Head of SCM PUD Plant

Founded in 2003 and officially acquired and renamed by Continental on November 1, 2023, it is located at No. 1345 Haixu Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, covering an area of about 21,910 square meters. At present, the company mainly produces printing blanket products. At present, the company's products not only distributed to China market, but also cover the Asian market. The company has achieved continuous sales growth for three consecutive years. In the future, the company will continue to be "market-oriented and customer-centric", committed to technological innovation and continuous improvement of product quality, further expand the market, and strive to achieve greater achievements.

The mission of this position is to lead, plan, coordinate, implement and control all supply chain related activities and functions, ensuring the achievement of budget and supply chain targets (such as maximizing delivery performance, reducing costs and inventory), and representing the plant / operations unit to communicate and interface with internal and external stakeholders in the field of supply chain management. The Supply Chain Manager needs to lead, manage and implement action plans for continuous improvement of the entire supply chain process. The mission of the position is to lead, plan, coordinate, implement and control all supply chain activities and functions to meet budget and supply chain targets (e.g. maximize delivery performance, reduce cost and inventories) and to represent the plant/operations unit towards internal and external contacts regarding SCM topics. The Supply Chain Manager initiates, manages and implements action plans for continuous improvement of all supply chain relevant processes.

1. Lead all supply chain activities and processes for the plant/operations unit
2. Define the plant supply chain strategy and translate into action plans based on plant/operations unit, BA SCM and Group strategy
3. Set plant/operations unit specific SCM standards and requirements towards external and internal contacts and ensure implementation based on BA SCM and Group standards
4. Implement and monitor Seg. BA and CT specific policies, procedures and standards for SCM
5. Initiate and manage plant/operations unit SCM optimization measurements to improve the efficiency, reliability, and cost situation in cross-functional teams
6. contribute to strategic, budget and operative planning of the plant/operations unit (e.g. with respect to investments, inventory, SCM costs, capacity and headcount planning)
7. Define SCM plant/operation’s unit targets and ensure the achievement under consideration of internal and external customer expectations and contribution
8. Initiate and implement continuous improvement activities by applying CBS methods and training measures
9. Initiate and control investments for supply chain equipment (e.g. forklift trucks, warehouses)
10. Interface to segment or BA functions to gather local supply chain requirements, demands and other feedback.
11. Represent the plant/operations unit towards internal and external contacts regarding SCM topics (i.e. process requirements)
12. Initiate, participate in and/or steer local supply chain related and cross-functional projects
13. Participate actively in the activities of environmental health and safety
14. Participate in supplier selection, evaluation and development
15. Lead change management in plant/operations unit SCM
16. Ensure compliance in plant/operations unit SCM
17. Conduct employee dialogues, personnel development and coaching
18. Support other appropriate and relevant tasks assigned by the plant according to its business needs.

1. Full-time bachelor’s degree or above; major in logistics, supply chain or related field is preferred.
2. Around 8 years of working experience in supply chain or strategic procurement management in manufacturing enterprises.
3. Solid knowledge and capability in controlling all links in the supply chain process.
4. Familiar with supplier development and evaluation.
5. Strong comprehensive cost control capability.
6. Excellent negotiation skills.
7. Strong team management skills.
8. Proficiency in English communication.

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