Senior Supply Chain Manager
Company: Penske Logistics
Location: Reading
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
Senior Supply Chain Manager Location: Reading, PA Hybrid
Position: 3 days onsite and 2 days WFH Position Summary: The Senior
Supply Chain Manager will manage one or more customer accounts and
execute the day to day operations which have Penske-wide
implications and impact. The position will be the primary
operational and strategic account owner as viewed by both Penske
and Customer. This position will provide tactical direction and
leadership to Supply Chain Managers and staff to ensure customer
requirements are met. Ensure all inventory and material
discrepancies are resolved quickly and accurately to eliminate
production loss or transportation service failures. Create and
foster a relationship with the customer's Senior managers to
facilitate operational stability and vertical growth. Major
Responsibilities: • Drive continuous improvement at all locations,
including both customer and Penske processes. Understand the
strategic needs and align resources to develop solutions. Review
operating metrics and fixes out-of-tolerance results. Look for
opportunities to grow existing operation. • Responsible for
day-to-day execution of all account activities. Monitors carrier
performance to optimize value delivered to the customer. Quickly
resolve any operations issues to eliminate production loss or
transportation service failures & communicate with customer.
Provide leadership to team members in identifying project risks
early and guide them in developing appropriate mitigation plans. •
Create and administer training and development plans for Supply
Chain Manager as well as high performing staff members. Ensure team
has a strong focus on details and is thoroughly trained in the
problem resolution process. Drive consistency across all
operations, including individual and operational performance
standards. • Understand how customer, supplier and vendor fleets
work together and affect overall supply chain performance.
Recommend vendors and suppliers necessary to deploy logistics
solution. Create and foster a relationship with the customer's
logistics manager to facilitate operational stability. Manage the
clients' expectations regarding our team's satisfactory performance
& service execution. • Interview and select salaried associates up
to and including Supply Chain Managers. Ensure each associate
understands their individual role and responsibilities, as well as
the group's role and responsibilities required to achieve and
maintain a safe work place. Conduct performance review, corrective
action, and goal setting for team of salaried and hourly employees.
• Provide career development, mentoring and promotional
opportunities to direct reports to create future leaders. • Ensure
compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and company
policies and procedures. Stay current on the customer's industry,
bringing fresh thinking to institutionalized processes. • Other
Projects as assigned Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree or
equivalent experience required • Concentration in Business
Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent referred • 5
years of functional experience in multiple supply chain service
lines (transportation, warehousing, LLP, etc.) • 3 years of
managerial or supervisory experience • Analysis and design
experience • Engineering and IT awareness, including supply chain
modeling • Multiple supply chain service line experience
(Transportation, Warehousing, LLP, etc) • A strong understanding of
operations and supporting technology, especially web based
applications • Knowledge of Transportation Management and systems •
A strong understanding of operations and supporting technology,
especially web based applications. • Must be able to work with
other departments to increase overall productivity for the company
• Ability to manage multiple projects with a sense of urgency while
maintaining a high degree of accuracy • Ability to meet & exceed
weekly and monthly performance goals. • Successful track record of
building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have
resulted in high customer satisfaction. • Problem Solving / Process
Improvement • Strong analytical and presentation skills,
written/oral communication and organizational skills. • Skill in
the operation of MS Office software programs, including Microsoft
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Regular, predictable, full
attendance is an essential function of the job • Willingness to
travel as necessary, work the hours necessary to accomplish the job
duties, work at the specific location required, complete Penske
employment application, submit to a background investigation (to
include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug
screening. Physical Requirements: -The physical and mental demands
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. -The
associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in
written form; remember and analyze certain information; and
remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. -While
performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to
stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use
hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to
25lbs/12kg. -Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Job Category: Logistics/Supply Chain Job Family:
Operations Address: 100 Kachel Boulevard Primary Location:
US-PA-Reading Employer: Penske Logistics LLC Req ID: 2404712 Date
posted: 04/15/2024
Keywords: Penske Logistics, Reading , Senior Supply Chain Manager, Executive , Reading, Pennsylvania
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