Supply Chain Manager AF Piatra Neamt

Position Job Title: Supply Chain Manager

BG and BU: AFEMEA, Meat

Function: Operations

Location: Piatra Neamt (Romania)

Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager

Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Piatra Neamt

Work contract Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Piatra Neamt

Contract Length: Permanent

Job Purpose

The Supply Chain Manager (SCM) is a key enabler to achieve service and operational excellence, to simplify processes and portfolios, to optimize inventory & all costs between AF Piatra Neamt and its internal /external business partners.

The SCM is responsible for the coordination of the order flow steps that efficiently transform Customers Orders into Deliveries i.e.: Production Order processing, procurement & supply of raw material, services and consumables, inventory management, planning, warehousing & delivery and invoicing.

The SCM provides skills & leadership to ensure a high level of performance within the areas of demand forecasting/planning, scheduling, inventory management, delivering & KPI setting. The SCM role also encompasses the coordination and collaboration with supply partners & customers, as well as integrating supply and demand management within and across companies.

Job Dimensions & Scope

Principal Accountabilities

Main Responsibilities

• Efficient & effective order fulfillment

·       Fulfill customer demands through the most efficient use of resources

·       Contact with customers and suppliers. Customer satisfaction

·       On Time In Full and In Specification Deliveries (DIFOTIS)

• Procurement

·       Sourcing strategically to strike a balance between lowest material cost and transportation

·       Manage Supplier Performance

·       Identify & deliver Procurement Savings

• Planning

·       Sales & Operational Planning

·       Material resource planning

·       Capacity setting to match budget, forecast and demand

·       Customer forecast management

• Inventory Management

·       Match demand with minimal inventory

·       Optimize inventory management

• Distribution & transportation

·       Warehousing supervision (internal external)

·       Transport cost & efficiency optimization

• Continuous Improvement

·       CI and Lean Six Sigma activities and projects at Supply Chain area

·       Simplification & effectiveness

·       Maintain knowledge & use of the latest supply chain & logistic tools and processes

·       Push & Pull environment knowledge, JIT (Just In Time) techniques to optimize manufacturing flow

• Performance reporting

·       Monthly Management Reports

·       KPI’s (ie: On Time Delivery, On Time In Full, Out of Stock, Materials Slow Moving), DIO, …)

• Managing your team

·       Develop talent

·       Succession planning

·       Performance Management

Qualifications/Requirements

1.     Formal Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in field of Management or Engineering (Preferably)
• Preferably 3 years of Supply Chain experience (in a production environment)
• Experience in leading a team and building capability
• Preferably knowledge of the packaging business or experience in FMCG production supply chain
• ERP, SAP knowledge
• Data analysis with strong Excel capabilities

2.      Specific Skills and Abilities

·       Strong team player & talented team leader

·       Perfect communication & negotiation skills

·       Problem solving oriented; hands-on, can do attitude.

·       Strong decision making

·       Time management champion

·       Knowledge of operations

·       Proactive and self-starter 

•         Dynamic and open mind oriented

·       Flexible and able to adapt to a fast-changing environment

·       Very result driven, entrepreneurial, keen to learn and open minded

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