Supply Chain Manager

Position Summary

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible to provide tactical direction

and leadership to ensure customer requirements are met. Responsible for

day-to-day execution of all account activities. Monitors carrier

performance to optimize value delivered to the customer. Quickly

resolve any operations issues to eliminate production loss or

transportation service failures & communicate with customer.Major Responsibilities:

Responsible for all parts control and/or load control center

activities. Often requires daily analysis of customer transportation

needs. Responsible to monitor the carrier and / or supplier bases to

ensure customer demand is being met in a timely manner. Develop action

plans to address issues affecting supply chain network.

Seek internal operating efficiencies through process / system

improvements. Reduced cycle time and/or cost of operations. Identify

new business opportunities, work with SAE to expand service offerings.

Identify and deploy continuous improvement (AC/FC).

Conduct performance review, corrective action, and goal setting for

team of salaried and hourly employees. Provide career development,

mentoring, and promotional opportunities to direct reports to create

future leaders. Deploy and maintain staffing and development

strategies. PCM, CDP, succession planning of all positions.

Responsible for the formalization of comprehensive project plans,

clarifying timelines, milestones, goals and ownership. Intervene when

necessary to resolve issues between project managers, operations,

functional teams and customers. Work closely with customer's leadership

and project team during scope development and option analysis phase.

Understand how customer, supplier and vendor fleets work together and

affect overall supply chain performance. Recommend vendors and

suppliers necessary to deploy logistics solution. Create and foster a

relationship with the customer's logistics manager to facilitate

operational stability. Manage the clients' expectations regarding our

team's satisfactory performance & service execution. Work

closely with customer's leadership and project team during scope

development and option analysis phase.

Review operating metrics and fix out-of-tolerance results.

Communicating all progress on a set cadence with customer and up

through Penske covering KPI’s and continuous improvement initiatives.

Thoroughly review account budget for accuracy and report

inconsistencies and analysis. Identify issues and resolve with

leadership. Continually evaluate account to assess whether deliverable

will meet customer's needs at the contractual rates.

Other Projects as assignedQualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Bachelor's degree preferred with a concentration in Business

Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent

3 years of functional experience in multiple supply chain service

lines (transportation, warehousing, LLP, etc) required

2 years of supervisory or equivalent experience

Experience with root cause analysis preferred

Must be able to identify interim solutions or containment action

plans that have overall network implications

Strategic direction of location, aligning local customer expectations

with Statement of Work.

Must be able to ensure succession planning of key positions,

deployment of staffing model and developing future leaders.

Ability to manage multiple projects with a sense of urgency while

maintaining a high degree of accuracy

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Working knowledge of financial management (P&L experience

preferred).

Strong problem solving skills.

Strong analytical and presentation skills, written/oral communication

and organizational skills required.

Must have a strong understanding of operations and supporting

technology, especially web based applications

Must have a successful track record of building relationships with

stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer

satisfaction

Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the

job

Willingness to travel as necessary, work the hours necessary to

accomplish the job duties, work at the specific location required,

complete Penske employment application, submit to a background

investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal

history) and drug screening.Physical Requirements:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of

those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the

essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made

to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions.

The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or

in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember

and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be

required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required

to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and

arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to

25lbs/12kg.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,

distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to

adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing.

With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia,

Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics

services to leading companies around the world. Penske Logistics

delivers value through its design, planning and execution in

transportation, warehousing and freight management. Visit

www.PenskeLogistics.com to learn more.

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