Supply Chain Manager - Beverly, MA

Your main responsibilities:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies with external suppliers and internal feeder factories

• Liaise with employees to determine their product and service needs. • Execute purchasing function. Maintains records of purchasing including purchase orders, receipts, and other documents.

• Source, evaluate, and negotiate price, delivery, technical and quality requirements with new and existing suppliers

• Develop and implement strategies for procuring goods and maintaining stock levels.

• Monitor material demands, communicates, and resolves potential demand / supply issues with Suppliers, Sales, and Production

• Perform costs analysis and set appropriate benchmarks

• Establish and maintain procurement contracts. Coordinate and communicate supplier deliveries. Track supplier performance.

• Maintain ERP system as it relates to Supply Chain.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation skills

• Excellent negotiation skills

• Well-organized, analytical, data driven, and results oriented

• Work with Supply Chain Planner, Quality Assurance Manager and Engineering to improve supplier performance • Work with Import and Export Compliance Manager to ensure legal compliance.

• Participate in international production transfers. Participate in Global Corporate Purchasing Team.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Knowledge and experience procuring components and machined materials for a discrete manufacturing operation.

• Knowledge and experience utilizing ERP to manage inventory and supply chain.

• Knowledge and experience of personnel management principles and practices.

• Assertive and self-motivated; able to be effective with minimal supervision

• Comfortable working with other employees in a variety of job functions

• Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis and develop financial models

• Skilled at planning, organizing, prioritizing, and executing simultaneous projects and activities.

• Strong meeting and group facilitation skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel/PowerPoint/Word)

• Strong financial acumen

• Proven track record to quickly assess situations, identify problems, and offer clear and concise plans to resolve them

• Capability to work well under pressure and to adapt quickly to change

• Experience with international organizations is preferred.