Supply Chain Improvement Manager
Core
Managing supplier relationships and operational programs to reduce freight costs and enhance profit margins for top medical supply partners.
Role type
Supply Chain Improvement Manager
Builds
Operational programs (backhauls, factory-direct, truckload) and supplier performance standards
Domain
Healthcare / Medical Surgical Supply Chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supplier relationship management, freight cost management, operational program development, analytics for cost-to-serve, stakeholder negotiation, vendor performance assessment, mitigation strategy development
Preferred skills
Healthcare industry experience, knowledge of medical surgical supply chain interactions
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Identify profit enhancement opportunities with top suppliers, develop and track project plans for operational improvements, perform analytics to ensure lowest cost to serve, serve as main point of contact for operational issues with suppliers >$1M annual sales, manage vendor appeal processes, develop measurement metrics for supplier performance
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC