Director, Supply Chain Management

NDT Global Houston, Houston, Texas, United States

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Job Description

Posted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 4 : 00 AM

NDT Global is the leading provider of ultra-high-tech diagnostic inspection solutions, advanced data analysis and integrity assessment services for ensuring the safety and longevity of energy-sector infrastructure assets.

Recognized as the forerunner in ultrasonic inspection technologies comprising Pulse Echo, Pitch-and-Catch and Phased Array, as well as Acoustic Resonance (ART Scan) methodologies, the company also deploys a range of non-ultrasonic technologies, such as Inertial Measurement Units, with more under development.

NDT Global strategically applies its inspection technologies to detect, diagnose and model various types of threat circumferential or axial cracks, metal loss, geometry, mapping, and more across diverse classes of assets.

By providing predictive, decision-ready insights driven by the world’s most accurate data, NDT Global enables the conditions for asset owners to optimize infrastructure health and drive operational efficiencies while reducing risk and minimizing their carbon footprint.

About this position

The Director of Supply Chain Management is a key member of the NDT Global Robotics team, reporting directly to the Vice President Global Robotics and is responsible for all aspects of NDT Global's supply chain.

The position has overall managerial responsibilities for the global Supply Chain, Procurement, and Warehouse and Logistics teams and sets strategic directions, targets, and milestones.

This role develops and implements global supply chain initiatives, optimizes global inventory, and strives to meet 100% on-time delivery while optimizing operational alignment.

The role will achieve improvement in both reducing the cost of supplies and supplier performance in terms of quality, delivery, and the establishment of a high performing global supply base including internal manufacturing capabilities as applicable.

Objectives

• Transformation of existing supply chain to achieve global best in class standards and operational excellence, including assessment of current situation and management of change.
• Development of strategies for the optimization of demand forecasts and demand planning as well as of the inventory management in the supply chain (incl.

inventory value analyses).

• Develops, implements, analyzes, and optimizes processes and standards to increase efficiency, customer focus, and saving costs, while reducing supply risk.
• Enriches the supplier base for an efficient and cost optimal global sustainable supply chain to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements.
• Evaluates benefits of internal and external manufacturing in the context of required global operational agility.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the Warehouse & Logistics, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams.
• Establishment / development and implementation of an end-to-end company-oriented supply chain strategy at the global level including performance KPIs, with the aim of optimally supporting operational business processes.
• Development of market supply strategies, material availability and quality, forecasting inventory quality, optimization of inventories as well as cost optimization incl.

make or buy analysis and in-house manufacturing.

• Serve as internal SME for matters related to manufacturing, demand planning and global logistics.
• Acts as global point of contact in all SCM related topics and represents SCM requirements.
• Promotes optimized usage and improvement of ERP system and other supplementary programs, providing comprehensive reporting and measurement of KPIs within the supply chain.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or related field is required.
• A Master's degree in Business, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management is required.
• Minimum of 7 years of managerial experience with an international, cross-functional team is required.
• Experience in budgeting and cost analysis is required.
• Experience in an international and culturally diverse environment is required.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Advanced knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning system (preferred SAP S4 / HANA).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in leading purchasing and logistics tasks is preferred.
• Knowledge and technical understanding of electronics and mechanics is preferred.
• Must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Skillset

• Business Management.
• Knowledge of business environment.
• Logistics.
• Partnership Development.
• Procurement & Purchasing.
• Inspire and Value People.
• Strategic Leadership and Innovation.
• Solutions Oriented Mindset.
• Superior Communication.
• Business Analytics.
• Accountability.
• Decision Making.
• Great long-term career prospects and development opportunities.
• Challenging tasks in innovative and diverse teams.

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