Job Description
The Supply Chain Consultant I will be accountable for providing support and strategic management of our active supply chain within a regional territory, supporting new implementations as well as a portfolio of existing AGS MSP Programs. The Supply Chain Consultant I will serve as a subject matter expert to lead projects/initiatives to ensure a supply chain that has high performance, activity, and strong program compliance.
Responsibilities
- With the support of a senior member of the SCM team, provide consultation and lead Supply Chain Management projects/initiatives (e.g. supplier surveys, optimizations, RFP’s, supplier sourcing, supplier forums, etc.)
- Analyze monthly/quarterly supplier data and provide a quarterly performance review along with optimization recommendations to clients on a cadence determined by the supply chain roadmap
- In partnership with a senior member of the team or leader, follow up on recommendations post implementation and provide an impact analysis to the program office and client showing the outcome of the changes made
- Work with senior team members to publish impact analysis results through a blog, case study and/or white paper
- Responsible for managing active and inactive supplier status and supplier distribution list alignment.
- Create annual roadmaps for each client aligning the supply chain strategy with the goals and initiatives of the program office and client for the year ahead including optimization, inclusion and diversity and current market trends
- Perform and participate in quarterly supplier performance review sessions with program office
- Document and manage any supplier performance improvement plans implemented during scorecard meetings
- Serve as the primary point of contact for mentoring/coaching the supply chain
- Serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers that are interested in joining a program or working with AGS in general
- Source new suppliers to support program gaps
- Create and distribute critical communications to the supply chain
- Support the program office operations team with supplier escalation issues/concerns
- Provide new members of the program office with supply chain training (e.g. scorecards, SCM overview, etc.)
- Manage and document disciplinary actions with suppliers, through corrective action plans including suspensions and terminations
- Create and manage supplier RFI/RFP projects
- Organize and host supplier forums and focus groups
- Establish trust and partnership among the supplier community
- Maintain strong supplier, internal, and customer relationships
- Participate in the Client Kick-Off Meeting during implementation and lead the SCM work stream discussion; explaining our supplier management methodology and vetting timelines and deliverables
- Conduct Supply Chain Discovery Meeting with client to understand current state and landscape of the supply chains and summarize these findings with appropriate team members
Qualifications
- University degree / Post-secondary Education required
- Previous staffing experience or MSP experience required
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, conditional formatting)
- Experience with Word, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF
- Experience with Outlook
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Detail oriented
- Excellent presentation skills and strong comfort level with key audiences that include client stakeholders, suppliers, internal leadership, etc.
- With the support of leadership, collaborate with various GBS teams and PMOs internally at AGS (navigating the company in order to achieve goals)
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently with some direction
- Ability to successfully handle multiple concurrent tasks
- Ability to successfully interact with customer and supplier representatives
- Ability to travel, as needed, to support new program implementations/program initiatives
