Supply Chain Manager - Urgent Role

We are on the lookout for an organized Supply Chain Manager to join our all-star team at True Homes in Summerville, SC.
Growing your career as a Full Time Supply Chain Manager is an incredible opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in communication, problem-solving and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Supply Chain Manager at True Homes today!

True Homes, a Top Workplace since 2016is growing in the Summerville, SC area! Because of this tremendous growth, we are searching for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team. If you are looking to join a team that values you and want to be part of a company that takes a new approach to home building and workplace culture, please apply now!

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible to work with the Supply Chain Operations Partner on the daily execution of Supply Chain Management functions to deliver Trade Partner relationships that bring a compelling cost, competency to deliver first time quality, consistent capacity, and commitment to True Homes as a priority relationship through Value Leveraging. The Supply Chain Manager ensures that all Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators and Plant Charters are met and that Value Creation strategies are fully executed through collaboration and synergy with the Market Partner of Plant, Supply Chain Operations Partner, Plant Labor and Material Specialists, and Centralized Services. The Supply Chain Manager adheres to the Leadership Charter – works in team congruency with The True Difference Culture, demonstrates leadership consistent with the True North Leadership (TNL) Platform, and assists in the maturing of their Functional Platform.

Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Works in team congruency with The True Difference Culture
• Demonstrates leadership consistent with the TNL Platform:

• True Approach: Interactions with Associates, Trades, and Strategic Relationships that consistently reflect the values of the company.
• True Actions: Daily focus reflects franchise philosophy and synergistic structure including stewardship of resources, congruent leadership, operational excellence, and results-focused execution.
• True Acumen: Creates enterprise value through client focus, people development, stakeholder relationships, operational discipline, and financial performance.

• Partners with the Supply Chain Operations Partner to fully mature the disciplines of the Supply Chain and Plant Floor Platforms.
• Aligns with the Supply Chain core principles, functional absolutes, relational absolutes, and strategies.
• Ensures Trade Partner leadership has clarity on results expected and are competent to perform to established standards .
• Leverages Mutual Gain Negotiation skills, principles, and strategies in all interactions to reach durable agreements.
• Performs other duties as needed or required.

Trade Partner Capacity

• Core
  • Monitors Transition Report and ensures capacity from active Trade Partners and Suppliers will accomplish current market Volume In a Range (VIR)
  • Monitors performance and responds to performance challenges related to schedule adherence through the onboard of additional capacity as jointly deemed necessary between Supply Chain and Plant.
• Bench
  • Actively identifies and cultivates bench Trade Partners that have been fully vetted and are able to move into production in a timely manner. All cost codes should have a minimum of one bench Trade Partner with key cost codes having a minimum of 2-3 depending on the market.
• Single Family for Rent (SFR)
  • SFR product is grouped or bid on a project level to identify new capacity and potential Trade Partners outside of normal “market”.
  • Leverages SFR bidding process to identify cost savings opportunities that have potential to expand beyond SFR into Core.

Trade Partner Commitment

• Priority Status
  • Value Creation environment is actively leveraged to gain priority status with Trade Partners having a commitment to maintain priority and capacity to meet production assignments.
  • Manufacturer and Supplier agreements are structured to foundational secure priority and capacity to meet production demands. Active forecasting, forward-looking ordering, and meeting/exceeding lead time requirements are in place for all key materials.
• True Crews
  • Commitments gained to maintain consistent crew leaders assigned to True Homes work associated with core volume commitment.
  • Partners with Plant Labor and Material Specialists to ensure commitments are realized for True Crews.

Compelling Cost

• Hard Cost
  • Leveraging Value Creation environment, relationship equity, volume, and mutual gain/tactical negotiations, achieve market leading hard cost.
  • Partners with the Plant team, identifies and implements True Lean initiatives to eliminate waste and inefficiency that tangibly reduces hard cost.
  • Through deep partnership and understanding of Trade Partners businesses, actively partner to identify and eliminate waste and inefficiency in their operations that result in shared savings that tangibly reduce hard cost
• Controls variances related to Supply Chain to below budgeted annual amount.

Trade Partner Competency

• Trade Partner Performance
  • Addresses elevated non-conformance as reported by the Plant to ensure sustained improvement and move back into conformance within an acceptable level of time. If non-conformance cannot be improved/sustained, then onboards additional or replacement Trade Partner(s) to address.
• TED/CRC
  • Conducts quarterly/monthly business performance reviews with assigned Trade Partners with a specific focus on first time quality and all other aspects of the partnership.
  • Provides support to the Plant as needed for data and insights to appropriately lead Trade Partner performance in the field.

Contract Control

• Ensures contracts for all active Trade Partner relationships including detailed Pricing Addendums and Quality Standards are current.
• Documents all Trade Partner expectations in Trade Agreements through Quality Standards, Trade Contractor Guidelines, Commitments of Conduct, or architecture drawings/details.

Results/Accountability:

• Minimize delays and disruptions caused by Trade Partners; Achieve 90% WIP On-Time and 90% Completions On-Time
• Achieve market leading hard cost
• Supply Chain variances less than .2%
• No variance costs due to product failures
• Trade Partners achieve first time quality as measured by non-billable/billable follow-ups, fines, quality check results, and warranty performance

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
• Three or more years of relevant work experience required
• Two or more years of residential construction industry experience preferred
• Background in technical sales, business, or manufacturing management preferred
• Strong problem solving, persuasion, and negotiation skills required
• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and reliable personal transportation required for frequent regional travel and occasional travel to Expansion Markets in NC and SC

General Requirements:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Must be able to work independently
• Strong communication skills, written, and verbal skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Regularly drive between jobs during the workday
• Comply with all company policies and procedures
• Demonstrate the qualities and character traits as defined in the Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to traverse homes, residential communities, and ungraded lots
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs and ladders
• Ability to move one’s self in confined spaces
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance

Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this position, the associate will occasionally work in a professional office environment. This position regularly uses standard office equipment. The associate is also exposed to outside weather conditions, which may include wet and/or humid conditions, and extreme cold or extreme heat. The associate is frequently driving between job sites and to community office space.

True Homes offers a highly competitive salary in addition to benefits including health and vision program and company paid dental, Life & AD&D, short-term and long term disability and 18 days of paid time off in your first year.

Employment with True Homes is contingent on the ability to successfully pass a drug screen and background check.

True Homes is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits of working as a Supply Chain Manager in Summerville, SC:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Competitive salary