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Job Description
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 11-9199.04
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Supply Chain Managers”.
Also Known As…
- Supply Chain Managers
- Supply Chain Vice President
- Supply Chain Manager
- Supply Chain Director
- Global Supply Chain Director
- Supply Planner
- Supply Chain Systems Manager
- Supply Chain Program Manager
- Supply Chain Procurement Manager
- Supply Chain Generalist
- Supply Chain Development Manager
- Materials Planner
Tasks for “Supply Chain Design Manager”
- Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
- Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.
- Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
- Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
- Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- Implement new or improved supply chain processes.
- Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
- Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
- Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
- Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
- Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
- Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
- Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists.
- Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
- Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
- Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
- Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
- Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
- Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
- Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
- Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
- Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials for manufacturing processes.
- Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
- Investigate or review the carbon footprints and environmental performance records of current or potential storage and distribution service providers.
- Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Radio frequency identification RFID scanners
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Oracle e-Business Suite Supply Chain Management
- Simulation and modeling software
- Infor SCM
- Warehouse management system WMS
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Access
- Graphics software
- JDA Master Planning
- Microsoft Word
- Minitab
- Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management
- Master scheduling software
- Oracle Hyperion
- Manhattan Supply Chain Process Platform
- Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management
- Microsoft Visio
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Swisslog WarehouseManager
- Microsoft Office
- IBS MRP
- QAD MFG Pro
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Epicor SRM
- IFS Applications for Supply Chain Management
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- SAP SCM
- Structured query language SQL
- i2 Collaborative Supply Execution
- Dex Warehouse
- i2 Supply Chain Visibility
- i2 Intelligence
- HighJump Warehouse Advantage
- Aldata Warehouse Management
- SAP APO
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Red Prarie Warehouse Management
- IBS Supply Chain Management
- Purchasing software
- HighJump Software Supply Chain Advantage
- CDC Supply Chain
- IBM ILOG Inventory Analyst
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE
- Microsoft Outlook
- Manhattan Scale
- Adexa Supply Chain Planning
- Epicor WMS
- Oracle Inventory