Responsible for all aspects of the Supply Chain for the Falconer, NY manufacturing facility. This position is responsible for developing and executing short and long-term business strategies focused on optimizing sales, service, working capital, operational efficiency, and operating profit while leveraging the global supply chain plan. Control materials and production schedules to successfully balance production requirements, inventory turns and purchase prices, while delivering customer requirements on-time and in full. Responsible for managing all material, supply, and service purchases for the facility. This position requires frequent interaction among staff levels and across internal and external customers and suppliers, most notably Sales, Manufacturing, Marketing, Finance, Applications Engineering & Customer Service. This position requires effective collaboration with the global Saint-Gobain purchasing organization. Individual will have responsibility for problem-solving and decision making, improving purchasing planning processes, and reducing working capital while ensuring the security of supply. Must have the ability to make rapid independent decisions based on supplier conditions, inventory, internal customer needs and/or market changes.
Purchasing: Manage procurement activities including demand planning, placing purchase orders and tracking supply of packaging, facings and other raw materials to optimize supply and working capital at the lowest delivered cost ensuring no stock outs disrupting the production schedules. Understand and utilize the Saint-Gobain purchasing best practices.
Production Planning and Scheduling: Support all aspects of planning, including overseeing raw material and finished goods inventories to best support customer requirements and customer stocking agreements Review and track production data and compliance to the schedule. Identify and escalate any risks to future production plans (material supply, capacity or labor constraints, process issues, etc.) Review and reconcile production work orders to ensure inventory accuracy and perform schedule updates.
Distribution: Manage and plan all receiving, shipping and warehouse activities and personnel to effectively address effective material flow into the plant and effective finished product flow to our customers addressing their receiving needs.
Vendor Management: Effectively manage relationships with suppliers: manage pricing and terms, and manage vendor accountability for delivery and quality of their products and analyze potential new vendors ensuring that performance is in alignment with Saint-Gobain purchasing and quality objectives (supplier quality management protocols).
Employee Development : Coach direct employees for growth and continuous performance improvement. Coach plant personal on purchasing, planning and distribution policies and procedures and provide training as needed.
Support: Participate / provide support for continuous improvement initiatives such as WCM, 5S, SMAT, and other safety or process improvements. Pillar Leader for Customer Service and Focus Pillar.
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Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Purchasing or related field required
Masters or MBA Degree preferred
5 years of work experience required
3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with knowledge of planning and production scheduling required.-
2+ years of supervisory experience in managing, coaching, and developing employees required.-
The ability to lead a supply chain group throughout the manufacturing process.- The ability to schedule products to meet customer demand. Work with suppliers to get raw material in on time, processed into our system, and kitted for production to produce.- Scheduling the finished goods to be sterilized and completing the process by shipping the final product to the customer.
In-depth knowledge of computerized manufacturing systems and business processes (i.e. MRP)
Planning and Inventory control experience
Purchasing expertise
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Saint-Gobain's innovations touch almost every major industry around the world.-
Our team members recognize that we all create the environment for people to succeed, with a culture built on respect, open and honest communication, and honoring our commitments to our customers and each other. And at the heart of our culture, we've learned working together makes good ideas, great ones.
With a legacy dating back more than 360 years, Saint-Gobain offers employees the stability and security of a leading Global 500 corporation while operating like multiple small and agile start-ups, where entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering teamwork, and bold, forward-thinking ideas pave new paths.
Every team member is encouraged to develop and leverage their unique expertise and strengths to make the greatest impact on the company and our end users. At Saint-Gobain, you're empowered and equipped with countless opportunities and resources for professional development. You will find the support you need to create a vision and roadmap for your career, and make that vision a reality.
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Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.
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Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees' wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $87,500 to $130,000 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
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In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is TARGET BONUS 12% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures.- Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.
