Supply Chain Engineer

at Actalent in Decatur, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Supply Chain Engineer

Description:

Typical task breakdown:

- Responsible for performing work to achieve corporate supply chain performance targets focused on inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order-to-delivery results.

- The incumbent is a key team member deploying the Supply Chain Planning Process, which develops the Plan for Every Part and Pull Replenishment methods for a facility.

- Incumbent is required to work effectively with diverse, multi-functional teams in order to apply the supply chain planning process and lead team efforts to develop lean material flow plans for a facility, which may include implementing changes to factory floor layout and material presentation at the point of use.

- Incumbent gathers and analyzes data on facility demand and demand variability for each part required for production based on daily demand buckets for 120 workdays. This role gathers and analyzes data about supplier shipping performance and variability % for each part number (both Time and Qty) This position is developing material flow plans for all material coming into a facility for production. Incumbent reviews, analyzes and cleans data prior to migration it into the PFEP Web Tool. This position leads the work of Supply Chain Planning Analysts in the documentation of this data into the Plan for Every Part web tool.

- The incumbent is responsible for creating and maintaining a site level Flow Map for parts used in production. This position enables / coaches facility employees to utilize PFEP templates to load and maintain data in PFEP Web Tool, and provides reports and information to facility resources requiring PFEP information.

- This position performs physical, tactical work across multiple functions to implement the supply chain planning process and develop a Plan for Every part for every value stream in a facility and is called upon to direct the work of Supply Chain Planning Analysts. The incumbent must be able to work among production employees with little to no disruption to their workload, and lead others to deploy processes in the plant.

- This position performs physical, tactical work across multiple functions to make improvements required to attain MQ or other like Certification for a Value Stream. The incumbent performs physical, tactical work to reduce / eliminate supply chain constraints inside a value stream, working with a cross-functional team of personnel.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain

+ Experience in a manufacturing environment (internship, school project, or co-op) is relevant

Skills:

supply chain, manufacturing process

Additional Skills

- Incumbent is responsible to achieve corporate supply chain performance targets, including improvements in Order-to-Delivery time, inventory levels / turns, MQ Certification requirements and supply chain assessments for a facility.

- Experience and knowledge of complex lean concepts and tools.

- Experience and knowledge about CPS supply chain principles, specifically those applied to pull replenishment using material replenishment tools and processes, Supply Chain Planning analytical tools, material flow and throughput efficiency.

- Strong understanding of common supply chain systems.

- Knowledge of and / or experience deploying using 6Sigma Project Management principles.

- Must possess leadership skills to effectively lead supply chain improvements making the best use of available resources, while maintaining strong people focus and fulfilling the responsibilities for leading people

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.