at The Sherwin-Williams Company in Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Supply Chain Manager develops and monitors the facility supply chain strategy. The Supply Chain Manager works to improve productivity and efficiency and reduce costs while securing high quality material. This position is responsible for managing raw material inventory and purchasing finished goods, factory supplies, and any other items that require purchase orders. The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for completing these tasks in a timely, efficient manner with required follow-up inquires to ensure that the production schedule is met for service requirements to customers.
Additional Information:
1st Shift Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Travel is 5%
Develop and implement a total "systems" materials management program at the plant
Maintain responsiveness to production requirements and to obtain the best possible quality and price
Manage finished goods inventories at all locations to meet or exceed service goals
Develop and execute monthly production plans
Place orders in assigned plants
Track/expedite orders to precisely meet demand while maximizing plant efficiency through finite scheduling
Monitor timeliness of Plant/Distribution and Shipping Center (DSC) shipments
Develop, plan, and implement Production Inventory Control (PIC) training
Assist in planning redeployment of existing inventories to rebalance inventory to current demand
Create programs and production reporting systems to track critical metrics for location
Work with operations, DSCs, and vendors to ensure service and cost goals are met
Minimum Requirements:
Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
Must have a bachelor's degree or higher or have at least four (4) years of work experience in a Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations role
Must have at least three (3) years of work experience in a Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations role
Preferred Qualifications:
Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Logistics or Business
Have at least one (1) year of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams
Have prior work experience using MRP (Material Resource Planning) and MPS (Material Production Scheduling) systems
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
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