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