Senior Manager, Supply Chain in Toronto

General Overview

• Functional Area: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Career Stream: Supply Chain (SC)
• Role: Senior Manager (SMG)
• Job Code: SMG-SCM
• Job Level: Level 11
• Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Maintains responsibility for management of materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set.
• Leads efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
• Manages the development of delivery requirements (OTD), material plans and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives.
• Leads the teams that are responsible for customer interface from SCM including relationship management and as focal point for all SCM related issues.
• Responsible for ownership of Site Inventory results working with site GM’s, SSCM managers and customer VP/GMs.
• Participates in process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment in alignment with the Global Planning Corporate team.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with internal and external audits in alignment with procedures and policies.
• Directly manages a group of SCM employees including employee training, performance, measurement, development, motivation and recognition.
• Responsible for leading and monitoring Planning & Inventory Metrics and KRIs.
• Establishes department goals/measurements and manages resources to achieve these goals.
• Responsible for ensuring the overall SIOP process is followed according to the Procedure (Including Demand Management, MPS Analysis, Production Schedule, etc).
• Responsible for effectively managing E & O Inventory (including FIA, Customer Contracts and understanding Customer Collaboration).
• Responsible for meeting Inventory Entitlement according to the Quotes for each of their customers in the site.
• Responsible for maintaining the correct Planning Parameters.
• Responsible for driving Inventory Investments as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring correct SS and ROP are set up to optimize Inventory Management.
• Responsible for ensuring Revenue and Inventory projections are met.
• Responsible to drive Flexibility Programs with Suppliers.
• Lead continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments.
• Responsible for annual physical inventory, site surplus/excess sale process and disposition of scrap material.
• Responsible for managing regional/mega site purchase materials for multiple manufacturing operation sites to support customer business needs.
• Manages the administration of all site purchasing contracts and agreements.
• Manages overall relationship with and performance of suppliers. Reviews supplier performance and makes recommendations on changes or disqualifications.
• Communicates internally committed delivery schedule for purchased materials required in production.
• Supervises and maintains communications with suppliers through SCM Tools.
• Responsible for the team execution for deployment and mitigation of OAR in Inventory Entitlement according to the Quotes for each of their customers in the operation sites.
• Acting Procurement Ops Lead during absence of lead or assigned ad hoc task representing Lead.
• Leads management of logistics solutions for materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set.

Typical Experience

• 8+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A solid understanding of electronics manufacturing and planning is required.
• Understand the industry in which the customer resides.
• Define and monitor key performance metrics.
• Establish and grow internal and external relationships throughout multiple business levels of the account.

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials Logistics Management, or related discipline, or an equivalent proven track record in an EMS or similar environment.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties of this position require continuous light physical effort and exertion including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined work space. Occasional overnight travel is required.