Supply Chain Manager

Job Description

- Negotiates prices for raw material, products and delivery with suppliers/producers/sellers
- Find new suppliers/producers to fulfil the demand of customers based on the companies’ strategy and requirements
- Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
- Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
- Acts as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, product line extension, or new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions.
- Collaborates with other departments and to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
- Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain
- Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the factory
- Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
- Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company
- Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality