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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”
- Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
- Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
- Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.
- Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
- Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists.
- Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
- Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
- Investigate or review the carbon footprints and environmental performance records of current or potential storage and distribution service providers.
- 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.
- Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
- Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.
- Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
- Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
- Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
- Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
- Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
- Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
- Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
- Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials for manufacturing processes.
- 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.
- Implement new or improved supply chain processes.
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
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- Personal computers
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- Laptop computers
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- Simulation and modeling software
- Microsoft Word
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- Manhattan Scale
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- IBS MRP
- Microsoft Outlook
- i2 Intelligence
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- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management
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