Operational Supplier Coordinator (6 Months Freelance Contract)

Operational Supplier Coordinator

As an Operational Supplier Coordinator (OSC), your main focus is to secure and assure material availability to the factories and the field and resolve shortages. You are the first point of contact for Inbound Supply Chain Management towards our suppliers and internal customers.

Role and responsibilities

As an Operational Supplier Coordinator you manage the short term Materials Availability Performance of your suppliers. You make sure that your suppliers deliver and execute according to existing agreements.

Your responsibilities and activities will be:

- First point of contact for Inbound Supply Chain Management towards our suppliers and internal customers.

- Secure and assure Materials Availability to the factories and the field by continuously monitoring and following up agreements and performance indicators with the supplier. Resolving possible stagnations and issues.

- Pro-active Supply Management of a portfolio of parts by understanding and clarifying sources and potential impact of demand changes, throughout the supply chain. You are able to translate trends at supplier into concrete actions targeting weak spots (e.g. supply investigations, optimizing replenishment strategies, logistical engineering).

- Participation in (supplier) improvement projects together with the Logistic Supplier Manager and Quality Supplier Manager and driving operational improvement plans with suppliers.

- Coaching and training of suppliers to increase the maturity level and correct use of CLIENT designed systems, portals, processes, procedures, tools and techniques.

- Process improvements by applying LEAN methodologies like 4C/A3 problem solving techniques and participation in (complex) projects on department level.

- Analysis and reporting on Materials Availability, while understanding the Materials Requirements Planning logic and dependencies with other processes and departments in the supply chain. Regularly updating key interfaces on status, progress, impact and performance.

Education and Experience

Education:

-Education and qualifications Bachelor or Master degree preferably in Logistics or Supply Chain Management

Furthermore has good knowledge of and/or experience with Logistics processes, Supply Chain and flows within scope of department, Planning systems (e.g. MRP).

Experience:

-1 to 5 years relevant and proven experience in logistics / supply chain management

-Experience in planning, Inbound Supply Chain Management processes in a high-tech, low-volume environment

-Experience in driving material planning

-Experience with planning (ERP) systems, preferably SAP

-Experience in complex work environment with multiple stakeholders

-Experience with supply chain processes in production environment 

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you’ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve – and working together is the only way do that. You won’t work in a silo. Instead, you’ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You’ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:

- Team player

- Process oriented

- Excellent communication skills

- Pro-active attitude, drive to continuously seek for improvements

- Strong time and priority management skills

- Strong analytical skills

- Ability to initiate, influence and steer without formal authority

- Can do mentality, positive critical

- Flexible, result driven and committed, ability to deal with resistance and organizational changes

- Relationship builder (internal and external)

- Stress Resistant