Director Supply Chain


Date:  Sep 6, 2024
Location: 

Holden, LA, US, 70744

Company:  REV Group, Inc.
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Requisition ID: 22537
Ferrara/KME are premiere manufacturers of fire trucks and emergency response vehicles offering a full line of pumpers, aerials, industrial, wildland, and rescue apparatus. Working hands-on with both municipal and industrial fire departments, the Ferrara/KME team thrives on diagnosing departments' current apparatus limitations and response needs to custom design the perfect fire apparatus solution that will stand the test of time.
 
Ferrara/KME is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group’s extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more. Our 6,500+ employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.
 

This exciting new role, reporting to the Sr. Director Supply Chain with matrixed reporting the Business Unit VP/GM, is one of the most critical positions within the REV supply chain organization. Drive change as never before in a growing and dynamic supply chain that is REV-olutionizing excellence in results, strategy and execution while joining a team noted for leadership, innovation, and diversity!

Summary:

The primary role of the Director of Sourcing and Supply Chain will be to direct the spend of the assigned business. This includes strategic management, as well as being hands-on in procurement, sourcing, logistics, as well as driving digital transformation. This is a key role on the business unit’s leadership team and will have a team of direct reports to successfully navigate the current supply chain challenges and proactively ensure we have strategic relationships with key vendors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The primary focus of this position is accountability for all costs within the Ferrara Business Unit (BU) including procurement, sourcing, logistics (domestic and international), digital data transformation, supply management, risk management, supply chain solvency, and coordination of economic order quantity levels to match production demand within a multi-site environment within an assigned business unit.
  • Directs the purchasing and souring for ALL spend within the BU of all requirements including industrial supplies/MRO, raw materials, equipment, and chassis.
  • This position will have responsibility in conjunction with Corporate Commodity Management for all Procurement and Sourcing performance including development and execution of an effective sourcing strategy, best value supplier selection, NPI supplier selection and readiness, and delivering on procurement milestones including supplier quality, delivery, innovation pipeline, working capital excellence and productivity.
  • The individual will have demonstrated strong leadership impact while collaborating constructively with business and functional leaders to develop and implement breakthrough strategies and results.
  • Establish a global sourcing strategy in conjunction with Corporate Commodity Management that meets Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and long-term strategic plan. This is anticipated to include large scale changes in supply base composition and supplier share of business over the next four years.
  • Select, develop and manage the global supply base in conjunction with Corporate Commodity Management from a production process excellence perspective. Lead supplier development and address supply issues impacting cost, quality and delivery.
  • This position will have responsibility for managing the cost out, working with engineering on VA/VE efforts and strategic cost management processes to reduce the total cost ownership of equipment in support of the corporate annual cost improvement goals.
  • Provide strategic direction for the supply chain organization and will develop and execute the overall strategy for supplier and component sourcing and strategy within assigned BU.
  • Negotiation of contracts and supply agreements including productivity agreements and consignment agreements in conjunction with Corporate Commodity Management.
  • Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the company’s purchasing system. Supplier selection, tool procurement, raw material/component procurement, and supplier monitoring in accordance with company policies, procedures, and audit guidelines.
  • Responsible for departmental and materials/purchasing budget and monitoring/reporting strategic goals and objectives for department and by commodity; Develops primary, secondary, and alternative vendors both foreign and domestic.
  • Negotiate with current suppliers to establish pricing, delivery, quantity, and payment for products and services for the Ferrara Business Unit in conjunction with Corporate Commodity Management.
  • Monitor and track commodity exchanges on a weekly basis for price trend forecasting, hedge decisions, and PPV (cost of goods) impact.
  • Responsible for recyclable commodities and scrap price negotiations for all scrap generating facilities.
  • Communicates with Finance/Accounting department all vendor credits and rebates. Approves appropriate account credits.
  • Controls purchasing MOQ levels to maximize TCO and inventory turnover balance; Defines team and individual CIP goals –monitors individual accomplishments to goal.
  • Provides PPV forecasting information to the EONE VP/GM, Controller, and Division Director; Responsible for Standard/Budget and managing the real cost, standard cost, and the maintenance of information systems for all products for which they are responsible including internal approvals of cost changes.
  • Supports and drives Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen and ISO/QS9000/TS16949 initiatives, as well as continuous improvement activities in the plant. Directs cost reduction efforts, identifying, analyzing, and implementing cost savings projects throughout the purchasing department.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Experience with cost modeling; project management; budget development/management; problem solving; program management with proven track record of on-time, in-scope, and in-budget project delivery.
  • Warehouse/Inventory Management and ERP Systems (SAP and/or MAPICS experience is a plus).
  • Experience leading large scale change processes.
  • Proven track record for developing high-trust relationships with key customers/ partners.
  • Demonstrated teamwork skills, including ability to work effectively across organizational and geographic boundaries. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); Ability to work with vendors, customers, employees; and influence people.
  • Ability to lead distributed, cross-functional, and international teams; Basic financial analysis skills, including developing product cost estimates.
  • Strong intermediate to advance experience with MS Office
  • Knowledge of continuous improvement (Kaizen) and problem-solving techniques (Lean/Six Sigma).
  • Experience with source to contract tools (Ivalua; Coupa; GEP) and executing digital sourcing events.
  • Ability to quickly adapt to differing leadership styles across multiple customer business teams and suppliers, drive change within peer group and with customer business teams resulting in a higher level of consistency across teams and an elimination of non-value added activities, present complex technical and support issues at peer and executive levels (internal/external customers), identify risk, develop mitigation concepts and deploy actions to implement plans.
  • Experience with organizational development; building and leading the organization to the next level of maturity.
  • Experience leading turn around in supply chain, category management, crisis management, and solid C-level communication.
  • Willing to travel 10%

Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related discipline. MBA or MS preferred with CPM/APICS & CPIM certification.
  • Minimum15 years procurement/supply chain experience. Foreign sourcing experience is a plus.
  • 5-8 years of management/leadership/team building experience.
  • 5 years management/supervisory experience in a medium to large-size manufacturing environment.
  • Extensive relevant automotive, heavy industrial sourcing and procurement, supply chain excellence, manufacturing and program/project management experience in the manufacturing industry.

 

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans. 

 

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