Supply Chain Director

Position Description

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Director to join the Lighting Sector Finelite Team in Union City, CA. The Supply Chain Director should have demonstrated leadership skills and be able to instill confidence in the entity leadership teams. Must be able to motivate their team and the demonstrate ability to achieve established goals. Have a solid understanding of financial metrics including profit and loss statements along with a well-rounded business background, including strong negotiations skills, are requisites for this position.

What Will You Do?

As a key member of the Finelite team, you will contribute to the overall success by leading a team with focus on the following:

• Developing/improving purchasing reports to maximize success for the department. Examples are:
  • Open PO report
  • Reorder reports
  • Item ABC/XYZ classifications
  • Safety stock and min/max reports
• Perform Quarterly Business Reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Develop processes, reports and escalation paths to immediately understand potential material shortages and implementing corrective actions to prevent line down situations.
• Ability to drive supplier selection, in part, based on Legrand's landed cost model.
• Capable of driving suppliers to VMI models.
• Leadership in 'should cost' modeling to understand supplier cost. Proficient in manufacturing to hold suppliers accountable for improvements that can result in cost improvement for all parties.
• Strong negotiation abilities.
• Deep understanding of how global events can impact supply chains.
• Continually identify, evaluate, and implement process improvements that result in both abilities to redirect efforts towards higher value activities and improved product availability.
• Work with Finance to evaluate cost savings, obtain reports/information.
• Contribute to development of annual operating plans/budgets.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as required to achieve business goals of Finelite and Legrand in North America.

Qualifications

Required Skills

The ideal candidate for the Supply Chain Director position should possess the following qualifications/attributes:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, purchasing, engineering or related field of study.
• MBA and APICs certification preferred.

Experience:

• Senior management experience.
• 7+ years of demonstrated success in purchasing and/or sourcing positions of increasing responsibility.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to manage all aspects of a purchasing function that result in achieving components in house to support customer requested ship dates.
• Proven ability to manage the purchasing function using best in class procedures, metrics and reports.
• Well organized and capable of handling a variety of issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of sourcing strategy; electrical and communications industry product and supplier familiarity is a plus.
• Excellent management skills, timely decision making, effective delegation needed to ensure goals are achieved and financial objectives are met.
• A self-confident take charge leader with a broad business perspective who can develop constructive working relationships both inside and outside the Company.
• Effective in oral and written communications.
• Able to work effectively in a team and/or matrix management environment.
• Presence and bearing commanding respect among fellow managers and executives both within and outside the Company.

Company Info

About Legrand

Representing more than 150 years of innovation, Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our purpose is improving lives by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Every day, over 39,000 Legrand employees work hard to enhance the buildings of tomorrow. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR) with revenue of €7 billion, and products sold in 180 countries. For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting. We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers' needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand's Lighting Sector

Legrand's Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer's vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client's projects.

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