Plant Supply Chain Leader – Monterrey

This is a unique opportunity to join a world-class manufacturing business that is initiating operations in Monterrey, Mexico. T he Plant Supply Chain Manager manages the daily plant supply chain operations to maximize manufacturing efficiency, minimize cost, drive quality, and ensure on-time delivery of supplies and finished goods. The Plant Supply Chain Manager has overall plant responsibility for production control, manufacturing scheduling, inventory management, vendor qualification, and inbound/outbound logistics of materials. T he position drives improvement in safety, quality, and operations efficiency.

Position eligible only for Mexican Payroll.

Our client will only consider candidates who have demonstrated the following:

• Excellent Professional Achievements (explained in the resume).
• Work Stability.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Experience & Knowledge Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (required), Master's is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of Manager experience.
• 7 years of experience in a Supply Chain Manufacturing environment (Maquiladora).
• Experience using ERP or other systems (SAP preferred).
• S&OP experience is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Proven leader in a cross-functional, matrix environment is a must
  
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes, including operations planning, materials management, purchasing, freight management, and transportation management systems.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP andMS Office, ERP (SAP preferred), Materials Resource Planning, and working knowledge of transportation management systems.
• An experienced practitioner of Lean Manufacturing, Process Control, and Continuous Improvement.
• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills to review demand forecasts, and manufacturing schedules, and establish supply schedules to support manufacturing.
• Strong financial acumen including budgeting, capital planning, expense planning, cost control, and analysis.
• Demonstrated management skills, particularly influence management, negotiations, and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Responsible for the overall performance and success of the plant's supply chain.
• Lead a team of leaders and direct reports, including plant demand planning, released order fulfillment, production scheduling, purchasing, materials management, and logistics of shipments and finished goods.
• Take a proactive role in the development of the entire supply chain team
• Maintaining detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the plant, at other sites, and in the company.
• Maintaining the required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
• Analyzing inventories and procedures.
• Partner with Operations and develops manufacturing schedules and resource capacity requirements based on sales forecasts and customer demands.
• Direct processing of all sales orders for manufacturing, assigning production schedules for optimal loading, and shipment dates, and providing shop documents for production.
• Direct all plant purchasing activities, including but not limited to, managing the competitive bid process for raw materials, MRO items, and service contracts.
• Assist with the corporate and divisional procurement groups to negotiate centralized vendor contracts.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality on a team approach to supplier assessments and approval
• Responsible for all facets of inbound/outbound logistics including freight sourcing, cost management, and on-time delivery.
• Oversee all warehouse management and inventory movement operations within the plant.
• Manage the departmental budgets to ensure efficient use of resources and cost control.
• Actively participate in New Product Introductions and associated launches to optimize growth strategies while striving for the lowest landed cost.
• Develop and maintain performance metrics to measure supply chain effectiveness including on-time production completion, inventory accuracy, cost, PPV, vendor performance, and inventory turns.
• Responsible for leading root cause analysis and creative problem solving for Supply Chain process improvements including robust documentation.
• Develop and update procedures and processes to continuously improve process integration with functional groups and accommodate evolving environmental and regulatory standards.
• Sourcing environmentally friendly materials for manufacturing processes and supporting the reclamation of post-production material to reduce company waste stream.
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions,