Supply Chain Performance Engineer - Leicester - Up to £25/hr Ltd Co. (888842)

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Supply Chain Performance Engineer
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Up to £25/hr Ltd Co.

We seek a Supply Chain Performance Engineer for an initial 6-month contract based in Leicester.

THE COMPANY:
Caterpillar Building Construction Products (BCP) is located in Desford (Leicestershire). This site is dedicated to the assembly of small construction machines, typically used on building and construction sites. These include Backhoe Loaders, Small Wheel Loaders, Mini Hydraulic Excavators and Compact Wheel Loaders.

THE ROLE:
As Supply Chain Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for facility performance levels to corporate targets for inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order-to-delivery results. The successful candidate will need to be able to exercise independent judgment with direction from supervisor.

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Performing work to achieve corporate supply chain performance targets focused on inventory reduction, increased inventory turns and improved order-to-delivery results.
- Working on the deployment of the Supply Chain Planning Process, which develops the Plan for Every Part and Pull Replenishment methods for a facility.
- Working effectively with diverse, multi-functional teams in order to apply the supply chain planning process and leading team efforts to develop lean material flow plans for a facility, which may include implementing changes to factory floor layout and material presentation at the point of use.
- Gathering and analyzing data on facility demand and demand variability for each part required for production.
- Gathering and analyzing data about supplier shipping performance and variability % for each part number.
- Developing material flow plans for all material coming into a facility for production.
- Reviewing, analyzing and cleaning data prior to migration it into the PFEP Web Tool.
- Leading the work of Supply Chain Planning Analysts in the documentation of this data into the Plan for Every Part web tool.
- Creating and maintaining a site level Flow Map for parts used in production.

THE PERSON:
The successful candidate will have the following skills/competencies:
- Thorough understanding of company policies and procedures and solid product knowledge.
- Ability to design and deploy lean systems in a highly productive environment with minimal disruption to daily requirements.
- Strong understanding and previous experience using common supply chain systems.
- Knowledge of and / or experience deploying using 6Sigma Project Management principles.
- Leadership skills to effectively lead supply chain improvements making the best use of available resources, while maintaining strong people focus and fulfilling the responsibilities for leading people.

Education/Experience:
- APICS CPIM or CSPC National Certification.
- College or university degree, preferably in Supply Chain and/or Logistics Management or Industrial Engineering.
- Experience with the CPS RIW and Value Stream Transformation process.
- Significant supply chain job experience.
- Experience in the development and deployment of Supply Chain processes.

THE BENEFITS:
This is a contracting position with a pay rate up to £25.00/hr Ltd

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Your CV will be forwarded to Les Hines at Jonathan Lee Recruitment, who will treat it in the strictest confidence and keep you closely informed on the progress of your application.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.