Hunter Douglas - Supply Chain Lead

Description

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products.

We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive.

In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued.

Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Position Overview

The Supply Chain Lead is responsible for managing the customer order scheduling process and warehouse functions of inventory control, shipping and receiving.

The Supply Chain Lead is also responsible for driving inventory reduction at the site as well as on time delivery. The Supply Chain Lead needs to be highly organized and understand the processes that drive a supply chain, as well as production constraints at the manufacturing facilities.

Works with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production, and Quality to develop and manage the scheduling process and root cause issue fixes for on time delivery.

In addition, this position is expected to make critical decisions based on the best information at hand and take a leadership role in building consensus among several parties, including at times conflict resolution among various functions.

One of the key outputs of this role is a daily schedule based on expected delivery dates that identifies the ATB (available to build quantity) based on material shortages.

In addition, the weekly Material Review Board process is a critical output that helps to identify and fix material usage variants.

What you'll do

• Responsible for driving inventory reduction to target levels through analysis and collaboration with the planning team
• Responsible for driving on time delivery through analysis and collaboration with production OPS at the Fabrication site
• Manages daily process of on time delivery miss root cause analysis
• Facilitates weekly Material Review Board process
• Manages planning for parts and swatches
• Responsible for auditing warehouse teams on process
• Responsible for auditing Production Assistants on scheduling process
• Work within SAP MII system for key scheduling activities
• Develops standard work training documents, and provides training on systems and supply chain functions
• Applies various scheduling concepts (ABC, Kanban, Trigger Points, Min Max, Heijunka, EOQ)
• Work with material / network planners to synchronize supply with department schedules
• Analyzes production performance to identify opportunities requiring support team focus
• Applies project management techniques to meet goals and objectives (Scope, Track, Execute)
• Works proficiently with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Can achieve results through influencing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations Management.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands on experience in planning and supply chain functions
• Demonstrated experience tools such as SAP or other ERP systems
• Expert in MRP, ERP, SAP and rough cut planning processes
• Exceptional computer skills; ERP, Business Intelligence systems or equivalent and Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Good understanding of S&OP process
• Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate across multiple departments and through multiple levels of the organization
• Solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities
• Demonstrated influencing, negotiating and conflict management skills
• Excellent collaborative management skills
• Strong working knowledge of effective supply chain performance including supply planning, customer service, supplier and asset management
• Strong passion for creating process and systems improvement
• CPIM or CSCP certifications from APICS

What's in it for you

• Annual base salary range : $118,000 - $133,000
• Bonus target range : 25-35%
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
• A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
• Time off with pay
• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs and product discounts
8 days ago