What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Director position at King Plastic Corporation?
About the Role
The King Plastic Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Supply Chain Director to manage high-value purchases and contracts while overseeing the supply chain. This role requires strong leadership capabilities, contract knowledge, and negotiation skills.
Main Responsibilities
- Oversight of vendor relationships to ensure favorable terms, on-time deliveries, and quality compliance.
- Source, negotiate, and procure materials, components, and services to meet production schedules.
- Servicing as the primary point of contact for key customers regarding procurement and supply chain-related needs and timelines.
- Collaboration with customers to understand supply chain requirements, resolve issues, and proactively address concerns.
- Providing updates on the supply chain to customer service, sales, and key customers when necessary.
- Monitoring supplier performance and developing contingency plans to mitigate risks or disruptions.
- Management and optimization of end-to-end supply chain processes, including procurement, inventory control, and logistics.
- Collaboration with production and planning teams to ensure material availability and align procurement strategies with production timelines.
- Implementation of best practices to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance supply chain visibility.
- Leadership, coaching, and development of a procurement and supply chain professional team to achieve operational excellence.
- Assignment of responsibilities, monitoring performance, and ensuring adherence to company policies and objectives.
- Fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment focused on continuous improvement.
- Analysis of supplier proposals, negotiation of pricing, and identification of cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality standards.
- Partnership with quality teams to resolve discrepancies or defects in purchased goods.
- Initiatives to optimize inventory levels and improve cost efficiency without compromising production needs.
- Collaboration with production, engineering, logistics, and quality teams to align procurement and supply chain strategies with organizational goals.
- Communication of material constraints, changes, or risks to internal stakeholders to support proactive planning.
- Support of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain and procurement processes.
- Analysis of data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
- Preparation of monthly reports for senior management on important metrics such as material pricing, freight analytics, market trends, etc.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to analyze supplier contracts.
- Ability to analyze complex data to support decision-making and process improvements.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and adapt to shifting priorities.
- Education/Experience/Certifications/Licenses
