Manages and oversees Supply Chain centralized functions, including Inventory Planning, Purchasing, and Information Systems / Analysis. Interacts with internal customers and upper management to ensure that all requirements are being met.
Essential Duties: (Approximate % of Time Spent)
Inventory Planning (~30%)
•Supports establishing inventory levels by studying usage patterns and forecasts and material availability and supports setting reorder points in partnership with operations personnel.
•Manages right sizing of company planned inventory levels and leads initiatives related to optimizing total planned inventory.
•Manages the publication of key departmental metrics for inventory planning and replenishment with staff and management.
Purchasing (~40%)
•Manages the Purchasing function to procure planned inventory. Holds purchasing personnel accountable for performance, including on-time delivery, open PO backlog, blocked invoice backlog, and quality and productivity metrics.
•Develops and presents reports that are metric/data driven and relate evidence of key metrics along with actions taken based on data collected.
•Evaluates suppliers on the basis of price compliance, quality, service, and timeliness. Evaluates and communicates performance issues to suppliers, identifies areas for improvement and follows-up with corrective actions.
•Works with the Strategic Sourcing team to identify new sources of supply, execute sourcing initiatives, and implement new suppliers.
Information Systems & Analysis (~30%)
•Manages the analytical support for all supply chain initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
•Manages Item Master activities, including data structure, technology, and maintenance practices.
•Manages Supplier Catalog data. Works with suppliers and the Strategic Sourcing team to obtain updated prices lists and parts data. Works with Sourcing and Operations to determine appropriate Sourcing Rules.
•Develops reporting tools and processes to support all Supply Chain functions.
•Manages the maintenance and continuous improvement of supporting systems, including Oracle EBS, Oracle PDH, and Gains Planning software.
Non-Essential Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.
All employees shall be in compliance with the Archrock Health Safety and Environmental Policy and local, statutory and/or regulatory requirements at all times
Skills and Abilities:
Ability to:
•Perform all essential duties
•Exhibit strong customer service, interpersonal, coaching and leadership skills
•Influence without direct authority
•Demonstrate strong organizational, planning and scheduling, and process / change management skills
•Show strong analytical abilities
•Strong writing and verbal communication skills
•Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
Proficiency with:
•Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Knowledge:
•Knowledge of Inventory Management, Procurement processes and systems and MRP (Material Requirements Planning).
Minimum Education and Certification:
•Four-year degree in a business-related field.
Minimum Experience:
•Typically at least 10 years of related experience in inventory planning, procurement, and/or warehousing with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role.
•Experience managing costs and budgets.
Leadership:
•Drives a culture of safety with the expectation of zero incidents.
•Manages all resources (personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds and reputation) for assigned area.
•Coordinates schedule and sets priorities in order to ensure task completion.
•Analyzes company activity and market and delivery conditions to determine present and future workload and staffing needs and adjusts accordingly.
•Assesses training needs and ensures that team members are receiving proper training and that training programs are utilized and improves training gaps.
•Ensures that employees are setup to be successful through the various programs such as feedback and recognition.
•Coaches and counsels Leads to improve supervisory, team building and problem resolution skills, as appropriate.
•Responsible for performance management and employee development.
•Manages hire, fire, job and salary change actions per delegation of authority and required approvals.
•Implements, manages and communicates work standards and performance metrics for assigned team.
Physical Demands: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions)
•Regularly required to stand, walk, and bend with good balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
•Regularly required to sit, perform repetitive duties, use a PC and to talk and hear.
•Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Problem Solving and Innovation:
•Analyzes performance data on an on-going basis and develops recovery plans as needed.
•Finds immediate solutions to prevent escalation and solutions to resolve conflicts between customer and company requirements.
•Implements preventative and corrective actions in a timely manner.
•Expected to drive process improvements and to teach others to identify opportunities, provide ideas, methods and innovations and to implement improvements to enhance safety, teamwork, efficiency and quality.
Impact:
•Full responsibility and impact on planning, scheduling and procedural change for assigned area.
•Monitors and approves overtime.
•Accountable for HSE performance, service quality of assigned team and customer satisfaction.
•Assists with preparation of the budget for assigned area, manages to budget, reports variances and develops recovery plans as needed.
This job description is a summary of essential job functions. It is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks, as assigned by supervisor, regardless of job title or routine job duties.
Archrock is a premier provider of natural gas compression services to customers in the energy industry throughout the U.S. and a leading supplier of aftermarket services to customers who own compression equipment. With approximately 1,000 employees, our unmatched expertise and team of highly qualified, certified technicians are backed by more than 70 years of industry experience.
Archrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
At Archrock, we value our people, over and above the generous compensation and benefits we offer. We strive to be good stewards of their careers. Career paths are well defined and room for growth is available to everyone. Employees have the flexibility and support to pursue different roles within the company. And in an operation that has locations across the United States they have the freedom to relocate if they desire.