What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Supply Chain Americas position at Gates Corporation?
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations. As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Vice President, Supply Chain Americas is a key leadership position, reporting to the Vice President, Americas Operations. This position will require an experienced supply chain leader able to facilitate and drive results in a fast paced and demanding growth environment while leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and leadership skills. This role will be challenged to build and implement best in class processes across the Americas enterprise to improve customer satisfaction, profitability, inventory turns, lead times and working capital. The core functions of the position include strategic and tactical decision-making related to end-to-end integrated business planning to drive supply chain excellence within strategic objectives to deliver improved operating and financial results
VP Supply Chain Americas stake holders include:
VP Operations
Commercial teams
Regional supply chain leaders
Plant Manager -leadership teams
Materials management /sourcing
Customer experience teams
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage end to end integrated business planning to drive supply chain excellence, inclusive of master scheduling
- Drive sustainable, predictable weekly, monthly, quarterly output/revenue
- Manage 13 distribution centers, within the Americas region, ensuring efficient, standard operating warehouse and logistics practices to deliver 5% YoY productivity
- Manage regional procurement spend to deliver 5% YoY material cost out and stretch payables.
- Develop and drive inventory management tools resulting in best in class turns and customer delivery, including strategic inventory levels for top 100 SKUs
- Build supply chain organization including re-tooling core capabilities, tools & processes as well as succession
- Develop trust and alignment with commercial team to create demand plans and execute monthly supply plan
- Responsible for developing strategic master scheduling for all manufacturing sites in line with business priorities
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Key performance metrics:
- Partner with Americas leadership team to deliver $2 billion in revenue annually
- $300 million/3.5 Turns of inventory
- $800 million in Cost of Goods Sold
- On Time Delivery (95% Fill Rate)
- Material Productivity
- DC Labor Productivity
- Freight Optimization & Productivity
- Ensure efficient communication across functional teams for any trends, drivers, and takeaways.
- Other duties as assigned
Key Qualifications and Desired Qualifications:
- Deep expertise in integrated business planning (S&OP), master scheduling, production control, planning & DC/Logistics.
- Proven track record managing >$1B multi-region, multi-site supply chain operations.
- Strong leader with drive for results, bias for action, customer-focused, curious/analytical, able to work seamlessly between strategic and tactical.
- Excellent interpersonal communication, collaboration skills to motivate and influence outcomes at all organization levels, navigates matrix organization.
- Comfortable rolling up sleeves (Hands-On), working with complicated, disparate data sets and business systems.
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) as well as Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).
- Trained in Oliver Wight (certification or implementation experience).
TRAVEL:
In order to provide the appropriate support there will be 15-40% travel, within the Americas region.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This role is responsible for the supervision of 4 Direct Reports inclusive of the following teams: Master Scheduler & Production Control, Integrated Business Planning Leader, Regional Director, Strategic Sourcing, and Director of Distribution and Logistics
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EXPERIENCE:
- 15 years of Supply Chain Planning Experience
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Must be able to independently manage time, project execution, and personnel support needs which may span multiple sites simultaneously
- Ability to interpret and apply mathematical and statistical models and information
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, as well as team members from other areas of the organization including those in other nations
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point, Project, and Access
- Experience implementing and/or using Oracle Value Chain Planning, SAP Integrated Business Planning, or other Advanced Planning System preferred
- Ability to adapt to rapid changes and new systems as needed
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, or STEM disciplines required
PAY & BENEFITS
- Full-Time
- Salary: $210,000 - $260,000
- Bonus Eligible
- Equity Eligible
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
- Eligible for Flexible Time Off 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued
- 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learn more about the benefits we provide at www.gateshealth.com
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work will sometimes be conducted in environments where the use of PPE is required (e.g. hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes).
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