Supply Chain Manager

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading the National Parts Operation across Australia and New Zealand whilst driving continuous improvement initiatives for all systems and processes.

Providing a high level of leadership in the areas of sourcing, pricing and contract negotiations, the Supply Chain Manager will primarily focus on leading the integrated supply chain activities for JLG Industries and act as the S&OP Lead for the Australia and New Zealand Region.

This is a hands on role that will see the Supply Chain Manager provide strategic direction across all supply chain functions, whilst utilising their strong leadership, communication and people skills to build effective relationships with their team members, colleagues, internal and external customers and suppliers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.- Provide strategic and hands on leadership across all supply chain functions including parts distribution and warehousing, procurement, inventory management and parts sales.- Lead the S&OP integrated business planning process for ANZ, collaborating with stakeholders across the Manufacturing, Sales, Finance and Operations functions both locally and globally.- Manage/coordinate demand planning, supply planning, materials planning, cost savings and optimization and customer care activities for the JLG Manufacturing site at Port Macquarie- Manage inventory to optimum levels to support customer demand and achieve targeted inventory days of supply- Liaise with international freight suppliers, ensuring freight forwarding and customs compliance- Monitor and ensure supply planning and materials planning activities are conducted in a timely manner to support customer demand/production schedule required dates- Providing a high level of leadership in the areas of sourcing, pricing and contract negotiations across a number of channels- Implement, monitor and improve policies, systems and work procedures in supply chain in order to achieve high effectiveness, efficiency and productivity - a strong focus on continuous improvement, 6S and Kaizen would be highly advantageous- Responsible for providing superior customer service, building and developing relationships with internal & external customers.- Responsible for achieving set financial and operational KPI’s.- Responsible for all spare parts sales within the region and developing strong relationships with all parties- Utilising exceptional communication and customer service skills to effectively resolve customer complaints or disputes.- Effective leadership and performance management across the entire National Parts team- Review all international and interstate freight activity, pricing and contracts to ensure cost optimization and service deliveries are being achieved- Ensure workplace health and safety policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to and participate in safety committee meetings.- General ad-hoc duties as required.