Supply Chain Manager

Dunmore International Corp, acquired by Steel Partners in February 2018 as part of the Diversified Industrial Segment, manufactures innovative technical films for Aerospace, Automotive, Commercial Graphics, and Packaging applications. With deep expertise in novel coatings, films, and multi-layer laminates based on 14,000 unique chemistries and constructions, Dunmore has significant experience in handling foils, plastics, and fabrics. As a trusted industry partner for over 50 years, Dunmore collaborates with customers in high-growth markets to design, develop, and manufacture highly engineered, value-added product solutions. Clients include several Fortune 500 companies across 25+ countries, and Dunmore is a Gold Level Supplier to one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers. Dunmore’s mission is to delight its customers through technical innovation, high levels of service, and open collaboration to solve difficult application problems.

About the role

The Supply Chain Manager leads all aspects of the organization's Supply Chain management operations, including procurement, vendor relations, logistics, and material return. This role participates in demand forecasting, oversees supply planning and procurement to ensure resource requirements are satisfied, and communicates with the leadership team regarding business needs to secure resources for customer demands and implement improvements. The Supply Chain Manager coordinates with the Operations team to select and manage outsourced operations and service providers, including scrap and recycling management processes. Additionally, this role leads a multi-site team that includes purchasing, inventory control, and shipping/receiving, ensuring customer satisfaction through on-time delivery, excellent quality, and effective management of supply availability, inventory, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the execution of the Supply Chain management function and helping to develop Supply Chain strategy.
• Builds relationships within the company and with external parties, such as suppliers and distributors.
• Supports compliance requirements (ISO9001, AS9100D, etc.) as well as requirements for supplier compliance and sustainability.
• Ensures the Supply Chain team participates in the New Product Development process and investigates alternate raw material options to improve quality, ensure availability, and reduce cost.
• Coordinates between the Business Development team and suppliers to identify new business opportunities (markets/customers/products) and supplier efficiency improvements.
• Schedules and executes periodic evaluations to ensure vendors adhere to pricing contracts, quality requirements, delivery timeframes, and other agreement details.
• Optimizes inventory levels to minimize production risk while maximizing inventory turns.
• Leads internal initiatives to implement and maintain an effective and accurate physical inventory system, including ERP transaction accuracy, physical inventory events, and cycle counting.
• Interviews and hires staff as needed; conducts training, development, coaching, and performance/retention management.
• Leads staff in departmental activities, including communication, training, and achieving goals.
• Develops, supports, and monitors departmental objectives to achieve budget/forecast.
• Negotiates and manages contracts and import/export agreements.
• Identifies and drives adoption of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Supply Chain success, as well as providing input to KPIs for Operations and Business Development.
• Keeps detailed records, generates reports, and develops presentations to help management understand Supply Chain initiatives, activities, and KPIs.
• Drives continuous improvement opportunities to streamline processes and improve accuracy/efficiency within operations.
• Creates and updates procedures to support long-term departmental objectives.
• Analyzes historical procurement and shipping data to identify areas of improvement.
• Handles other projects, assignments, and duties as required.