Director – Supply Chain

Director – Supply Chain

Location: Portland, Oregon

Opportunity

Founded in 1981, ANN SACKS is a premium designer, manufacturer and distributor of hand-crafted ceramic, marble and stone tiles used throughout all hard surfaces in the discerning and design-centric home. With 18 showrooms based in major markets, the company continues to grow organically through its partnership with designers and architects, which account for the majority of its nearly $65M sales a year. Through a combination of sourced and hand-made product from its Portland, Oregon facility, Ann Sacks prides itself on its ability to constantly evolve its design aesthetic while delivering product on-time for residential, commercial and hospitality installations. See http://www.AnnSacks.com

Ann Sacks is a significant part of Kohler Co.’s Decorative Products Group, which includes sister brands KALLISTA faucets and fixtures, ROBERN lighting, cabinets and vanities and KOHLER Lighting. Kohler Co. is a stable, privately held company driven by forward thinkers who define the leading edge. Since 1873, Kohler Co. has been improving the level of gracious living by providing exceptional products and services for customers’ homes and their lifestyles. The company believes better business and a better world go hand-in-hand. Whether that is beautiful kitchen and bath products, innovative engines and generators, memorable hospitality offerings or developing clean water, sanitation, and community development solutions around the world. To put it simply, Kohler Co. strives to enhance the quality of life for current and future generations through design, craftsmanship and innovation, fueled by the passion of more than 36,000 employees with 40+ manufacturing plants on six continents, and more than 30 brands. With multi-billion dollar revenues, Kohler Co. has grown book value over the last 40 years by an average of more than 10% per year. It intends to continue to grow in its four core business groups and to remain private. See http://www.kohlercompany.com and http://www.kohler.com

The Director – Supply Chain will lead all Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, Logistics, Distribution and Operation Service functions. The Director – Supply Chain drives a gracious customer experience by achieving corporate objectives for safety, quality, and desired service levels, while delivering financial and sustainability goals. Success in the position is measured through the achievement of key performance metrics in support of top line sales growth and profitability, including attainment of on-time delivery objectives, delivery cost management targets, inventory turns and gross margin return targets, and attainment of key manufacturing performance indicators.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure a safe working environment and instill safety as a value throughout the organization.
• Create end-to-end supply chain strategy consistent with strategic and financial goals of the organization, and execute strategy to build and maintain performance credibility.
• Establish, drive and own performance metrics required to drive operations, supply chain and overall Ann Sacks performance. Drive financial results through the active management of manufacturing variances, other manufacturing, warehouse & shipping, warranty and customer delivery costs.
• Develop and control budgets and strategic plans related to the Ann Sacks supply chain, ensuring proper resources are in place to execute the overall business plan.
• Ensure quality of all products shipped by the factory and warehouses to meet customer expectations according to established standards.
• Drive performance of manufacturing operations, to include effective management of overall facility and process-specific capacity and efficiency, while driving continuous improvement of quality of finished goods.
• Create and maintain a culture that embraces continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• Co-own key annual processes such as standard cost, price increase, and product lifecycle management to enable organization to achieve strategic plan objectives.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and on-time delivery of all products shipped by the factory and warehouses.
• Lead integrated business planning process, translating sales and channel forecasts into an operating plan to support the business strategy.
• Ensure availability of product to meet sales goals per financial plan and in accordance with forecasts. Utilize product planning models for manufacturing and inventory management planning models for in-stock programs.
• Balance inventory levels to support sales growth, service and turn goals, including product life cycle management.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that ensure the correct balance of quality, delivery and lowest total cost; Supervise vendor performance to meet goals for quality, delivery accuracy, timeliness, completeness and cost minimization.
• Oversee the delivery of operations support services, including the entry and updating of SAP master data; review, revision and documentation of operations processes; initiation and management of systems projects designed to drive operational effectiveness.
• Develop associates to foster engagement, career development and improve business results. Key aspects of employee engagement and development include: providing ongoing development opportunities; giving consistent, meaningful and frank feedback, both on an ongoing basis and in formal performance reviews; ensure associates understand their connection to the overall mission and strategic plan through regular business updates; drive engagement through recognition and team collaboration.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive the achievement of operational and service objectives, including leveraging supply chain and logistics resources available through Kohler; partnership with the customer service function to ensure effective management of customer touch points and timely resolution of customer concerns; working closely with marketing to ensure new product launch and ongoing product lifecycle management achieve financial and operational targets.
• Manage organizational sustainability initiatives aligned with Kohler Corporate standards and expectations.

The successful candidate will have the ability to:

• Coach, mentor and role model supply chain best practices
• Successfully prioritize and allocate resources toward multiple competing priorities
• Analyze complex problems and clearly articulate and execute solutions
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Overcome obstacles, using positive facilitation, teamwork and influence through building and maintaining relationships.

Skills/Requirements

An ideal candidate for the Director – Supply Chain position will have the following:

• Minimum educational requirement of Bachelor’s degree, with preference given to Operations Management, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics or other quantitative field.
• Minimum of 10 years supply chain experience, with preference for at least five years in a management role in either sales & operations planning, procurement, manufacturing or distribution. C.P.M. or CPIM certification is preferred.
• MBA is a plus.
• RP experience required, with knowledge in SAP preferred.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Why Work at Kohler Co.?

Kohler Co.’s mission is to contribute to a higher level of gracious living for those who are touched by our products and services. We understand that it takes investment in our associates’ development to make that happen. So, we offer ongoing investment in each individual’s personal development and the opportunity to collaborate with others across functions and roles at Kohler.

In addition to the investment in your development, Kohler offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with company matching, and more!

About Us

Beyond the competitive benefits and compensation, Kohler proudly offers a rich history, steeped in creativity and a commitment to our associates and communities. We invite you to learn more about our culture and company at http://www.kohlercompany.com.

It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified personnel in all job classifications without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.