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