Supply Chain Coordinator

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 Our Values Matter

At Boon Edam Inc., we strive to live and breathe every day by our core values. They provide a platform that enables us to serve our customers to the best of our ability, treat each other with kindness, work cohesively as a team, improve processes as well as ourselves... deliver the best overall experience in the industry... and having a little fun along the way.

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What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation with bonus potential
• Medical, Dental & Vision plans
• 100% company paid medical premiums for you and your family
• Life Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Generous PTO & Paid holidays
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Short- and Long-term disability
• Employee assistance programs
• & More

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Purpose / General Description:

The Supply Chain Coordinator plays a critical role in managing front-end supply chain activities – including BOM (bill-of-material) reviews, purchasing, on-time part supply delivery, and supplier quality.  Contribute to new product development activities by leading make/buy analyses, and supplier bid and selection processes.  Seek to continuously improve supply chain purchasing processes, meet customer needs, and improve performance in Quality, Delivery, and Cost.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead purchasing efforts for materials, parts, and component finishing – including direct and indirect materials; monitor delivery timeliness.
• Work with Production team to monitor supply of parts to the production facility.
• Monitor internal demand characteristics and work with suppliers to prevent shortages.
• Work with Materials Leader to communicate materials demand changes in order to adjust internal materials systems as necessary.
• Work with Quality team to monitor supplier performance to identify areas in need of improvement; lead efforts to partner with suppliers to bring performance to acceptable levels.
• Lead make/buy analyses and supplier selection processes using a cross-functional team approach with the proper analysis to select the best – total cost – alternative.
• Seek out materials cost savings by investigating improvement opportunities with current suppliers, investigating alternate suppliers, and leveraging purchasing strengths.
• Continuously work to improve supply chain processes.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, Associate's degree acceptable with combined work experience.
• 5 years’ experience in supply chain and procurement activities.
• Project Management Certification preferred  but not required.
• Proficient understanding of lean manufacturing: 5S, TAKT, Std. Work, Kanban, Visual Mgt.
• Basic understanding of drawings, dimensioning, tolerances, and measuring techniques.
• Basic understanding of statistical methods related to the manufacturing field.
• Basic understanding of Access Database
• Strong computer skills to build and utilize analysis tools in MS Excel; use of MRP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to think in terms of "systems" and work creatively to improve them.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and communicate effectively within a team.
• Good communication and organization skills with a positive attitude.