Global Supply Chain Manager

Buckeye Fire Equipment Company - Kings Mountain, NC

Full-time

Kings Mountain, NC

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

Buckeye Fire & Equipment Co, a family-owned company since 1968 and the second leading manufacturer of fire protection products globally, is seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager. This position is pivotal in engaging with internal stakeholders to operationally determine a consensus demand number, which is essential for calculating probable supply needs. The ideal candidate will possess a savvy approach to assist both internal and external stakeholders in making tactical decisions based on limited resources. The role requires strategic performance of value-based analysis to drive overall Demand Supply Balancing success. The Global Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for delivering on global supply planning initiatives across a variety of materials, including metals, chemicals, and services. Coordination of supply needs with the production and sales departments is crucial. The position emphasizes the evolution and refinement of the current ERP system to ensure reliable forecasting and inventory controls. Responsibilities extend from the buying process through to the receiving process, inventory control, and business processes up to Accounts Payable. This role demands a proactive leader who can manage and analyze demand and supply data to determine required supply needs. The manager will assume ownership of the Supply Management portion leading up to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, actively engaging with all functions throughout the entire process. The development of Dynamic Planning Dashboards for ongoing data review to enhance vendor performance is also a key responsibility. The manager will oversee the planning and ordering of all products and components, ensuring on-time delivery and economically advantageous order placements. Additionally, the role includes creating and maintaining Scorecard Metrics and KPIs aimed at achieving World Class Supply Chain benchmarking results across cost, quality, inventory, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal departments to manage collection of demand and supply information
• Manage and analyze demand data and supply data to determine required supply needs
• Provide overall leadership for inventory planning, capacity planning, master production scheduling, forecast analysis and raw materials management
• Assume ownership of the Supply Management portion of the process leading up to S&OP process
• Actively engage with all functions throughout the entire process
• Develop Dynamic Planning Dashboard(s) for consistent, ongoing data review to help provide enhanced vendor performance
• Manage the planning and ordering of all products and components
• Ensure on-time delivery and orders placed in the most economically advantageous way
• Create and maintain Scorecard Metrics and KPIs geared at World Class Supply Chain benchmarking results across cost, quality, inventory, and delivery
• Manage and actively mitigate supply constraints, obsolescence and ensure appropriate levels of product are maintained to meet demand
• Play an integral role on the Operations Team as it relates to the implementation of a new ERP
• Be adaptive to changing situations and be dynamic in solving demand-supply balancing problems

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business, management, logistics, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain management or similar field
• Minimum 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Working experience of relevant software (e.g. Acumatica or equivalent ERP)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products including: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Attention to detail
• Creative problem-solving
• A strategic and analytical mind