exhibiting behaviors that reflect:
Integrity, Empowerment, Sustainability, and Compassion
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• People-first culture
• Career advancement and growth opportunities
• Weekly pay
• Discretionary end-of-year bonus
• Medical, dental, company paid employee only dental, dental for dependents, company paid core vision for employee and family
• HSA, FSA, fitness incentives, wellness premium discount
• 401k and match eligibility
• Company-paid group life and AD&D, voluntary life, short and long-term disability
• Pet insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and EAP

The Supply Chain Manager supports Manufacturing's performance through resource management including labor, material, work centers, capacity projections and equipment utilization. He or she is responsible for facilitating project management with core customers, progressive implementation of process improvements, lean management, and innovations in systems and operational methods for the department.

• Supervisory responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Works with department managers, supervisors, and outside vendors to develop quotations on internal and external processes.
• Analyze and communicate on master production plans / schedule based on customer requirements and capacity plans.
• Monitors contracts and the execution of them.
• Implements annual MSA agreements with top accounts.
• Manage sourcing and purchasing activities to ensure timely availability of materials and services.
• Lead the S&OP process to align demand forecasting, inventory management, and production planning.
• Work directly with management on capacity concerns and future investments to support capacity.
• Analyze and establish the most efficient way to use employees and equipment to meet production requirements with the help of production managers and manufacturing engineers.
• Acts as a liaison between Sales, Customer Service, Manufacturing, and Finance; work directly with customers as required.
• Apply strategic planning, lead projects, launch programs, report capacity projections, and manage within the manufacturing department to assure on time delivery of materials.
• Effectively uphold safety standards, manufacturing expectations, quality standards, and the production schedule with every decision.
• Effectively lead to meet production expectations and customer expectations.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as inventory turns, usage variance, and slow-moving stock using data analytics tools.
• Ensure employee discussions, documentation, and performance evaluations are performed in accordance with company policies and procedures. Partners with Talent Management Retention (TMR) representative(s) when necessary.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.