Supply Chain Design Manager

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Summary: 

The “Supply Chain Design Manager” will be based in Shenzhen or Shanghai, reporting to Sr Director, Global Industrialization. It is responsible for managing the development of integrated inbound, production sites and outbound End-to-end supply chain optimization models incl. reverse flow to enable Flex Embedded Power to minimize operating costs, facilitate manufacturing site selection, provide input into capital decisions and maximize profitability. Responsible for the technical development of cost models for inbound, warehouse and delivery operating expenses that include freight, product cost, labor, customs/duties, plus variable and fixed costs. Responsible for cross-functional engagement for model development and validation as well as stakeholder engagement for decision making.

What a typical day looks like:

• Lead architect of supply chain network models and underlying data infrastructure

• Primary contact with the stakeholder community for supply chain design analytics

• Lead team to develop, manage and deploy supply chain models for selection of product manufacturing location, insource vs. outsource analysis and capital/capacity investment decisions

• Manage project structure, key stakeholders, process and methodology for Supply Chain Design Projects

• Responsible for the articulating results of supply chain design scenarios across all aspects of the Embedded Power organization

• Ability to measure impact to both fixed and variable inputs when modeling different supply chain design related scenarios

• Effectively work with a cross functional team of business development, industrialization, quoting, supply chain management and operations to ensure product manufacturing location minimizes total End-to-end landed cost for the product

• Collaborate with the Sales and Operational Planning & Business Development teams to ensure raw material, semi-finished goods and finished good supply chain can meet end customer service level requirements

• Ensure RMAs and other quality related concerns can be addressed with the recommended supply chain design

• Researches and articulates changes to the overall trade landscape around the different Embedded Power manufacturing and ship to locations

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training.  Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of end-to-end supply chain management experience or similar field, including broad based management and supervision.

• Demonstrates expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills. Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

• Impacts the medium term direction and operational success of the function.  Executes and provides input to functional plans and objectives for the site. Enhances and provides input to functional processes or technologies. Has experience in leading major initiatives and provides input to those initiatives. May have P&L responsibility for sections/sub-functions.

• Strong communication skill in English and team-work sprit

• Supply chain strategic thinking

• Continuous learning skill

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Social Insurance

• Housing fund

• PTO

Required Skills:

Optional Skills:

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