Director, Supply Chain

About Us:

BW Papersystems, part of the Barry-Wehmiller Group, builds capital equipment that transforms paper into products for consumers - every day, around the world. We offer innovative technologies, service and parts, and years of global experience in corrugating, finishing; slitting and packaging; stationery; bookbinding and security documents. Customers rely on our machines to produce and convert items such as corrugated boxes, folding cartons, passports, notebooks, copy paper, board, and coated and other specialty papers. For more information, visit bwpapersystems.com.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

As the Director, Supply Chain you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a global procurement organization and supporting framework. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating, and overseeing the work of the procurement staff and other stakeholders. You will develop and implement short- and long-term plans, goals and objectives focused on achieving the department’s mission and assigned priorities. This role requires a strong understanding of Lean manufacturing and is expected to support a culture of continuous improvement and champion the use of Lean tools.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership of buyers and planners; plan, direct, coordinate professional development of procurement team.

• Drive development, standardization, and implementation of procurement processes/procedures, supplier selection/management, negotiation and communication strategies, and cost reduction and process improvement methods.

• Develop and deploy advanced procurement and demand planning strategies that work optimally with product development team during the product design and life cycle.

• Promote and maintain up-to-date market knowledge about suppliers and service providers; develop long-term contract relationships as appropriate to exploit market opportunities and to secure strategic parts and services.

• Distribute key commodities’ current and projected pricing data; take appropriate actions to minimize company exposure to upward fluctuations.

• Develop key performance indicators and use them to report on company’s procurement performance; maintain a high-performance culture that meets/exceeds functional indicators with improved levels of service to both internal and external customers.

• Establish and maintain systematic, analytical, results-based methods for monitoring supplier performance; communicate results to suppliers and end-users; provide timely action plans for corrective actions to be taken as necessary.

• Manage and support corporate oversight for purchases across multiple expense categories and create strategic vision for company while driving purchasing synergies to achieve cost reductions across company product lines.

• Build strong partnerships with supply chain vendors.

• Embrace and exemplify the guiding principles of leadership and leadership fundamentals.

• All other duties assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Management or Business discipline

• 7+ years' experience in a manufacturing, production or military environment

• 5+ years' leadership experience in a manufacturing, production or military environment

Location & Travel

• This is an on-site role at our facility in Phillips, WI.

• This role requires approximately 25% travel.

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Company:

Bw Papersystems