This person is responsible globally for; Strategy; Planning, Forecasting (>70%), cost reduction (3% QoQ) On time delivery (>98%), Supply base and Inventory (>12 turns). Working cross-functionally and with senior executives in Santa Clara and Fort Lauderdale, this person will combine strategic vision, leadership skills, and industry expertise to drive strategies to create the best-in-class supply chain and logistics operations. Current physical supply chain scope includes 3-factories in AMER, EMEA, APJ and 80+ RMA depots worldwide.
Manage and develop global team, including hiring, goal setting, performance management, coaching, project assignments, training and adherence to company vision. Ideal candidate will be thought leader capable of operating in a heavily leveraged model, i.e., direct team is small but indirect EMS team is large.
Supplier Management, Planning, Forecasting, and Inventory Optimization
Develop daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual volume plans for each facility to ensure sufficient capacity and that the facilities have appropriate staff levels
Develop inventory allocation strategies to maximize the efficiencies of our network to ensure the highest possible return on our cost investments. Considerations include geographical demand, facility capacity and capability, inbound and outbound transportation costs, product affinity. VMI Kan Ban Sizing expertise for raw and FGI.
Serve as business owner of the Inventory and drive development projects to improve asset utilization.
Key Deliverables:
Commodity Roadmaps and monthly cross functional reviews:
Cost Reduction Roadmap
EOL Roadmap
Supplier Lead Time
Supplier Quality
Supplier Scorecards/QBR
Sourcing/2nd Sourcing
SMI/VMI sizing and management
Contracts/RFQ/RFP
EMS
Supply Base - AVL
Disty
3PL (Freight & Warehouse)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Functional Competencies
Ability to balance strategic and tactical thought and action.
Proven analytical and creative problem solving skills in a detailed manner
Strong skills in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Drive real-time operation issues to resolution
Ability to balance multiple priorities at once and time manage appropriately
Knowledge of supply chain and logistics operations
Interpersonal Competencies:
Communicate effectively and build relationships with representatives of partner organizations
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work cohesively with multiple teams
Strong follow-through
Acute attention to detail and an analytical acumen
Leadership Competencies:
Strong leadership & communication skills; ability to persuade, communicate vision and motivate people at every level within Citrix.
Ability to excite and focus staff on goals for the Hardware Manufacturing Group
Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize demands and multi-task to complete objectives
Develop relationships with other Citrix functional areas such as Engineering, Finance, Product Groups
Demonstrate integrity, maturity, and a constructive approach to challenges
Ensure that the Citrix culture is fostered and maintained:
Respect for the Individual
Service to our Customers
Strive for Excellence
Understand company goals, sales goals, and relationship with Home Office
Functional Area:
Manufacturing Engineering
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