Role Summary:
The Regional Manager, Supply Chain will lead a team working in a dynamic environment, foster and instill responsiveness, with a can do attitude to drive results. This role leads the FCD S&S regional supply chain team to deliver regional-operational objectives and provide outstanding supply chain service levels on lead time (responsiveness), quality and delivery while achieving lowest total cost of acquisition for standard direct material, indirect goods and services, and logistics. As part of the management team, the Regional Manager will represent strategies and objectives of Global Supply Chain team (GSC) as applicable to the QRC’s. Drive deployment of supply chain processes and resource development while adhering to company policies and procedures.
Responsibilities & Requirements:
- Leadership and Direction: Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.
- Performance Management: Manage and report on the performance of the function / business area; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold them accountable for achieving these; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of annual business objectives.
- Organizational Capability Building: Evaluate the capabilities of staff within the department to identify gaps and prioritize development activities. Implement the organization's formal development frameworks within the area of responsibility. Coach and mentor others to support the development of the organization's talent pool.
- Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures.
- Optimizes Work Processes: Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, encourages and rewards continuous improvement and quality outcomes. Equips others to handle day-to-day tasks effectively on their own. Integrates systems to improve quality and service.
- Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, emphasizes the importance of results; encourages a sense of urgency in others; challenges poor outcomes or unproductive behaviors. Provides assistance or encouragement to help others over obstacles.
- Manages a team of buyers in the region who are responsible for quick turn and short lead time customer expectations; acting on order suggestions (requisition or other) and exception messages generated by MRP
- Lead and support initiates to support the dynamic and aggressive projected growth in FCD S&S business in the region
- Support site PWC objectives by leveraging inventory management opportunities and regular maintenance of inventory planning parameters
- Drive cost reduction initiatives to meet annual operating plan (AOP) and long-term business objectives.
- Strategically review current processes and align with current and future business needs in the region at the QRC’s.
- Improve communication, relationship and OTD with intercompany sites
- Facilitate and oversee critical supply-site issues
- Develop, track and improve site supply chain KPIs
- Manage supplier performance (on-time delivery and quality) for region specific suppliers/deliveries.
- Support supply chain initiative roll-outs across the enterprise or ad-hoc requests as
requested that align with S&S QRC goals - Ensure Import Compliance
Preferred Experience / Skills:
- Experience leading a regional supply chain team
- Prior experience working in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment around service & repair.
- Select, train, motivate and manage personnel
- Can do attitude and proven ability to drive results
- Proven working experience with SAP / Oracle
- Demonstrated ability to improve processes and best practices.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment
- Experience in collecting and analyzing data
- Pursuit of Professional Accreditation (APICS, PMA, ASQ, CSCP, etc.)
- BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 8-10 years relevant experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools; Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc
