Racemark International and GGBailey are renowned leaders in the automotive industry, specializing in premium car mats and accessories. As a division of Racemark, GGBAILEY focuses on direct-to-consumer sales, offering high-quality car mats, home mats, and pet mats.
The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for on-time delivery of customer order fulfillment which includes MRP and MRO purchasing, production scheduling, inventory control and internal material handling. As such, the position works cross-functionally and with outside vendors and contractors.
Main Objectives:
Develops and manages key relationships with customers and suppliers.
Leads the procurement process and material cost reduction strategy aligned with company purchasing policy.
Maintains and enforces supplier terms such as, payment terms, price lists, MOQ, lead times, annual score card completion, etc.
Negotiate contracts and rates with shipping line, freight forwarders, and customs brokers.
Ensure all required import and export compliance procedures are followed and supporting documentation is submitted timely for clearance.
Ensures all customer delivery terms and conditions are understood, accounted for, and correctly documented in Plex. Monitors on time deliveries and escalates risks internally.
Creates a comprehensive master production schedule & forecast based on machine and operator efficiency and materials plan.
Manages customer demand and forecast changes. Changes are only accepted and confirmed with a customer when they are within the agreed upon window and after confirmation with Operations Management.
Proactively communicates customer concerns and/or production scheduling issues with Plant Manager and Program Manager to assure potential issues are resolved timely.
Leads inventory management including regular cycle counts and year end inventories.
Ensures the ERP system is fully utilized for end-to-end coordination (e.g., BOM, MRP, PRP) and participates in the optimization of data processing systems.
Develops strong internal KPIs and reviews per shift, week, monthly as appropriate. For example: 1. target production schedule accuracy of 85%, 2. Backlog under 500 sets.
Monitors budget to actual planning deviations for order fulfillment per customer and identifies opportunities to reduce costs.
Qualifications:
5 years of OEM or Tier 1 automotive experience required.
10 years of progressive experience in purchasing, scheduling, and planning
Familiar with Automotive QMS certifications and standards (IATF, CCC, VDA, etc.)
Experience in managing cross functional teams.
Experience with MS Office tools, automotive ERP systems (Plex), and Customer Portals.
Experience with EDI preferred.
Basic understanding concerning U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Export Administration Regulations
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in English.
Able to independently analyze and solve problems with general direction and guidance from management. Strong attention to detail.
Willing to travel, less than 10%.
Finance and budgeting knowledge.
