Supply Chain Process Designer I

Primary Responsibilities

• Seeks to understand customers needs in detail and how to satisfy them using a strong aptitude in process improvement and problem solving.
• Implement material, inventory, and information flow processes for the plan, make, source, and deliver strategies defined by business needs.
• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, kaizen events, and value stream mapping sessions.
• Create and document basic information flow systems containing supply chain and IT deliverables to meet project objectives.
• Maintain relationships with internal and external business partners including engineers, IT, suppliers, supervisors, leads, etc.
• Communicate assigned tasks and project status to project team and direct supervisor using status reports, meeting minutes, and formal updates.
• Introduce new perspectives on existing solutions to continuously improve material and information flow processes.
• Able to work as "in-charge" lead for supply chain specific tasks. Informally provides direction to IT, scheduling, procurement, sourcing, vendors, etc.

Qualifications and Skills

• 4-year degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
• 3-5+ years of experience in project leadership, supply chain, IT, operations or manufacturing/industrial engineering preferred
• Working knowledge and experience in material and information flow systems and processes such as ERP, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and lean methodology
• Strong experience in building and maintaining relationships
• Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience with change management strategies
• Cross-functional exposure preferred