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