Supply Chain Supervisor

Andersen was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River.

This position is responsible for performing master planning, finished goods inventory management and leading the plant assembly scheduling team. This position will have two or three direct reports.

* Working closely with production to determine what products will be made on which assembly lines in order to maximize efficiency and meet customer delivery expectations * Maintaining optimal finished goods inventory levels using MRP and lean inventory management tools * Collecting backorder reasons and performing root cause analysis on delivery failures * Coordinating inventory transfers between facilities and customer expedite requests **Additional Responsibilities:** * Lead, direct, and participate in continuous improvement activities to accomplish plant business goals and objectives in terms of safety, quality, customer service, and cost and staff development. * Collaborate with teams such as Customer Experience and Response, Operations Planning, Finance, Engineering, IT, Research, Development and Innovation, Logistics and other manufacturing facilities. * Coach, train, support, and develop a team of flexible, multi-skilled staff in accordance with Andersen Corporation's lean principles, values, employee covenant, and strategic direction. * Lead defined, medium-sized projects * Prepare team budgets * Requires ability to define problems, collect data, analyze data, offer solutions, and implement improvements to achieve the desired results; Analyze and report performance to plan, recommend corrective action. * Develop and implement effective processes for new product offerings/enhancements and ramp-up/ramp-down plans for product changes. * Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment and safe employee work habits. * Develop a high performance work team by providing appropriate training, tools, guidance, coaching and feedback. Support and involve employees in identifying and permanently removing obstacles to performance excellence; provide & support developmental opportunities for staff. * Create and maintain a respectful work environment **Direction of Others:** * Supervise the activities and efforts of assembly scheduling team * Assume managerial responsibilities of Supply Chain Manager in the manager's absence

* Requires a 4 year degree or equivalent experience * 3+ years’ experience working within a supply chain function, customer service, production leadership, and/or inventory management * Previous leadership experience in a high-volume, lean manufacturing environment preferred * APICS Certification preferred * Experience using and teaching lean tools and techniques such as 5S, 5 why, A3 thinking, pull/kanban systems, and kaizen preferred. * Solid understanding of information systems that support supply chain and manufacturing operations. * Must have demonstrated skills in written and verbal communication, facilitation and giving presentations * Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, analytical and conceptual skills. * Demonstrated understanding of information systems that support manufacturing operations within this position's scope. * Experience in team development and leadership preferred * Demonstrated ability to work with and motivate people. * Enthusiastic, positive outlook. * Project management experience preferred * Proficiency in Excel and Word and databases.