Hunter Industries

About This Role:

The Supply Chain Engineer analyzes and coordinates the company’s logistical functions to contribute to the improvement of the company’s supply chain operation and the entire life cycle of the company products, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

Essential Job Functions/Tasks:

• Analyzes supply chain business processes for risks, lead times, cost price breakdown, volume, and customer coverage. Deploys Continuous Improvement initiatives in the processes. Standardizing various supply chain processes across the organization to achieve consistency in production. Investigating inventory shrinkage and variances. Develops measures for improvements and implements them within the team and with vendors.
• Manages the supply chain, including utilizing quality control tools, root cause analysis and analytical methods to resolve problems. Reviewing logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements. Participates in redesigning the movement of new products to maximize value and minimize costs.
• Extracts, manipulates, and analyzes data from at least 3 of the following systems: JD Edwards Enterprise, E1, BIDS (Business Information Business System), TMS (Transportation Management System), WMS (Warehouse Management System), and TM1.
• Develops, implements, and improves key performance indicator metrics through data analysis and continuous improvement. Analyzes supply chain bottle necks, slack time, durability, relatability, and other merits, and creates detailed reports for management.
• Collects, analyzes, and presents statistically valid distribution data (cost, capacity, ROI, yield, utilization, and efficiencies) to support data-driven decision making. Performs data mining and data consolidation and summarizes information for all ad-hoc requests.
• Applies engineering principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and development of supply chain processes.
• Supports industrial production processes, including quality control, cost reduction, volume, and customer coverage for maximizing the effectiveness of manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Manages manufacturing vendors by developing and defining component requirements, long term capacity and short-term needs. Maintains and develops positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in a logistics activity. Participates in negotiations with suppliers, logistics service providers, customers, and other chain supply partners on purchase of raw materials, packaging materials, auxiliary materials, and transport.
• Presents mass data and key information on supply chain issues to team members, management, and customers.
• Uses Enterprise level ERP system for Supply Chain related modules (Procurement, Shop Floor Management, Materials Requirements Planning, and Material Production Scheduling).
• Writes technical documentation and work instructions for professionals and non-professionals.
• Research new technologies and methods and implement them to improve logistics processes. Participates in the deployment of these improvements. Investigates and recommends continuous improvement opportunities to enhance processes, operational efficiency, and cost savings.
• Serves as a contact point for the Production, Purchasing, and Sales teams for matters regarding technical or operational processes within the logistics function.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field is required.

Experience Required and Preferred:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain.

What You Bring:

• Ability to deploy continuous improvement initiatives with positive and measurable business results.
• Knowledge of supply chain management, quality tools and problem solving, root cause analysis and analytical methods.
• Ability to extract, manipulate, and analyze data from multiple systems.
• Demonstrated willingness to rapidly learn and solve complex issues.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English with the ability to interact with members across the organization.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large amounts of data.
• Ability to work proactively and independently.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company Donation Matching and Volunteer Rewards
• Career Development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $73,000 to $95,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.