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