Job Purpose:
The Supply Chain Manager leads in the areas of forecasting demand and supply; capacity planning, plan and meet customer demand; placement and monitoring of production orders; management of raw material purchasing; oversee logistics department and providing excellent customer service.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Lead, motivate and develop team of Thailand based Demand and Supply Planners, Raw material purchasers, Logistics department and Customer Service staff.
- Responsible for working with Bloch owned and outsourced operations teams to ensure planning and
order fulfillment requirements are met. o Drive solutions which will allow Bloch to meet scheduled order timelines. - Manage production planning: coordinate forecast with leadership team, develop demand and supply
plans, monitor actual purchase order against plan, and communicate to all required parties. - Clearly present business risks to senior management with potential solutions and financial impact.
- Demand requirements for 1-5 years out.
- Development of strategic sourcing plan.
- Evaluate and report on manufacturing capacities, delivery performance, shipment quality, and inventory
objectives. - Establish and maintain Thailand inventory levels for replenishment models.
- Conduct on-going development of inventory strategies to determine cost-effective use of inventory.
- Investment while maximizing inventory turns and meeting service level targets.
- Develop detailed understanding of customer's logistical and operational planning to drive greater alignment with Bloch's processes.
- Plan critical spend items like airfreight to optimize customer service while minimizing incremental cost.
- Work with Finance to develop, monitor and report on departmental budget.
- Optimize the flow of product through the supply chain.
- Establish and maintain supportive relationships with customers, suppliers and internal partners. o Ensure effective communication of strategies and tactical issues. o Support customer request to have purchase orders delivered in-full and on time at the lowest possible cost to both Bloch and our customers.
- Review and manage planning tools from both process and technology perspectives.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- 5-8 years' experience of supply chain team leadership within the footwear manufacturing industry.
- University degree level education in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement or similar area.
- Experience of using MRP/ERP software (SAP, Microsoft NAVision, etc) as part of a daily routine both in terms of data input and report creation.
- Training and/or experience in LEAN process initiatives (Sigma6, etc) desirable.
- Experience of managing a large and culturally diverse team.
- A critical thinker and analytical approach to problem solving. The ability to devise and implement creative solutions.
- Good command of English spoken and written skills. Thai language spoken skills desirable but not essential, Thai written skills not required.
