TempurSealy (TSI) needs to ensure the successful development, launch, and End of Life management of their products by having a dedicated Supply Chain Program Manager to oversee these processes and drive readiness across various teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Supply Planning experience.
- Previous experience in product launch management or product commercialization is a major plus.
- Strong ability in negotiating and influencing without authority in complex, high impact situations.
- Have strong skills in project management, problem solving, process mapping.
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking, problem solving and rapid decision-making skills
- Provide business requirements for “Business Dashboards” with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and support TSI capabilities to measure and report them in an accurate, timely manner e.g. sku productivity analyses.
- Planning capacity and managing component readiness to ensure part availability for product launch.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all supply chain planning activities associated to enable a flawless launch execution.
- Driving launch readiness in conjunction with marketing, engineering, operations, and sales teams.
- Communicating system requirements and schedules to facilitate technical readiness with cross-functional supply chain teams.
- Influencing product manufacturability, testability, and supply chain responsiveness in pursuit of high service levels and maximum flexibility.
- Providing recommendations to optimize the Supply Chain network especially with respect to total cost management, inventory management and business continuity.
- Leads the cross-functional planning team and manages the development, roll-out, and implementation of new product introduction into Operations.
- Owns the product End of Life process (during product transition timeline) minimizing component and finished goods obsolescence.
Other
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities, especially in building relationships and defining process within grey/nebulous areas.
- Have excellent verbal/written communication, organization, and the ability to manage multiple projects/ timelines and effectively communicate and collaborate with various levels
- Maintain a high level of organization, commitment to follow through, enthusiasm and motivation.
- Travel Required - 10% - 15%
