Supply Chain Manager

As a Supply Chain Manager, you play a crucial role in partnering with suppliers and global Rapid's supplier chain management teams. You will drive operational excellence by developing, executing and managing sourcing & procurement initiatives with the goal of improving Rapid's responsiveness to customer demands. Your data-driven approach ensures effective planning, scheduling, and monitoring material movement from the suppliers to Rapid's warehouses. This position is located in Kulim, Kedah.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Supply Chain Management:

• Help to drive delivery and supplier operational excellence within the global supply chain
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and material control systems in the SCM organization to improve overall performance
• Identify and analyze process bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve efficiency
• Plans and implements activities related to the timely, cost-effective procurement, inventory control, and planning of production materials
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of existing processes and systems and make necessary changes in all factories
• Manage and lead cross-functional teams to achieve objectives
• Perform detailed business analysis, develop and present insights and solutions for the Supply Chain Management team that drive operational excellence
• Create and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, manufacturing sites, and internal customers that focuses on supply challenges, and to ensure internal/external customer needs are satisfied
• Act as an escalation point for internal stakeholders for material escalations and delivery improvements for all global factories
• Collaborate with the Supply Chain Organization to understand the state of the supply base, and work with them to assess readiness for ramp, navigate throughout the ramps up/down, and other operational complexities to meet Rapid's needs
• Administer and monitor global customers inventory stocking agreements for components with supply chain team, suppliers and customers (contractual terms, including minimum stock levels, pricing, delivery schedules, and service level agreements)
• Continuously working on process improvement to deploy & develop best known methods related to procurement, inventory control (e.g., JIT, Kanban, supplier & customer managed inventory) & manufacturing strategies driving lead-time efforts
• Work with engineering and the supplier to resolve complex problem to ensure on time delivery of critical material to support customer and company requirements
• Define and monitor metrics in line with the SCM objectives relative to lead times, price, order fulfillment, and inventory of production materials

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

• Ten (10) years of experience in Supply Chain (sourcing, procurement, materials planner, etc.)
• At least six (6) years in a managerial role
• Experience in managing global teams in a highly dynamic environment
• Experience in Exploratory data Analysis using Excel, SQL/Python, Power BI, etc
• Experience with Supply Chain procurement and capacity assessment processes – an understanding of medium and long-term planning, assessment, and methodology is critical SCM Operations
• Demonstrated experience working successfully in a matrix organization
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques
• Experience with High mix – low volume products

Skills:

• High level of communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Superior leadership and interpersonal skills Excellent Cross-functional and personal communication skills
• Strong Planning, organizational and time & project management.
• Strong analytical skills Above average computer skills to enable incumbent to utilize database, spreadsheet, word processing programs, statically and computer aided drafting programs.
• Critical thinking and detail oriented to identify and present areas if opportunity
• Effective in working both independently and in a team setting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Industrial engineering or similar
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills - Macros, Pivot Tables, Data Lookup/Indexing, Dashboards
• Ability to lead, manage and influence a global team with members located at all Rapid Manufacturing factory locations