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