Supply Chain Manager Job

Primary location:Carson,California
Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:<10%
Non-compete:No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $115,000- $130,000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Arktura LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company. Arktura LLC is a widely published company headquartered in a fast-paced design office and manufacturing facility in Los Angeles, CA. We design, develop, and manufacture a variety of facade systems, interior wall and ceiling systems, custom art installations on a full range of state-of-the-art equipment, in our 100,000 sf facility.

Working at Arktura is the best! Benefits include 401k with employee match, robust health care options, paid time off and professional development. We have a casual dress code, free snacks, and quarterly events! As a company, we love to engage in community service activities with our local organizations. We provide access to 100's of discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through LifeMart such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare We support Employee Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion and provide perspective.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Supply Chain Manager leads all activities of the Purchasing Department. The incumbent is responsible for buying, selling, negotiating, and managing the flow of products as well as negotiating contracts and evaluating suppliers.

What's in it for you?

• Play a key role in driving cost savings, shaping supply chain strategies, and influencing company-wide business decisions.
• Take on a high-visibility role with leadership responsibility and direct access to senior management.
• Gain hands-on experience with Lean/Six Sigma, ERP systems, and global supply chain practices in a dynamic environment.

What does a Supply Chain Manager do?

• Delivers cost metrics to management to demonstrate savings generated and advise on areas of potential savings.
• Supports the consistent production flow, ensuring a steady supply of materials. Drives supply chain activities for product needs including demand planning, new product launch planning, supply planning, inventory planning. Manages inventory staff to achieve those goals.
• Manages demand forecasts in planning system, engagement with Sales and Marketing to understand business/commercial goals/directions.
• Tracks actual inventory to plans, root cause analysis and corrective action plans for variances, identification of slow-moving and obsolete inventory, implementation of cost reduction opportunities while ensuring no impact to customer service objectives, etc.
• Determines starting safety stock requirements, coordination of product phase-in/phase-out with Product Team, scenario planning using spreadsheet/ERP analysis, etc.
• Drives improvements to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including forecast accuracy, inventory entitlement, slow moving/obsolete.
• Supports and influences business planning and financial planning processes and leverages Lean concepts and Six Sigma tools to develop and effectively implement advanced supply chain solutions, processes, and systems improvements.
• Articulates points of view with senior leaders and executes plans when directed.
• Establishes and thoroughly documents processes.
• Collaborates and participates in every aspect of supply chain management and understands manufacturing operations to maintain a repeatable and reliable process cognizant of cost and risk implications for the business unit.
• Evaluates logistics services providers with respect to purchasing to determine effectiveness. Suggests and implements changes to improve service levels, quote and coordinate inbound shipments, as necessary. Interacts and negotiates with providers as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Direct reporting relationships include:
• Buyer (1)
• Logistics Supervisor (1)
• Inventory Control Manager (1)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business Administration, Manufacturing Technology, Logistics or 5-10 years of equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience in inventory management and flow through the system.
• Experience in planning and executing purchasing strategies.
• Experience managing and directing a small staff of employees.

What will make you successful?

• Strong project management and people skills including the ability to integrate diverse opinions, manage priorities, initiatives, and workflow skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Solid ability to meet all deadlines in an organized and timely manner.
• Ability to analyze data electronically and to edit data in a quick and highly accurate manner.
• In-depth understanding of accounting principles concerning inventory, sales, gross margin and managing a budget.

• Well-developed computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Initiative-taker with a strong ability to multi-task and juggle multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to negotiate and hold established lines.

What will make you stand out?

• SyteLine ERP system experience

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

1. Office Environment - This position operates in a professional office environment and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. No PPE is required.
2. Plant Environment - This position operates in a manufacturing setting and can be subject to extreme cold and hot temperatures; uneven walking surfaces with cords, tools, and other obstacles; intermittent loud noises; and dusty or dirty conditions. Required PPE includes hard hat (when required), safety glasses, earplugs, steel toe/composite boots, and fall protection.

Why should you join Arktura LLC, a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?

About Arktura LLC

At Arktura, we make design happen. Creativity, expert knowledge and cutting-edge technology shape everything we do whether it's exploring form and function in our standard architectural product, adapting our pre-configured architectural systems to meet project needs, or partnering with clients through our Solutions Studio. Our multidisciplinary team brings together architects, designers, programmers, engineers and artists with a deep understanding of the creative process. We use our collective ingenuity to bridge the gaps between design intent and manufacturing capabilities, creating proprietary software and machinery to meet evolving demands.

Please visit our website at www.arktura.com to learn more about us.

About Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1.3B in revenue, AWI has about 3,600 employees and a manufacturing network of twenty-one facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow. We are committed to:

Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce; Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet; Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play; Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Carson, CA)

Carson is a city in the South Bay and the Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Carson is a thriving, diverse, destination city - a great place to live, work and play with an unlimited future. While Carson is well known as an industrial center with unparalleled access to transportation and the Pacific Rim, it is also a culturally diverse community that is an attractive place to live and work. The city has more than 120 acres of park land divided into 12 parks, 2 mini-parks and sports/recreational facilities that include 3 swimming pools, a boxing center, a state-of-the art sports complex and the Carson Community Center.

Arktura LLC is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at talentacquisition@armstrongceilings.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!