Supply Chain Manager

About the role

Purpose Of The Job / Position Description To lead the end-to-end supply chain for the Medical BU across Windsor Locks, Mundra and Pont-Audemer, ensuring reliable, responsive and cost-effective supply in support of BU growth and customer commitments. To translate commercial priorities and demand outlook into an integrated BU supply plan, aligning capacity, materials, inventory, production priorities and logistics across the three sites. To own and continuously strengthen the Medical BU S&OP process, providing clear visibility of demand, supply constraints, service risks, inventory and required decisions. To connect the Commercial team with plant Operations, Customer Service and local Logistics and Supply Chain teams, ensuring one aligned view of priorities, commitments and recovery actions. To anticipate and mitigate cross-site supply chain risks, balancing customer service, working capital, capacity utilization and cost-to-serve while meeting Medical-grade quality and compliance requirements. To establish consistent BU-wide governance, performance routines and continuous improvement priorities that strengthen OTIF, shorten lead times, optimize inventory and reduce avoidable premium freight.

Responsibilities

• To own the Medical BU end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution across Windsor Locks, Mundra and Pont-Audemer, aligned with BU objectives and customer requirements.
• To lead the BU S&OP process, integrating commercial forecasts, order book, new business opportunities, product launches, capacity, material availability, inventory and logistics constraints into one actionable plan.
• To partner closely with the Commercial team to improve forecast quality, understand customer priorities and translate market and account requirements into feasible supply scenarios and reliable commitments.
• To work with Plant Managers and site Operations teams to align production priorities, capacity allocation, campaign planning, material readiness and recovery plans across the three sites.
• To coordinate with site Customer Service teams to ensure consistent order management, proactive customer communication and timely escalation of service risks, delays and specification-related issues.
• To collaborate with local Logistics and Supply Chain teams on production planning, warehousing, transport, intercompany flows, external converters and supplier readiness.
• To optimize inventory across raw materials, work in progress, semi-finished and finished goods, balancing service, working capital, shelf-life, quality and operational constraints.
• To lead BU-level allocation and prioritization decisions when demand, materials or capacity are constrained, ensuring transparent criteria and alignment with the Medical BU Vice President and relevant stakeholders.
• To proactively identify supply chain risks and establish contingency and business continuity plans for critical materials, assets, converters, transport lanes and cross-site dependencies.
• To define, monitor and communicate BU supply chain performance, including OTIF, service level, backlog, forecast accuracy, lead time, inventory, slow-moving stock, premium freight and cost-to-serve.
• To lead root-cause analysis and cross-functional improvement plans for recurring service, planning, inventory and logistics issues, ensuring clear ownership and sustainable corrective actions.
• To establish common supply chain processes, planning routines, data standards and digital tools across the Medical BU, while respecting local operational requirements.
• To support new product introductions, customer qualifications and strategic growth projects by ensuring supply chain readiness, scalable flows and robust launch plans.
• To provide functional leadership, coaching and direction to site supply chain organizations, fostering collaboration, accountability and best-practice sharing across geographies.
• To ensure Medical BU supply chain activities comply with applicable safety, quality, regulatory, trade and internal control requirements.