**Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development and execution of Industry 4.0 processes and standards
- Ensure customer-oriented realization of logistic services and projects at appropriate quality level.
- Create and track benchmark and efficiency data.
- Report out on a weekly and monthly basis to Operations drawing awareness of metrics and opportunities for improvement to achieve monthly and annual targets.
- Audit and improve supply chain processes in all NA plants.
- Direct the activities of all functions involved in the purchasing, planning, warehousing, and control of materials from the receipt of forecasting replenishment needs to the delivery of the finished product into finished goods inventory and delivery of products to customer(s).
- Manage inventory and establishes controls to ensure YFAI is operating at the highest level of performance based on key performance metrics and minimized supply chain risk.
- Develop strategies, policies, procedures, and overall team to optimize value of the entire function in creating a world class materials management group.
- Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements and ethical standards related to supply chain.
- Lead and coach others in maintaining excellence on supply chain, quality control, and safety.
- Develop and continuously improve supplier programs.
- Participate in existing and new product planning processes to assure timely acquisition of materials to support product launches.
- Develop and manage departmental budgets accordingly.
- Establishes annual goals and objectives, (including stretch targets) in coordination with corporate objectives and manages performance to ensure attainment.
- Develop the Supply Chain team, Regional and Plant level, with talent reviews, succession planning and feedback, to be industry benchmark.
**Requirements**:
Education: bachelor's degree.
Work Experience: 10-15 years' experience in logistics & supply chain mgt
Qualifications
- Sound knowledge of intermodal traffic.
- Knowledge in packaging development.
- Knowledge of Supply Chain Management.