Supplier Account Manager
HORSE
ERP
Director, Supply Chain
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $120,000 - $185,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Deliver quality product on time while improving existing processes and supporting engineering development
- Drive productivity improvements and create/implement transformation plans using expertise in production, machine shop, warehouse and master planning
- Assess manufacturing operations and identify opportunities to improve cash flow and support implementation of lean principles to improve quality, productivity and efficiency while reducing cost
- Lead and manage supply chain projects that focus on improving supplier performance by establishing supplier relations across the globe
- Serve as expert on master planning for operations (forecast/demand/supply/materials/inventory planning)
- Promote and develop lean practices across the organization such as Daily Management, Leadership Standard Work, and Gemba Walks
- Act as change agent to support optimization and implementation of new systems and digitalization efforts to stabilize and improve site operations
- Co-lead and participate in strategy deployment and value-stream mapping
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in engineering, operations or business or equivalent work experience
- Operations oriented leader with 10+ years experience in supply chain, production, and machine shop operations
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with and positively influence leadership at all levels of the organization
- Expertise in problem-solving utilizing a formal program/process
- Ability to lead projects in cross functional teams
- Able to travel domestically and internationally as needed
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel
- Demonstrates excellence in interpersonal skills - verbal and written communication; self-starter; positive make-it-happen attitude; team player
- Extensive knowledge in manufacturing best practices for materials planning, production and machining processes, and lean practices relevant to centrifugal and reciprocating pump products
- Extensive knowledge in supplier development strategies (globally and domestic preferred)
- Extensive knowledge of material flow best practices in a production environment high mix and low volume
- Extensive knowledge in supplier negotiations and contract agreements
- Broad knowledge of multi-functional and multi-site teams working in a global environment
- Broad knowledge working with machining castings, forgings, and welding
- Broad knowledge in machining and fabrication – Bronze alloy, aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel
- Program management experience implementing ERP systems preferred
- Hands-on experience with problem solving / lean manufacturing
- Project planning / management preferred
- "An equivalent combination of education and/or experience" may be accepted
