Avnet Abacus
Avnet Abacus is a pan-European distributor committed to supporting customers from design to fulfilment. Avnet Abacus’ exceptional linecard features globally recognized manufacturers and an extensive product range that includes interconnect, passive, electromechanical, power supply, energy storage, wireless & sensor products and solutions. Avnet Abacus is a regional business unit of Avnet with European headquarters in Belgium (Avnet Europe Comm. VA).
Job Summary:
Supply Chain Manager
We have a fantastic opportunity in this newly created position for an end-to-end Supply Chain Manager for key AvA customer and supplier specific programs working in Global Project Management.
You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and cost-effective scaling and management of Avnet LogOn projects.
This role will initially be focused on Avnet Abacus's fastest growing supplier within some of our fastest growing Supply Chain Customers, scaling to over $200M of business in the next 3 years.
The team invest in their people, and their management style is all about giving you the autonomy and trust to make decisions on your own judgement and fully support you on your journey through the business.
What's in it for you?
Along with offering a competitive salary package, we also offer:
- A supportive team environment where everyone really is working toward the same goal.
- A strong open-door policy within management
- An environment where you will be given the tools and opportunities to further your career
- Pension scheme
- Simply Health Cover
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy additional holiday
- FREE Onsite Parking
- Flexible home working
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Reward schemes
The Ideal Person:
What you will be doing:
- Working with our key suppliers to meet our customer demands in the most cost-effective mode
- Developing the relationships with the suppliers to meet our agreed commercial frameworks around service, cost, price management, lead-time and production flexibility to existing and new customers.
- Engage planning at our suppliers and purchasing within Avnet to meet the optimal inbound cost, inventory and working capital goals.
- Optimise the logistics flow from the supplier into Avnet - inbound logistics, cost trend analysis, routing management with Avnet designated Freight forwarders.
- Coordinating the Avnet Import and Logistics team to ensure an efficient process and applying the needs of the business when looking at procedural flows.
- Optimising our outbound costs to meet the customer demands and challenges and maintaining a cost-effective solution.
What we are looking for:
- Supply chain or program management experience in a B2B environment.
- Extensive experience in logistics management flows and import flows and production demand.
- Proven record of creating process flows that can deliver efficiency, cost, and working capital improvements.
- Experience of working in a matrixed organisation where the ability to influence key stakeholders is essential.
- Highly methodical and process orientated individual.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
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