Lumber Supply Chain Lead

The Lumber Supply Chain Leader is accountable to lead and grow the end-to-end Lumber supply chain function in an upstart environment. The scope will include the capacity planning, production scheduling, inventory management, customer order management, and transportation scheduling functions. This leader is charged with building a high-performance team while balancing service levels and costs. The Supply Chain Leader will be a dynamic and creative leader in the business and partner closely with the Commercial and Operations teams to deliver results.

Reports to: Lumber Finance Leader

Span of Control:  Dotted Line Reports (Ocala Warehouse Lead & Ocala Planner) Strong relationship with the customer service team

Knowing the business, our customers, and the industry 

• Develop relationships with key partners inside and outside the organization
• Have an intimate knowledge of our customers, products, and operations, in order to provide differentiated value to our customers while supporting the overall goals of the business
• Develop relationships with our customers and understands what it takes to ensure their success; apply customer insights to position the organization as our customers’ supplier of choice.
• Know what best-in-class service organizations do and obtain outside-in market insights to understand and then efficiently execute to make Owens Corning the “easiest to do business with”
• The Supply Chain leader will be a valued partner for strategic growth initiatives in the business such as new go-to-market strategies, network optimization studies, and capacity expansions.

Directing Operations

• Leads the execution of the supply chain – material planning, scheduling, order entry and transportation operations – to meet customers’ service requirements consistent with service guidelines and customer expectations
• Translates organizational strategy into day-to-day priorities and action for the team
• Executes the business Sales and Operations Plan (S&OP) and other critical divisional supply-chain processes as required by the business, including: consignment customer management, outside warehouse oversight, and 3PL assessment
• Works collaboratively on network decisions to balance supply and demand, ensuring material availability and fulfilment execution to meet service requirements
• Drives rigorous data analytics to identify root causes and corrective actions for service failures and near misses.  
• Collaborate with the plant to ensure execution of production schedules and track attainment
• Partner with sourcing and inbound logistics to assure consistent, reliable raw material supply to the plant.
• Directs the Logistics and Warehouse teams to optimize transportation, planning, packaging, load cost optimization, and delivery accuracy to the customer site.
• Define and measure key KPI’s for Service (On Time Delivery, Order Fulfillment Accuracy), Cash (Inventory DOH, IQM), and Costs (OB Freight, Warehouse).
• Champion an operating rhythm, ensuring actions are taken to optimize service, cost, and cash performance

Value Creation

• Eliminate/minimize waste in supply chain processes
• Execute new product introductions and product extensions
• Execute service platforms to meet customers’ distribution and service models
• Execute focused supply chain strategies such as scenario planning for surge demand and customer inventory builds.
• Create teamwork to maximize the performance of Owens Corning and the development our employees, both direct and indirect
• Ensure that process and systems requirements changes are communicated and coordinated with the appropriate systems

Leading and Developing Talent

• Regarded by the employees of Owens Corning as a role model for their growth, development and conduct
• Ensure roles within team have strong accountability and development opportunities
• Create an environment where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation
• Effectively build a diverse team with competent people using the appropriate mix of internal promotions and external recruitment to satisfy near-term performance, longer-term succession needs and to ensure the organization has the necessary outstanding talent.
• Invests in growth and development of team in the organization; engaged in personal development.

  JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, or related field, required
• APICS Certification or equivalent Supply Chain Professional Certification is desired
• 7-10 years leading a supply chain functional organization such as Planning, Logistics, Warehouse, Operations, or Sourcing

EXPERIENCE:

• Multi-functional experience in areas outside of the Supply Chain is preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the appropriate levers and actions to take to achieve service and productivity objectives
• Planning and managing successful projects
• Attracting, developing, and retaining high performing talent

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Exhibits Safer Together leadership in mindset and actions

• Ability to influence others through effective communication and working relationships across diverse functional areas
• Intellectually curious with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to understand and apply the external customer view and the service and value implications of our actions
• Planning and organizing ability specifically around balancing the needs of service, production, purchasing and inventories
• Skilled in trade off analysis, problem solving, and decision making
• Business acumen and analytical skills
• Ability to think strategically and execute strategic directions
• Ability to manage and control costs
• Initiates action; demonstrates a sense of urgency to handle issues in a timely manner with comprehensive follow-up to the appropriate parties
• Broad operating style, ability to adapt across cultures, environments and styles
• Forward thinking leadership abilities, including the ability to motivate and lead by example; encourage teamwork and effective communication
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

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