About the positionDometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications. Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable. As Supply Chain Manager of the Litchfield team, you will be involved in all aspects of materials flow and to maintain control and accuracy over all inventory, including all procurement, material planning, and incoming logistics to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time. This position is also responsible to develop and manage all supplier relationships.We are a journey of continuous growth - now looking for our next star - a passionate Supply Chain Manager. This position reports to General Manager and will work in Litchfield, IL. General Responsibilities
- Define and execute a world class Supply chain strategy to improve working capital and improve customer experience by improving customer order fill rates.
- Develop and implement a Sales and Operations Planning process
- Define and implement Supply Chain metrics
- Support the execution of procurement and sourcing activities for products, leveraging industry best practices, commodity experience, sourcing methodology and global partnerships.
- Take a proactive approach to resolve issues (i.e., material shortages, quality issues, etc.) with vendors and internal customers using organizational savvy and problem-solving skills
- Help implement plans to reduce dependency on single-source suppliers through contracts, dual sourcing or strategic partnerships
- Negotiate supply agreements with key suppliers using the Dometic Supply Agreement
- Support supplier base reduction and simplification strategies
- Conduct Supplier Evaluations and work with suppliers to optimize performance based upon such evaluations
- Ensure purchases are made for reasonable and legitimate business purpose
- Manage purchase-to-receipt process of products for manufacturing and distribution center
- Follow process in RFP/RFQ preparation and implementation, contract negotiation and management
- Prepare forecasts to anticipate supply problems and take preventive actions
- Keep informed about new products, processes and recommend those that could be beneficial to company
- Support and maintain relationships with suppliers as needed to see that they are fulfilling their contractual obligations to the company
- Prepare key metric reports for department
- Resolve vendor or contractor issues and claims against suppliers
- Collaborate and proactively communicate supplier selection decisions impact on internal stakeholders
What do we offer?You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow, evolve with the company and take on new challenges.
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
- 401 (k) with company match
- PTO
- Company defined holidays and two floating holidays for you to use as you choose
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Tuition assistance
- Membership reimbursement (wholesale club and gym)
- Employee discounts on our incredible products
- Opportunities to make an impact
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTSThe ideal candidate for this role will bring demonstrated success in (operational/engineering/manufacturing/etc.) environment. Additionally, they will have acquired the following qualifications and experiences:
- Bachelor's in business management, purchasing and/or supply chain management, or equivalent industry experience
- Experience in an MRP / ERP environment
- Experience in business modeling and analytics (Excel, Power BI, MS Access, other programming)
- Five plus years of Procurement/Sourcing experience in a manufacturing/distribution environment
- Experience in a global multinational corporate environment
- Professional certifications: CPM/CPSM, CPIM/CSCP, or equivalent preferred
To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:
- Identify tools, processes and metrics to optimize inventory and supplier value.
- Leads by example and motivates people so as to create a challenging, empowering, and collaborative working environment.
- Superior analytical problem-solving ability.
- Ability to contribute in a cross functional collaborative environment.
- Financial skills including cost modeling, cost analysis, make vs. buy analysis.
- Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive supplier performance.
Dometic's Core ValuesTo thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values - Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application. Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.