West Pharma Lead Supply Chain Specialist FTC 

Ireland, Dublin 

257027553

Job Summary:

while supporting the continuing development of the supply chain. This person will also have responsibility foridentifying and managing continuous improvement projects along with ‘hands on’ daily activities in support of

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a high-performance team to establish and deliver key performance metrics with a strong customer focus in a high volume, highly regulated environment.
• Responsible for employee development through coaching, mentoring and succession planning in line with the company Strategy Plan.
• Identify and successfully lead continuous improvement projects to deliver value and competitive advantage throughout the supply chain.
• Co-ordinate, with a ‘hands on’ approach where necessary, all planning and logistics activities relating to internal and external key supply chain flows, in accordance with the company documented requirements.
• Work closely with key business functions to ensure the lean management of the supply chain to our customers. Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies in the key flows of the supply chain.
• Liaise directly and develop key relationships with customers, freight carriers and 3PL to understand requirements and establish schedules/forecasts whilst working closely with related functions to ensure on-time delivery of finished product.
• Responsible for supply chain management of assigned customer, freight carriers and 3PL.
• Responsible for managing the MRP System, inventory and invoicing through the key supply chain flows including cycle counting, BOMs and other key activities.
• Act in accordance with the company’s Guiding Principles and adherence to the corporate code of conduct.
• Compliance to all site Environmental, Health and Safety requirements, training and regulations.
• Compliance to all local site company policies, procedures and corporate procedures.
• Perform additional duties at the request of the direct supervisor.

Requirements:

• Ideally have a minimum of 10 years relevant experience in logistics and production planning with experience leading a high-performance team.
• Preferably have a formal Supply Chain Management qualification, e.g. APICS, IIPMM or equivalent.
• Must have worked in high volume manufacturing environment with hands on production planning and warehousing experience, preferably in a plastics, medical device or highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record in interpreting customer demand and production schedules in complex, high volume manufacturing environment.
• Ideally have experience in managing customer relationships.
• Proven track record in developing and leading projects.
• Must have broad supply chain and logistics experience with a proven track record in delivering optimal international supply chain solutions and results.
• Preferably have experience developing and managing 3PL and outsource warehousing with JIT systems.
• Must have extensive experience with manufacturing IT systems and be highly computer literate particularly with ERP andexcel.
• Must be able to lead, motivate, direct, coach & develop employees effectively to meet organizational goals.
• Must have the ability to effectively gather, analyse and report key data including delivery of presentations to customers and management. Experience implementing supply chain KPIs an advantage.
• Must be detail orientated with the ability to prioritize and organize tasks to deliver on business objectives.
• Must be able to work in a team matrix environment, identifying and delivering on opportunities for improvement.
• Must be able to work on their own initiative with strong problem solving and decision-making ability.
• Must be able to liaise effectively with all levels of the organization and with customers. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral essential.

Delegation of Duties:

• When absent from the site duties and responsibilities will be delegated to the following designates
  • Co-ordinate, with a ‘hands on’ approach where necessary, all planning and logistics activities relating to internal and external key supply chain flows, in accordance with the company documented requirements.
  • Responsible for supply chain management of assigned customer, freight carriers and 3PL.
  • Responsible for managing the MRP System, inventory and invoicing through the key supply chain flows including cycle counting, BOMs and other key activities.