Leader of Quality Management Office

Supply Chain Leader

The Supply Chain Leader is responsible for strategic planning and execution of procurement, acquisition, and distribution of raw materials and outside services. This role involves designing systems to support multi-site operational capacities and inventory levels to drive growth, lead-time, and competitive strategies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Participate and lead improvement activities to increase supply chain velocity and profitability.
• Develop and strengthen strategic relationships with suppliers, monitor market trends, and serve as a resource to senior management on contracts and procurement matters.
• Create and maintain partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and customers, fostering communication channels for critical market collaborations and operational improvements.
• Negotiate supplier agreements/contracts, payment terms, and obtain best pricing while monitoring quality of purchased materials and services.
• Lead improvements to business systems resulting in enhanced value from inventory investments and operational versatility.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of the metals industry and application of topics such as resources, assets, balance sheets, cash flow, fixed assets, margin, return on investment, and impact of decisions relating to these topics.
• Project management skills to develop work agreements, project scopes, specifications, schedules, timelines, and definition of deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills to communicate various issues to Operations, Sales, Customers, and Suppliers.
• Proficient in MS Office.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in Operations/Business/Supply Chain Management or a technical discipline.
• 7-10 years progressive experience in Purchasing & Sourcing within a manufacturing organization.
• Experience in a multi-plant manufacturing environment with steel purchasing.