Supply Chain Director

Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.

Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.

Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes and predict effects on supply chain activities.

Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.

Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials for manufacturing processes.

Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.

Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.

Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.

Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.

Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.

Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.

Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.

Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.

Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.

Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.

Identify or qualify new suppliers in collaboration with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, or quality assurance.

Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.

Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.

Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.

Investigate or review the carbon footprints and environmental performance records of current or potential storage and distribution service providers.

Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.

Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.

Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.

Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.

Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.

Forecast material costs or develop standard cost lists.

Appraise vendor manufacturing capabilities through on-site observations or other measurements.

Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.

Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.