Supply Chain Manager - Jobs in Langley

Job Description

Garaventa Lift has a long-standing reputation as a world-class manufacturer specializing in LU/LA elevators, home elevators, and platform wheelchair lifts. Our passion is in creating an accessible world by developing and distributing products which promote barrier free access for all!We are looking for a strategic leader to fill the position of Supply Chain Manager in Surrey, BC. This role will play a crucial role in driving success and transformation in our organization through effective procurement and utilization strategies, supplier management, and process optimization across the procurement and facilities functions. If you are a broad thinker, a skilled leader, and passionate about delivering organizational value, we invite you to join our team and make a significant impact on our operations and overall business success.Major Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the activities of the site’s material movement, scheduling, logistics and purchasing activities to optimize production uptimeamp; throughput ensuring finished goods meet delivery targets while controlling inventory costs and ensuring corporate procedural compliance.
• Participate in the creating, defining and implementation of the supply chain strategy at the site level and engage the corporate functions to adapt the needs of the site within the divisional strategy.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure scheduled deliveries are met, and better optimize forecasts and ordering processes ensuring on time scheduling, shipping and receiving of all ordered materials and finished goods.
• Establish and track KPIs (Key Process Indicators) for the material movement process to facilitate corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Review and respond to all IPRs and NCRs to eliminate non-conformances to procedural requirements related to material movements.
• Assure and Maintain the adequate Inventory levels according the strategies defined (ROP, FORECAST, MTO, MTS) in order to comply with the Business Financial Goals.
• Schedule according the capacity model defined on the plant and assure the optimal usage of the available resources.

Knowledge and experience with:

• ISO systems
• Lean principles
• Conversant with Kanbans, vendor managed inventories, JIT transactions
• ERP / MRP system expertise
• Cycle counting
• Salesamp; operations planning
• Inventoryamp; purchasing management
• Contract negotiations
• KPI creation, deployment and tracking
• Productionamp; inventory control concepts
• Manufacturing process knowledge
• New production introduction
• RFC ECO process knowledge
• Experience in low volume high mix - make to order environment
• People management

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Business, Logistics, or related field.
• SCMP designation preferred
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in Demand Management and Sales Forecasting,
• Supply chain management particularly in a multi-channel supply chain environment
• Strong leadership and change management skills
• Significant manufacturing experience relative to Logistics functions
• Excellent organizational, communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter
• Works independently under general supervision
• APICS or CPIM certification preferred
• Highly developed organizational, planning, and problem solving skills

About Garaventa Lift:At Garaventa Lift, we believe and work to guarantee accessibility and mobility to everyone. Since our start, we have been obsessively passionate about it and our mission is to help people achieve it.The roots of the company go back to 1928 in the beautiful Swiss Alps where Karl Garaventa built his very first of many cable cars.Since then, Garaventa Lift has grown into a global leader with a strong presence worldwide.The Garaventa Lift Group is now a prominent reality in America, Asia, Europe and Oceania standing for reliability, security and innovation of accessibility products to create an accessible world.We work to deliver custom lift solutions for commercial and residential applications and bring our engineering expertise and high-quality standards to remove architectural barriers for millions of people worldwide.