Supply Specialist Job Description
Supply specialist
provides project functional expertise in the SAP application module areas of Materials Management, Production Planning and Control, SAP ECC, Barcoding, and Product Lifecycle Management, Procurement and Quality Management.
Supply Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure execution of all standard planning processes in the responsible Operation Center and lead the factory team in achieving highest level of product availability by continually improve the quality and timeliness of factory planning & capacity reliability, product transfer execution, order confirmation, production and shipping accuracy and provide efficient and effective solutions to requests from the customers
Lead the execution of planning initiatives and cross functional alignment on planning direction in the responsible Operation Centers
Collaborate closely with the factory business/material purchasing department, T2 material suppliers, 3PL, label providers
Leads efforts to establish processes and procedures for materials management that meet internal standards and external regulatory requirements for products intended for clinical and commercial use
Regular liaison with the Internal and CMO Planning Depts
Focus on route selection / aggregation to ensure the lowest possible transport costs for the company
Management teams
Conceptualize and implement improvements on standard processes and procedures, promote lean methodology and operational excellence
Communicate the production plan to contract manufacturers in concert with the CMO site Planner if applicable
Communicate contract manufacturing production plans to internal manufacturing groups (eg QA) and manage to ensure adequate supply of product
Supply Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Supply Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: QS, ISO, APICS, II, CSCP, CPIM, CPM, ISM, CSM, NAFTA
Education for Supply Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the supply specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and High School Degree in Education, Business, Supply Chain Management, Graduate Education, Engineering, Management, Graduate, Associates, Business/Administration, Finance
Skills for Supply Specialist
Desired skills for supply specialist include:
Safety procedures within the Hospital and department
Clinical Trial Supply process
Project management and Clinical customer relationship building
Project team structure and processes
‘Customers’ team structures and processes
Applicable software
Lawson
Entire production process for the primary functional area
Windows and SAP environments
Production control
Desired experience for supply specialist includes:
Ensure the proper set up, maintenance, and monitoring of ERP systems and provide guidance and oversight to Sr
Communicate the production plan to internal manufacturing and contract manufacturers in concert with the CMO site Planner if applicable
Maintain working knowledge of latest developments in master scheduling and demand management techniques
Ability to verbally communicate clearly and persuasively to relay information on complex issues
Dealing with 3rd party Logistcis for all orders
Proactively review rolling 6 weeks of pconfs for PO issuance and ensure PC master data / OA/ MTM/ PIR’s, are set up and work with SSM/RP/PD/FG teams to fix as necessary
Supply Specialist Examples
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Supply Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of supply specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply specialist
- Communication- Executes effective and transparent communication internally, externally and between different units
- SCM Processes- Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or Capacity Requirements Planning (CPR) process knowledge is preferred
- Safety- Performs assigned tasks in a safe manner that will encourage others to exercise safety in their normal daily activities
- Monthly accurate reporting of OTD, supplier quality performance, cost savings and safety metrics and KPI's for the analysis and management of local processes
- Process Audits -Conducts process audits to ensure the conformance of working practices with established processes and procedures
- Identifies any purchase orders which do not meet department replenishment criteria for minimal investment and/or logistic load fill
- Understanding manufacturing drawings, standard specs, and quality requirements in order to operate as the liaison between suppliers and the Quality and Engineering Department to ensure compliance and timely resolution of issues
- Managing multiple projects from initiation through planning, execution, controlling, and closing
- Driving effective and timely communication between upstream and downstream stakeholders to ensure optimal supply chain performance, agility and flexibility
- Managing multi-level bill of materials thru the entire WIP process
Qualifications for supply specialist
- Consistently speaks the Truth
- Offers objective and timely feedback to peers and colleagues
- Takes accountability for results rather than looking for excuses
- Expresses his or her views in a productive yet non-threatening way
- Microsoft Excel and Word at a Beginners Level
- Leading the business units drive to proactively seek out and champion opportunities for improvement and innovation within the supply chain and in the relationships between the supply chain and other business functions
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Our company is looking for a supply specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply specialist
- Accurately check par stock areas for expired products
- Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items that have been identified by the Pharmacy to be readily available
- Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment
- Coordinate the movement of active ingredients (AI) from AI warehouses to production locations for export
- Manage the inventory of labels at the AI warehouse
- Maintains an ongoing relationship with assigned suppliers to monitor and improve supplier performance
- Analyzes actual material use and maintains replacement rate data for variable usage parts
- Leads continuous cost reduction/value improvement activity
- Proactively monitors planning parameters and inventory position to ensure a continuity of supply to the production line
- Investigates availability of suppliers and materials in the marketplace
Qualifications for supply specialist
- OE competence
- Responsible for procurement of assigned items and executing buying strategies in accordance with agreed upon material buying plans at the optimum cost/quality relationship
- Financial Responsibility- Supports the Procurement Category Manager for overall Procurement delivery and performance for the NA category
- Complexity of Role- Requires knowledge and experience across the key Supply categories
- Advance level knowledge of all MS Office Programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and Power Point
- Possess a good understanding of Procure to Pay within a high volume transactional environment
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a supply specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for supply specialist
- Coordinates items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required
- Fills supply requests and delivers those supplies to the requisitioning department
- Unloads equipment, inspects verifies, accepts or rejects supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing
- Be a key actor onto the “European Non-Current Segment Strategy” definition and implementation
- Maintains accurate spreadsheets or databases - highlighting anomalies in terms of lack of receipts, wrong details, and presences of all legal requirements
- Standardize processes and implement routines along with Table of Authority as per Group directives/instructions
- Analyze operations pertaining to freight spend within North America including the handling of day-to-day issues (freight quotes, claims, ) by working directly with our plants and warehouses
- Support monthly Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (“KPI’s”), analyzing root cause then implementing corrective actions and tracking the improvements
- Review and clear Carrier freight invoices pending, monitor Carrier selection and challenge rates as necessary
- Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or other designated areas
Qualifications for supply specialist
- Possess good working knowledge of process improvement processes and methodology
- Responsible for issue tracking ensuring all records are up to date according to policy
- Background in utilities, SAP and/or Transmission is preferred
- Bachelors Degree and 1-3 years general business or supply chain related experience
- Analytical skills specific to Procurement (Supplier Performance, Cost BOMs)
- Must have excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation skills including the ability to present to Sr
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Our growing company is looking for a supply specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supply specialist
- 10% of work at loading dock
- Maintain supply chain master data and partner with the adjacent functions to ensure SAP is used appropriately and functions appropriately for all SCM-related tasks
- Evaluate SCM practices for optimizations that improve accuracy, increase responsiveness to operations, and enhance financial responsibility
- Partner with suppliers to drive improvements in their performance in On Time, In Full, and First Pass Quality
- Use data and metrics to identify improvement needs and measure effectiveness of changes
- Work collaboratively with adjacent functions to influence and drive E2E performance and actively apply continuous improvement methodologies
- Enables supply transformation activities as applicable
- Leads and participates on teams focused on evolving and continuously improving the business
- Train other employees in these or other supply chain management processes for development purposes
- Complete production acknowledgments in accordance to ISO procedures
Qualifications for supply specialist
- Creative and analytical thinker, fast learner, and great problem solving skills
- Must have knowledge of the Army retail supply system, technical supply operations, and established policies
- Analyze financial, operational, and expense data from all areas including freight payment and audit, SDC and transportation service performance, and expense audits
- Support development of various KPI reports covering key aspects of our Supply Chain functions
- Monitor and measure vendor and service provider compliance using existing systems and reporting
- Work with stores to resolve warehouse and delivery issues
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of supply specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for supply specialist
- Facilitate the onboarding process for all approved/vetted partners, including education, training and troubleshooting launch
- Perform regular publisher account reviews
- Day to day contact for active publisher partners—responding to inbound requests, questions and concerns
- Provide exceptional customer service, demonstrating analytical and problem solving abilities
- Surface, communicate, and drive reported issues to resolution working closely with the CBX support and product teams
- Serve as an escalation point for the Platform Associate, helping to resolve issues beyond the scope of their role
- Provide support with assigned custom projects requiring one-off investigation and troubleshooting
- Provide support for commercial offer implementation
- Ensures regular communications are held with key suppliers, maintains close liaison and assures accurate supplier and product information
- Responds to seasonal and contractual demand fluctuations
Qualifications for supply specialist
- Knowledge of procurement/contracts principles and terminology basics of contracts administration and finance or accounting
- Ability to perform duties that require close attention to detail, to prioritize workload and follow tasks through to completion
- Highly-skilled user of Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Prepares and/or attend sensitive briefings
- Perform trend analysis on all types of equipment to include weapons & COM/EL parts
- Requires NIPR, SIPR & CENTRIXS access