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Maker's Pride · 19 hours ago

Senior Supply Chain Specialist

Des Plaines, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$52K/yr - $78K/yr

Maker's Pride is a company focused on supply chain solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Supply Chain Specialist to manage production schedules and supplier performance. The role involves ensuring timely receipt of materials, developing inventory plans, and negotiating procurement details with suppliers.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingPackaging Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Utilizes SAP reports and data for efficient execution of functional responsibilities and objectives. (SAP, BW, VM, Shared Point)

Enter production schedules, including any required schedule changes in SAP to meet and achieve customer satisfaction and communicate changes to all parties as needed

Run and analyze MRP, performing analysis of customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to develop and execute forecasting plans

Ensure products are received on time and are available to fill customer orders to keep supply chain moving and eliminate downtime

Ensure that internal and external customers’ expectations and requirements are met

Assist commercialization team in product development and trials

Provides weekly/monthly detailed analyzed reports for customers

Escort visitors for meetings, inspections or testing on products as needed

Communicate and help coordinate shipments with T&W department and customers

Attend internal and External customer meetings to discuss next several weeks and shortages of scheduled production resulting from any difficulties

Build and support BOM (Bill of Material) structure working with Commercialization Team

Create and define items to be consumed by BOM (Bill of Material)

Drive timely part setup, BOM releases, BOM changes to support new product introduction as well as changes to existing BOM business

Coordinate returns and/ or replacement of products (FG, SEMI FG, RAW PACK)

Facilitates and manages QN/NCMR completion, closure within 30 days and full financial recovery within 60 days

Collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order-to-order materials including RFQ’s (Request for Quotes) and track PO confirmations

Resolve conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and supplier levels (under/over orders, quality and damage)

Negotiate procurement details with suppliers

Seek new ideas from suppliers to reduce costs and ensure quality is met internal and external customers

Maintain files related to purchase orders, suppliers, quotes and other correspondence

Perform inventories report as required and work with IC to understand its accuracy

Build strong relationships with qualified external suppliers

Develop initiatives to reduce slow moving inventories, excess inventories, obsolete inventory and process improvements to achieve company inventory goals

Identify and evaluate suppliers that provide the best cost, cost savings, lead time and service to meet our overall business objectives

Initiate and maintain conference calls with customers as needed

Manage products extensions request with customer or suppliers

Daily Reports (Past Due, On Time Delivery, Shortages etc.), monitor, update and call out material losses

Eliminates line downtime due to material availability and quality issues

Coordinates efficient receipt and movement of materials with third party warehouses

Identifies the “right size” for all assigned material inventories

Work with internal and external freight resources to ensure timely deliveries of inbound materials at competitive rates

Manage inbound freight and freight claims as needed

Identifies and drives best practices within total supply chain, including the development of supplier and supply related metrics

Coordinates supplier management programs with cross functional HFS resources

Tracks, reports and processes quality performance issues for suppliers, works to eliminate supplier related quality issues for all materials

Ensures material quotes are up to date

Cost card analyses and updates

Negotiating prices with chosen vendors and helping with preparing contract documents

Participate in quotes if needed or utilizes SIE IQO (quotes) for SAP system updates (routing, speed, crew etc.)

Qualification

SAPMRPProcurementSupply Chain ManagementAnalytical SkillsCustomer ServiceMicrosoft OfficeConflict ResolutionProject ManagementCommunication SkillsAttention to DetailLeadership