Job Overview
The Supply Chain Manager provides results‑driven leadership across purchasing, planning, inventory management, and logistics, ensuring a seamless supply of materials to support production efficiency and customer delivery performance. The role manages all aspects of material flow, supplier performance, planning accuracy, and logistics execution, driving continuous improvement to increase agility, cut costs, and improve reliability across the supply chain.
Company: Dover Precision Components, part of Dover Corporation’s Pumps and Process Solutions segment, designs and manufactures mission‑critical equipment components for the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, and chemical markets.
What You’ll Bring
* Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Materials Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent proven experience).
* CIPS Level 3 (minimum).
* Proven track record in supply chain leadership (purchasing, planning, and/or logistics) within a complex, preferably international, manufacturing environment.
* Experience managing multi‑disciplinary teams with diverse functions and skillsets.
* Successful delivery of measurable improvements in on‑time delivery (OTD), supplier performance, inventory management, and cost reduction.
* Demonstrated ability to lead process improvements and organisational development.
* High‑level working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing context, preferably Infor Syteline.
* Experience operating with ISO9001 quality systems.
* Strong commercial, analytical, communication, and influencing skills.
What You’ll Do
* Purchasing Management: Leads supplier selection, sourcing, price and terms negotiation; ensures relationships deliver improved cost, lead times, quality, and OTD; anticipates and resolves material, supplier, or logistics issues that could affect production schedules or customer commitments.
* Planning Management: Oversees demand forecasting, build‑to‑stock vs build‑to‑sell, make‑vs‑buy decisions, capacity planning, and order scheduling to support production; reduces lead times, costs, and prevents bottlenecks; maintains accurate WorkCentre screens to protect OTD.
* Inventory Management: Ensures effective systems and processes to lower on‑site inventory while maintaining accurate stock levels, reducing working capital, and increasing inventory turns, all while ensuring uninterrupted supply in line with corporate KPIs.
* Logistics Management: Oversees goods‑in, material handling, dispatch, shipping, and invoicing activities; ensures efficient flow of materials and finished goods while minimising waste and delays; coordinates Inco terms, custom clearance, and international delivery.
* Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to streamline processes, improve cross‑functional collaboration, and strengthen supply chain responsiveness and efficiencies; coordinates a minimum of two kaizen events per year and documents improvement evidence.
* Collaborates with Production, Sales/Customer Service, Finance, and Engineering to balance supply chain priorities with operational, commercial, and financial goals; tracks and analyses supply chain KPIs such as OTD, supplier performance, inventory value, counts and accuracy, and turns.
* Leads and motivates a multi‑disciplinary supply chain team across Planning, Purchasing, and Goods‑in/Shipping functions; develops team skills through coaching, cross‑training, and career development; promotes a culture of accountability, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
* Represents supply chain priorities at the site leadership level, contributing to broader operational and strategic decision‑making; leads by example to promote safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
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