Supply Chain Specialist

Work very closely with logistical partners working at sister site and commercial partners on site to support the Logistics business area including planning, sales and production forecasting on Supply Chain issues by analyzing and coordinating the US supply chain. Responsibilities Ensure the performance of the supply chain from order to shipment. Track inventory and orders as well as forecast future supply needs. Work in a supervisory capacity, overseeing a variety of different employees and teams within the supply chain to ensure that the overall process runs smoothly. Procure finished products, components, materials and tools for the North American sites and monitor supplier performance. Attend and represent purchasing in internal and external audits. Maintain adequate inventory, scheduling and receiving shipments of material as well as finished products. Oversee the inventory excess and obsolescence process. Coordinate reverse logistics process including processing customer credit returns and returned goods shipments to the Central DC in Europe. Coordinate sales and operations process with the North America commercial partners and the planning teams in Denmark and Poland. Assess current orders and forecast future demand in order to provide adequate supplies. Respond to changes in demand and solve any supply chain problems that arise. Communicate at a high level with both suppliers and customers to maintain consistent order volume or order mix. Perform all the above using AXAPTA, Navision, PowerQuery, QAD, Microsoft Office Applications and work with Power BI, BI cubes and SQL servers and Tableau. Work on multiple streams simultaneously and manage overlapping projects and activities. Drive improvements and identify opportunities for improvement by reducing cost and improving efficiency. Maintain work order management and understand the hearing aid manufacturing processes, needs and demands, QC&QA processes, Credit Returns processes, and Service processes. Perform all of the foregoing for supply chain management in the hearing aid industry. Must present results verbally and in writing. Lead team in various project and project streams, ensuring that project deliverables are achieved and the overall process runs smoothly. Monitor suppliers performance on freight costs and analyze and support procurement department in optimizing freight costs driven by suppliers. Maintain adequate inventory, scheduling and receiving shipments of material as well as finished products (global inventory management). Support aftersales department in analyses of returns from sister sites to central DC in Europe. Education and Experience Requirements Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Related Field and 6 months of experience in the job offered or 6 months of experience in the Related Occupation. Related Occupation Global Operations Graduate or any other job title performing the following: Working closely with logistical partners at sister site to support capacity forecast planning and analyzing and coordinating the global supply chain. Salary & Application Salary: $101,670.00/year Apply online at under Job ID# 2021-10403 #J-18808-Ljbffr