Supply Chain Material Manager

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Ensure all Supply Chain work is performed accurately and timely:

• Routine monitoring of actual volume by major product group
• Routine calculations of lead times, equipment efficiencies, and rolling volume projections by major product group
• Administration of an accurate finite schedule for all pacemakers
• Provide guidance to Supervisors and Managers on flow, inventory, rework, and any other actions as needed
• Maintain accurately dated production orders
• Disposition non-conforming product and follow up to ensure it is released, scrapped, cross-applied, reworked, and/or remade as instructed
• Monitor slow-moving, surplus, and obsolete inventory to ensure it is properly consumed, scrapped, re-worked, cross-applied, and/or reserved by Finance as needed
• True-up raw material inventories in system
• Plan raw material and subassembly needs and provide purchase orders to suppliers
• Follow up on open purchase orders as needed with suppliers
• Physical and systematic Receiving, Packaging, finished goods and customer-owned inventory management, and Shipping
• Safe work environment and behaviors at all levels
• Adherence to Collective Bargaining Agreement and Rules of Conduct
• Robust cross-training within team
• Present delivery and inventory topics as appropriate at daily tier meetings

Supervision Scope

Direct supervision of one (1) DC Manager, (2) Supply Chain Schedulers, and three (3) Supply Chain Planners

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong leadership skills, including a drive to develop continuous improvement strategies and execute them to deliver results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates “lean” thinking by driving continuous improvements in areas directly and indirectly associated with Supply Chain
• High degree of computer skills such as Microsoft Office and SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a broad audience ranging from executives to blue collar team members
• Self-managed work style, with attention to details and understanding of both manufacturing and business principles

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in production scheduling, raw material planning, or freight planning is required
• Four-year degree in a business or technical field is preferred
• Use of a finite scheduling system is preferred
• Working knowledge of Lean and Six-Sigma tools is preferred

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Fast-paced and hectic work environment where speed, accuracy, and multi-tasking is required routinely
• Regular electronic interaction with internal and external business partners at all levels of the organization