ITT, Inc.

Supply Chain Manager

ITT, Inc.

Lockport New York

Salary: Neg Per Hour




Essential Responsibilities


  • Build processes to drive JIT material availability to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stock levels, while optimizing cost.
  • Accountable for all material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery and drive immediate actions to eliminate root causes.
  • Design, develop and implement flexible supply chain processes to provide material supply risk visibility, update safety stock levels, aid business efficiency, and drive process improvements
  • Drive implementation of lean tools like daily Gemba management, Standard Work, kaizen’, problem solving, Heijunka, Poka-yoke, etc.
  • Maintaining supplier performance objectives for quality, on-time delivery, lead-times, and cost including:
  • Managing the procurement of all direct materials, indirect materials, and capital equipment
  • Developing and executing supply chain strategies to minimize inventory and lead-times
  • Driving material cost reductions annually through negotiations with suppliers and transitioning to lower cost vendors
  • Performing regular supplier audits/visits
  • Ensuring all purchasing processes, purchase orders and contracts are following internal and external requirements
  • Managing the sourcing of new products, obtaining of quotes, placement of purchase orders, and resolutions to quality and delivery issues as needed to support the business
  • Managing the sale and disposal of surplus equipment and inventory
  • Manage Small Business, ITAR and government compliance requirements and flow-downs with supply base
  • Improve, Implement and Lead the Sales Inventory & Operating Plan (SIOP):
  • Warehouse and Inventory Management responsibilities include managing the daily metrics and processes of the warehouse. In particular, he/she will guarantee the accuracy of the WIP, Finish goods and Raw Material base on an appropriate cycle counts strategy.
  • Will partner with the other Operations Leaders to provide the highest customer service (OTD and Quality), working efficiency, safety, and lowest cost.
  • Manage current Supplier performance (quality, delivery, inventory & lead times)
  • Accountable for Site specific part availability, material cost, total inventory, & team productivity.
  • Accountable for driving material cost savings via SKU rationalization, Supplier Rationalization, Best Cost Country sourcing, VAVE, etc.
  • Drive LTA negotiations with key Suppliers (cost, rebates, payment terms, VMI, consignment, etc)
  • Develop sourcing strategies for key commodities including make vs buy recommendations

Position Requirements


  • Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant discipline
  • 7+ years of experience managing complex supply chain operations, preferably in a low volume/high-mix business
  • 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred
  • Extensive negotiation experience
  • Enthusiastic and proactive approach
  • Strong leadership/people management and development experience
  • CPM/CPPM certification preferred but not required
  • Six Sigma/Black Belt-Green Belt and Kaizen experience preferred
  • Experience with lean concepts/tools such as VSM, JIT, Kanban, Daily Management, Heijinka, kaizen, etc.
  • Good written, oral and presentation skills(communication)
  • Problem solving and solid business decision making skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.)
  • Good team player with passion, customer focus, a demonstrated sense of urgency to resolve conflicts as they arise, & the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Overview

Posted Date: 27 Nov 2023

Location: Lockport New York

Salary: Neg Per Hour

Company Information

Our purpose – We Solve It – is why we exist as a company. We are expert engineers, innovators and problem solvers. We convert unique ideas into sophisticated solutions that matter.

Name: ITT, Inc.

Web: https://www.itt.com/

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