Description
James is the Director of Supply Chain. His role is to implement an effective production strategy within the company, from the raw materials procurement phase to the final delivery to the customer.
The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for managing and optimizing the flow of raw materials, finished products, and information within the company. He must manage and monitor relationships with suppliers and customers, and ensure that orders are handled efficiently and on time.
Some of the main responsibilities of the Director of Supply Chain include:
- Defining and implementing the company’s logistics chain management strategy, taking into account cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
- Managing relationships with suppliers and customers, and negotiating supply and distribution contracts.
- Supervising procurement, purchasing, and production activities, and monitoring orders and deliveries.
- Analyzing raw materials and finished products needs and establishing short-term and medium-term demand forecasts.
- Managing inventory and inventory levels, and implementing inventory management systems to optimize product availability and reduce storage costs.
- Coordinating transportation and distribution activities, and ensuring that orders are handled efficiently and on time.
- Managing logistics chain budgets and costs, and developing action plans to improve efficiency and profitability.
- Supervising and mentoring the logistics chain team, and ensuring professional development of team members.
- Keeping up with technological developments and implementing new technologies to improve logistics chain efficiency.
The Director of Supply Chain should have strong project management, negotiation, and communication skills, as well as an in-depth knowledge of logistics chain management tools (ERP, TMS, etc.). He should also be able to work well in a team and manage a team of professionals.
In his company, he is also responsible for organizing and managing the flow of people, materials, information, and organization to ensure performance improvement. He sets goals to be achieved according to the defined strategy, involves the animation, coordination, and mentoring of teams (procurement, purchasing, production, distribution of products), ensures customer satisfaction, and thus involves optimizing internal processes in order to reduce production times and costs, while increasing margin.
James Supply Chain Director’s role is to implement an efficient production strategy within the company, from the raw material supply phase to the final phase which is customer delivery.
Within his company, he is also in charge of the organization and management of flows (human, material, IT, organizational) to ensure improved performance.
- sets the objectives to be achieved, according to the strategy that has been defined
- Involves leading, coordinating and supervising the teams (supply, purchasing, production, product distribution, etc.)
- Ensures customer satisfaction, thus involving the optimization of internal processes with the aim of reducing production times and costs, while increasing margins.
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