Supply Chain Manager at Seven Seas Water Group

The Supply Chain Director is responsible for managing the purchasing of parts, components, and services to meet our project needs, and work with internal and external customers. They help lead the team to negotiate favorable terms, volume discounts, and long-term contracts with suppliers as well as helping prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders. They will also be responsible for maintaining accurate inventory working with our project managers and plant managers in international locations. This role continually evaluates and analyzes supplier quotes, negotiates prices, maintains relationships with vendors, and ensures orders are delivered on time. This candidate must be able to manage a team, negotiate contracts, and be excited by working in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment with a hybrid work schedule.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

· Responsible for purchasing raw material, components, and outside services for the company

· Responsible for negotiating procurement contracts with new and existing suppliers

· Helping implement new policies for procurement that can increase company's

· Identify, evaluate, and approve suppliers; coordinate supplier visit and audits

· Negotiation contract terms which meet the needs of the company; manage cost, delivery, payment terms etc. within approval authority

· Develop and utilize internal controls and processes to manage the flow of purchases

· Analyze market and purchasing trends

· Implement continuous improvement projects, such as Kanban systems, to improve efficiency of material movement and cost effectiveness of inventory on site

· Development and implementation of a supplier scorecard process to monitor supplier performance on Quality, Delivery, and Cost

· Responsible to ensure all operating plants are properly supplied with needed components in a the most cost-effective and time sensitive manner possible.

· Work with Engineering and project management to prepare design and cost estimates for new systems during the bidding phase of new projects

· Resolves invoice discrepancies with vendors, and maintains accurate records of purchases, pricing, and other data in the company ERP system.

· Follows internal processes to set-up new suppliers and does compliance checks.

· Must ensure the company follows all procurement and Trade compliance regulations and procedures.

Qualification/Requirements:

· Able to negotiate and procure supply contracts

· Ability to communicate across a range of skill levels

· Fluent in all common engineering tools, AutoCAD, PLC logic, Excel, Word, PP

· Ability to travel 10-20% of time to Caribbean countries and Latin America

· Ability to work both as an individual contributor and as a director of other engineers technicians

· Ability to make presentations to a customer or engineering team

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is strongly preferred
• 5-7 related experience managing purchasing and procurement functions
• Previous experience sourcing new suppliers and negotiating pricing
• Experience utilizing an ERP system to manage PO's (company currently utilizes IFS)
• Multi-location company experience, or experience working with suppliers in a global organization is strongly desired.
• Buying experience across a Supply Chain is required
• Must have experience in procurement of engineered products as well as commodity components.
• Familiarity with products the company routinely purchases including alloy and plastic piping, instrumentation and steel skids is strongly preferred.
• Specific skills in purchasing and procurement Brackish Water reverse osmosis (BWRO) or Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination industry experience is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communications are required.
• Knowledge of Trade Compliance regulations and procedures
• Project planning and project management skills highly desirable

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