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