Supply Chain Manager

Company: Bekaert Corporation
Location: Orrville
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Bekaert (www.bekaert.com) is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with more than 27 000 employees worldwide. Our global headquarters are in Belgium and our US headquarters are in Marietta, GA. Bekaert has an annual revenue of over --- 4.4 billion in combined revenue in 2020.

Role:
Management of Bekaert's Orrville, OH plant Supply Chain. Will strongly contribute to the optimization of the ROCE of the plant and ensure there is balance between service, cost and cash with correct prioritization in line with the overall business strategy. Experience in working out and supply chain environmental, social and economic sustainability. This role offers the opportunity for the incumbent to become the subject matter expert for the Orrville, OH plant within Supply Chain, and he or she will continue to build and maintain an efficient and effective supply chain function for the region.

This position will report to the General Manager and be based at our Orrville, OH Plant location.

Job-Related Functions:
Responsible for the management of the service, cost, and cash balance. Must be committed to create value to our customer(s) by providing high level of delivery service.
--' Support business strategy
--' deploy of business strategy
--' work out of the long-term winning business portfolio ambition and translation to demand for the Orrville plant

Responsible for supply chain service management
--' implement approach for translation of market/customer segmentation to supply chain implications

Support demand management
--' capture X+5 ambition from the region

Translate market and customer segmentation (BCE) to supply chain implications while also building and maintaining supply chain service catalogue.
--' support defining required supply chain services by customer group based on sales customer segmentation (sales/marketing responsible)
--' support target setting (business responsible)
--' monitor performance of the defined services, analyze gaps, set up action plans, follow up implementation

Responsible S&OP - (Profit) Sales and Operations Planning
--' Demand management
--' Supply/replenishment mechanism
--' Allocation of demand to supply capacity

Make sure that S&OE process is established and working in each plant with processes, reports, and weekly meetings in place.

Works very closely together with leader of the Planning department in the plant and in cooperation with the Plant Manager to ensure detailed processes are in place

Works very closely with the Head of Marketing Operations (Customer Service) regarding all Supply Chain related areas.

Accountable for concepts, processes, and tools (SCE is responsible)
--' Decision and implementation
--' Supply chain improvements
--' Standardization and simplification
--' All in line with policies and guidelines from the different relevant functions.

Essential Skills & Competencies

Background
- Supply chain or Operations (e.g. BMS) or Customer Service experience
- > 5 years relevant work experience
- Preferably Supply chain - APICS certification
- University Degree (business administration) or equivalent through experience
- Good level of English (writing, reading, speaking and listening)

Process knowledge
- Understanding of all supply chain processes and deep knowledge of strategical and tactical supply chain processes
- Understanding of company planning processes: sales, financial planning, etc.

Analytical & reporting
- Analytical mindset
- Holistic approach to decision making
- End to end process management

Market / factory knowledge
- Understanding of the main market trends and demand drivers
- Knowledge on the main capacity constraints and supply drivers

Systems
- Basic knowledge on SC planning & execution and reporting systems (existing and new systems available in the market)

People & communication skills
- Conflict management
- Strong communication and coaching skills

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