Duncan Stewart Bus Supply Chain Mgr

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram and  LinkedIn.

Job Title:  Supply Chain Manager

Background: Milliken & Company is a privately owned, diverse multi-national innovation company.  Milliken’s Floorcovering Division provides commercial carpet, entrance systems and LVT into the commercial flooring industry along with mats into the rental services industry and is rapidly expanding its product range and global routes to market.  The Floorcovering Division has plants and warehouses in multiple locations in the Americas, Europe and Asia and serves customers in over 120 countries.

Responsibilities:

•  Supply Planning leadership for Americas tufting and yarn manufacturing.  Owns the execution of the agreed upon plan that was created by Sales & Marketing, Development and Operations

•  Working closely with other Production Scheduling managers to ensure supply plans are correctly executed and monitored using appropriate KPIs.

•  Leads the Duncan Stewart Plant supply chain team in order to ensure proper execution of the planning process.   Including but not limited to the following tasks. 

•  Planning materials using SAP MRP, ensuring material availability, system cleanliness and having a good understanding of the principles of MRP.

•  Troubleshooting of problems within SAP and having or developing sufficient system knowledge to achieve super-user status.

•  Creating manufacturing and purchasing schedules which achieve customer needs at a justifiable cost.

•  Maintaining and reviewing inventory levels in line with company targets.

•  Carrying out administrative activities related to inventory adjustments and assisting in the management of physical inventories.

•  Ensuring company On Time in Full delivery targets are achieved.

•  Managing and maintaining good information flow with other departments.  Being able to collaborate on solutions that do not sub-optimize the whole.

•  Proactively and continuously improving personal and departmental performance.

•  Maintaining professional relationships with external suppliers.

Person specification:

•  Experience of planning in an MRP system.  SAP is an advantage.

•  Strong Microsoft Excel skills.  Comfortable with the use of Formulas, Pivot Tables, VLookups

•  Proactively and continuously improving personal and departmental performance.

•  5+ years of experience working in Supply Chain.

•  Strong analytical and problem solving skills essential and a good understanding of statistics.

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or other numerical subject preferred.

• Professional Supply Chain Qualification a strong preference: CSCP, CPSM or equivalent such as MITx Micromasters are an advantage.

•  The correct person is likely to view this role as progression to a wider SC management role and possess the necessary management and leadership skills to do so, being comfortable interacting at all levels within the company and able to develop technical skills in others.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.