Position Summary
JOB PURPOSE
Through expertise in Materials Management, Logistics and general supply chain, the Supply Chain Manager is responsible for the flow of raw materials/components to finished products. The flow should guarantee customer satisfaction whilst optimizing cash flow and wider operational metrics.
MAIN DUTIES
Participate in defining the site's Supply Chain Strategy
Drives the strategic transformation of the location's supply chain network to maximize alignment with critical business KPIs.
Engineers process modernizations by sourcing, adapting, and deploying advanced technological innovations from the broader Parker enterprise.
Spearheads continuous improvement initiatives, leading high performance teams (HPT) and Kaizen events to overhaul supply chain structures.
Unifying cross functional stakeholders, including Production, Quality, Finance, HR to synchronize transformation efforts and accelerate goal delivery.
Deconstructs customer OTD performance metrics to diagnose systemic vulnerabilities and implement high impact corrective frameworks.
Revolutionize inventory management strategies to drastically optimize stock levels, velocity, and capital turnover rates.
Architects end to end value chain diagnostics to guide strategic Make or Buy decision making and structural shifts.
Catalyzes the evolution of digital supply chain tools, maximizing their operational efficiency, integration, and performance.
Champions the integration and compliance of rigorous AS9100, Military USG, and global regulatory standards throughout the transformed supply chain ecosystem.
Management
Promotes and fosters safe work environment
Empowers and govern teams in strict alignment with modern safety, quality, trade compliance, ethical, and diversity frameworks.
Models financial discipline by engineering, auditing, and optimizing departmental budgets to maximize resource efficiency.
Establishes robust data analytics pipelines to generate, validate, and broadcast high fidelity activity intelligence.
Fosters matrixed collaboration with internal peers to break down operational silos and share best practices.
Accelerates talent development by identifying high potential contributors and building robust internal promotion pipelines.
Development of Materials Management Processes
Syncs site operational roadmaps with macro level strategic planning goals dictated by Division Material Leadership.
Translate global division benchmarks into agile, custom tailored local scheduling workflows that respect site specific constraints.
Embeds lean methodologies deeply into physical material flows, space utilization, and inventory control nodes.
Synthesizes predictive demand forecasting and dynamic supply planning to guarantee material availability at the absolute lowest total cost.
Calibrates Plan for Every Part (PFEP) and capacity modeling to secure division performance.
Balances working capital by driving Inventory % of Sales ratios down while simultaneously elevating customer service metrics.
Collaborates with business partners to optimize customer experience by utilizing buying and reselling strategies and warehouse management.
Standardizes automated replenishment signals and delivery protocols to eliminate manual supply chain friction.
Execute rigorous Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycles to align capacity with demand using minimal footprint.
Utilizes forecasting tools to create effective demand management processes.
Utilizes corporate eCapacity and eProcurement tools to aggressively manage, reflow, or cancel production and purchase orders.
Integrates advanced data analytics and information technology systems to multiply overall division efficiency metrics.
Enforces absolute master data integrity, focusing heavily on lead time accuracy to protect scheduling validity.
Secures long term operational continuity by systematically managing the internal materials management talent pipeline.
Transportation and Logistics
Implements logistics management techniques globally including import/export management, total cost management, and duty/tariff management
Plans transportation routes that minimize cost and enable meeting/exceeding customers' service expectations
Implements sophisticated transportation system such as Parker's transportation management system
Develops and implements logistical strategies to ensure the distribution of products and materials domestically and globally
Ensures compliance to industry regulations/requirements as applicable (i.e. - Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism/CTPA, International Traffic in Arms Regulations/ITAR and HTF Coding- Tariff payment)
Sourcing & Procurement - In collaboration with the Division Sourcing team
Drive overall strategic sourcing initiatives to minimize risk, reduce costs, and ensure best value continuity of supply.
Support team activities to meet divisional goals for spend aggregation, supplier consolidation, rationalization, and segmentation
Responsible to guarantee the good execution of the annual savings plan at the site by working and prioritizing savings opportunities with the Division Sourcing & Procurement Team.
This site has some location sourcing specialists that must contribute to the savings plan locally.
Spend family includes all required for the site: Direct, indirect and CAPEX (investment expenditures)
Ensures team compliance with Parker policy and procedures, and government requirements
Tactical
PurchasingEnsure division process and procedures are respected and if required a local adjustment is performed in compliance with the Division view.
Manage with the local team, best purchase price, allocation, quality, shortest lead time and lowest MOQ when purchasing parts & services (direct- indirect) for the site.
Execute the pricelist negotiated by Division and ensure the preferred supplier lists choices are followed.
Manage purchasing of parts and services in a lean fashion way and guarantee to never create parts shortages for the production as well as to manage the lowest possible level of stock for cash optimization.
Perform with team supplier delivery performance escalation if agreed terms are not respected on a bespoke basis. Work with the Division Team to further escalate if problem become chronical.
Jobholder Requirements
Bac + 4/+5 in the field of Supply Chain including: Material Management, Purchasing, Sourcing & Procurement, warehouse management, logistics management, custom clearance
At least 10 years of experience in this field, managing a Team of at least 35+ individuals
Leadership ability to direct, plan and drive logistics activities
KEY COMPETENCIES
Strong analytical skills and good judgment to proactively identify and resolve complex issues
Experience in change management important
Experience in lean manufacturing important
Must have had successful experience managing managers of Team
Experience in prior aerospace company is a plus
Must speak European level English
Must speak Vietnamese
Experience in working outside of Vietnam is a plus
