Regional Supply Chain Manager

1 month ago

Jackson, United States Pelsis North America Full time

The Regional Supply Chain Leader plays a pivotal role in managing and overseeing the supply chain operations within North America. This position involves strategic planning, coordination, and execution of supply chain activities to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and high performance across the supply chain network.

Below is an overview of the typical responsibilities, qualifications, and skills required for this role:

The department focusses on two main activities – that being:

  1. The analysis of spend, formulation of and implementation of commodity strategies and the development of contracting strategies
  2. Working with the business and sites on the identification & delivery of a commodity strategy for the regions, whilst leveraging global spend in collaboration with Strategic colleagues.
  3. Providing contract and commercial support to the global businesses and supply chain function. Collaborate with the Portfolio group on alignment of business needs into contractual frameworks.

This position is responsible for the allocated sourcing areas including strategic development of Sourcing strategies and contract support globally. Provide direction and learning to individual teams around the world, support in the development of skills and knowledge within the teams and support in the development of a talent pipeline.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning and Implementation:

  • Develop and execute supply chain strategies that align with regional and corporate goals.
  • Plan and manage the supply chain budget to optimize costs while maintaining high service levels.

Operations Management:

  • Oversee procurement, production, logistics, inventory management, and distribution within North America.
  • Ensure the timely and efficient delivery of products and services.
  • Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement.

Vendor and Supplier Management:

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and vendors.
  • Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure the best terms and conditions for both direct and indirect materials commodities
  • Assess and manage supplier performance and risks.

Team Leadership and Development:

  • Lead, mentor, and develop the regional supply chain team.
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and provide feedback and training as needed.

Compliance and Risk Management:

  • Ensure compliance with local, regional, and international regulations and standards.
  • Identify potential risks in the supply chain and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Maintain a focus on sustainability and ethical sourcing practices.

Continuous Improvement:

  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supply chain processes.
  • Utilize data and technology to drive innovation and efficiency in supply chain operations.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices.

Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is of paramount importance for a Pelsis Regional supply chain leaders are tasked with overseeing direct and indirect spend. We strongly believe in the power of these relationships and the value they bring to our business.

SRM establishes a collaborative and symbiotic partnership between the organization and its suppliers, creating a win-win scenario. First and foremost, strong relationships with suppliers foster reliability and trust, ensuring a steady supply of critical components and materials. This reliability helps in mitigating supply chain risks and potential disruptions, which is vital for meeting production schedules and maintaining customer satisfaction.

Key Accountabilities

  • Excellent leadership and management through influence skills
  • Ability to manage or work as part of a variety of cross-functional teams
  • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
  • Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
  • Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision
  • making
  • Commercially aware

Candidate Requirements

  • Membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous
  • Significant experience in a low to medium volume manufacturing environment
  • Experience of working in and on Supply Chain & Quality Assurance
  • Six Sigma / Lean skills – Green belt and above
  • Experience of dealing first hand with customers and suppliers
  • Demonstrated experience of problem-solving techniques, best cost country sourcing
  • Logistics and internals freight
  • Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
  • Proactively contribute to creating a positive team atmosphere
  • Anticipates and overcomes obstacles
  • Makes useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions
  • Embraces personal challenge
  • Confident, rounded thinking
  • Takes ownership for team cohesion and team development
  • Is self-aware
  • Is resilient, optimistic and open to change
  • Collaborative approach to others
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • A self-starter, motivated and able to positively motivate others
  • Focused, target driven with a positive, can-do attitude


We are an inclusive employer and hire those best fit for the role regardless of protected characteristics such as race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability or age.

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