Supply Chain Planning Engr 1
- Wuxi, Jiangsu
- Permanent
- Full-time
Performs analysis to identify and develop business improvement opportunities and to evaluate return on investment (ROI) of the opportunity.Responsibilities
- Identifying, defining, and implementing integrated supply chain solutions and performance improvements, including building internal and external alliances to explore opportunities.
- Able to effectively develop intelligent supply chains, such as vertical warehouse systems, AGVs, automatic tooling equipment, etc.
- Establishing effective linkages, partnerships, and best practices with business partners and internal functions.
- Investigating and incorporating industry benchmarks, metrics and best practices to develop optimal supply chains for suppliers and/or product sets.
- Developing and analyzing data and information to identify and prioritize opportunities for improving performance and creating more cost-effective supply chains, inventory utilization, and business partnerships.
1. Bachelor's degree or above, Mechanical or Automation Major is a plus.2. 3-5 years of experience in automation equipment development or supply chain. Experience in intelligent warehouse development, such as AGV, Vertical warehouse, automated supply chain is a plus.3. Digital Skills: Familiar with Excel, Power Bi, Power Apps, etc.4. Good communication skills in English.Skill Descriptors
Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Analyzes business processes, identifies alternative solutions to outdated processes and assesses their feasibility.
- Evaluates financial, cultural, technological and other factors that need to be addressed.
- Recommends new approaches that seek the use of advanced technology.
- Establishes requirements for large changes in the overall mission, roles, responsibilities and processes necessary to make business improvements.
- Participates in defining organizational strategic goals and purposes; defines how to gather and keep customers.
- Works to overcome BPI resistance from managers, the labor force and other groups.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
- Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
- Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
- Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
- Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
- Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
- Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
- Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
- Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
- Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
- Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
- Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
- Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
- Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
- Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
- Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
- Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
- Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
- Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
- Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
- Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Manages logistics processes through process improvement, prioritization, and project planning.
- Implements and maintains monitoring systems to provide information on shipment status, shipped date, in transit location, estimated arrival date, and actual delivery date.
- Develops and analyzes logistics plans that affect production, distribution, and inventory.
- Works with historical, legislative and practical issues associated with domestic freight.
- Participates in contract negotiations and interfaces with selected carriers necessary to maintain expected levels of service.
- Consults on all major logistics processes, their interactions and operational requirements.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Monitors effectiveness of procurement policies in high-cost or critical path purchases.
- Selects appropriate qualified suppliers and negotiates related contracts.
- Compares and contrasts alternative sourcing strategies (sole sourcing, reverse auctions, etc.).
- Develops alternative sources of supply for the manufacturing organization.
- Assists in creating contingency plans for and with critical suppliers.
- Coordinates the procurement of a variety of products, materials and services.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Manages supply chain finance activities and measurements of effectiveness.
- Advises others on capacity issues at various points in the supply chain.
- Monitors the complete supply chain management process.
- Consults on supply chain network design projects or processes.
- Quantifies and evaluates benefits and risks of various supply chain strategies and approaches.
- Participates in joint planning, process design/redesign with clients and partners.