Supply Chain Manager

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This role involves heading up a team of procurement and logistics specialists in the Motion NEMA Motors in Fort Smith, Arkansas, implementing effective sourcing strategies to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.You will be responsible for leading operations planning, material planning, inventory management, production scheduling, customer service, warehousing, material handling and resource management in the local plant. Drives planning initiatives to improve customer on time delivery, lead time and resource utilization. Coordinates and collaborates with hub and BU (Business Unit​) Planning and Fulfillment resources to align plant supply with global demand and supplier capability. Accountable for customer on time delivery, lead time, raw and WIP (Work in process​) inventory and production capacities. Provides leadership to accomplish these goals through communication, decision making, educated risk management and holding the team accountable for the stated objectives.

This position reports to

Plant Manager

Your responsibilities

• Safety and Integrity: Ensure that all activities are conducted in accordance with the company's policies and procedures and are in compliance with health and safety guidelines
• Operations Planning: Run a monthly operations planning process covering all critical resources including engineering, manufacturing, testing and materials and ensure synchronization with short term production scheduling. Contribute to resource optimization and schedule stability. Provide feedback to the global S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning​) process. Recommend solutions when supply is constrained
• Material Capability: Input local material plan into the global S&OP material capability process. Sponsor the designated supplier sales and operations planning processes to ensure key suppliers have transparency to support the global consolidated material demand
• Inventory Management: Own the inventory and checkbook for the local unit. Establish and maintain an inventory management process for raw and WIP materials in line with business unit instructions. Drive inventory optimization projects within the site
• Fulfillment: Run a short term planning process connecting the S&OP and master schedule to execution in line with BU instructions. Coordinate an appropriate response to unplanned events. Support the profitable execution of customer orders in coordination with engineering and manufacturing
• Plant logistics and material handling: Lead the execution of receiving, shipping, warehousing and production parts presentation using efficient and effective processes in line with global BU direction
• Continuous Improvement: Leads/contributes to cross functional initiatives such as improving delivery speed, on time delivery, supplier integration and lean processes in order to synchronize business processes and maximize inventory optimization opportunities. Use lean 6 sigma tools when applicable. Collaborate with other units in the end to end Supply Chain
• Technology: Provide local leadership supporting the implementation and changes to business processes, planning systems and ERP systems
• People Leadership and Development: Leads local planning function and ensured that local planning teams are properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR (Human Resource) policies for the benefit of both ABB and the employee

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 6 years of experience or Associate’s degree and minimum 8 years of experience or 10 years of experience in manufacturing related roles such as production, purchasing, planning or scheduling management
• Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing
• APICS certification preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving and leadership skills highly desired
• Working knowledge of bill of materials and routings preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• SAP experience preferred
• Conducts self in very courteous, positive and professional manner
• Must be team oriented with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels within the facility/Corporate /customers, etc
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks, changing priorities and perform well under pressure
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB’s NEMA Motors Division markets, designs and manufactures the market-leading Baldor-Reliance® brand of industrial motors. As the #1 global manufacturer of NEMA motors, our quality products are designed to reliably and efficiently meet the challenges our customers face. Our business is investing in technology, tools, people and processes to ensure our general purpose and application-specific solutions perform as expected, every time. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABBABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdfhttps://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdfAs an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.