The Supply Chain Coordinator is the point-of-contact person for the Project Team regarding all supply chain issues. The Supply Chain Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating the supply for their assigned projects. The Supply Chain Coordinator works closely together with the project planner to define a realistic and committed supply plan for the project, and then helps to coordinate and support all functions within the Supply Chain Center (supply engineering, procurement, shipping, etc.) to execute the plan, while not assuming the responsibilities for these functions.
Job Tasks & Duties:
- Act as a Supply Chain Center contact person for the project team (Project Manager/ Project Leader Engineering/ Project Planner/ Site Supervisor)
- Responsible for monitoring, prioritizing, and reporting progress of supply orders, for each assigned project
- Identify and communicate all delays with a possible corrective action to the project team in a timely, organized, and consistent manner
- Monitor and manage the SCC USA equipment budget for each assigned project
- Provide input, if requested, during the sales phase to assist Systems Engineering in producing a competitive proposal and realistic rough-cut project supply plan
- Once a project is sold, work closely with the project team to produce a Project Supply Plan, optimizing QLTC (Quality, Logistics, Technology and Cost), while also mitigating risk
- Coordinate and plan all bulk material supply, with continuous monitoring through the bulk balance reporting
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement
Qualifications & Skills:
- BS, BA degree or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) degree
- Experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards Enterprise One preferred)
- Purchasing (creation, monitoring and expediting)
- Material Planning (MRP, kanban replenishment)
- Demand Planning (Forecasting, Supply history analysis)
- Strong computer skills, excellent MS Office skills
- Analytical research within databases
- Develop presentations and reports
- Good negotiating and procurement skills
- Excellent communications skills; strong people skills, team player. Able to communicate easily across different hierarchical levels
- Strong organizational skills
- Able to handle stressful, time sensitive situations and quickly set the right priorities, while maintaining a firm grasp of the details
- Experience in a project driven organization desirable
- Technical / Mechanical training or experience
- 3 to 5 years’ experience in Purchasing, or Supply Chain related field
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.