Company: Burnham Holdings Sourcing Company
We are seeking a President to join our team! The position is responsible for leading Burnham Holdings Sourcing Company. BHSC provides supply chain services to include procurement, production planning and control, and inventory management to Burnham Holdings and its subsidiaries. The position will focus on purchasing savings, inventory optimization, supplier risk management, and be the organization’s supply chain expert. In addition, the position will manage major spend categories across BHI to include steel, energy, and transportation costs.
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned
- Lead and set strategic and tactical direction for Burnham Holdings Sourcing Company
- Establish annual budget and staffing plans to effectively provide supply chain services to BHI subsidiaries while meeting financial targets
- Establish and attain annual savings targets for BHI and subsidiaries
- Establish and attain annual inventory targets for BHI and subsidiaries
- Manage BHSC procurement processes and procedures
- Manage supply base to ensure cost, service and quality targets are met and parts are available to support operations and sales
- Negotiate with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous pricing and terms
- Conduct supplier relationship activities and build long-term relationships with suppliers
- Conduct periodic risk assessments to identify high risk suppliers and how best to mitigate those risks
- Monitor and report on inflationary pressures using a collection of cost indicators
- Manage steel costs leveraging the spend across BHI
- Manage electric and natural gas costs by utilizing energy consulting services
- Manage transportation costs by managing a corporate relationship with a 3PL and small parcel provider and consulting services
- Manage supply chain and quality consultant in China
- Manage production planning and control processes and procedures for supported BHI subsidiaries
- Review and improve processes utilizing a continuous improvement methodology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization
- Travel is required to support supplier management
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of ERP and MRP Systems; spreadsheets; database software; manufacturing software and word processing software.
Physical demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision and ability to differentiate colors.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage available on your first day of employment
- 401(k) plan
- 12 paid holidays
- Vacation time
- 75% tuition reimbursement after 6 months
