Manager, Supply Chain - Lenoir City, TN

Job Overview

This position will be responsible for overseeing and managing overall supply chain and Operations strategy to maximize process efficiency and productivity. The successful candidate will be responsible to identify opportunities, drive continuous improvement towards standardization and ensure sustainability in the Supply Chain. This position will work closely with HUS operations, Continuous Improvement Leadership, and Hubbell Corporate leadership to drive standardization to support effective inventory management while executing to expected Customer service levels.

A Day In The Life

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manager of a team of Supply Chain Analysts.
• Provide leadership, communication and lead roll out in supply chain process, procedures, maturity of SAP and other technologies to drive standardization and optimization including governance and sustainment.
• Manage and monitor supply chain KPIs (Service, Inventory, etc.), identifying root cause/opportunities/risks, facilitate cross-functional reviews including continuous improvement to meet or exceed targets
• Lead the organization with project manager methodology with regular updates on project plan, and practice regular change management elements such as communication, training/support, monitoring/reinforcing, and focus group engagement.
• Develop and maintaining strong global relationships in a matrixed environment of business, corporate and cross functional levels
• Provide leadership, engage and contribute to business process improvements and communication across the HUS business as standardized business practices are implemented/sustained.
• Collaborate with team members and matrixed managers across sites to ensure objectives are clear, responsibilities are understood, and progress is tracked and reported.
• Prioritize and balance workload of multiple assignments based on business and functional objective while embracing continuous improvement.
• Aid with the drive to standardize tools and processes that impact the Supply Chain
• Understand and facilitate the documenting of business processes and procedures.
• Support development of medium and long-term Supply Chain strategy.
• Maintain continuous improvement mindset by striving for ways to strengthen end-to-end process.

What will help you thrive in this role?

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in supply chain, operations, business or related field.
• 5+years of experience in progressive supply chain with proven change management, project management and relationship building skills.
• 5+years Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, preferably SAP.
• Proven supply chain experience; experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex problems through combination of data gathering/analysis, business intelligence, and problem solving to identify and propose solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work both independently and effectively across teams and persuade/influence others.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines, prioritize workload and achieve effective results in a fast-paced, dynamic, growing environment; effective multi-tasking skills are vital.
• Strong appreciation for data integrity and clear process disciplines.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and utilize decision making skills.
• Skilled knowledge of MS Office programs.
• Ability to travel an average 25 - 50%.

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