Assoc, Supply Chain Operations

Job ID: 18616 Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success.

Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

Job Summary

Supply Chain Operations Associate plays an important role in ensuring key suppliers on time delivery to support global sales demand and balance targeted stock level with lowest logistics cost. Job Duties: Release purchase orders and maintain accurate PO data in SAP; Negotiate with suppliers in MOQ and ETD. Update WIP report to global regions at weekly basis.

Keep close communication with Asian suppliers to ensure effective order fulfillment; Work with internal functions including sourcing, planning, raw materials, master data, category manager&tech design, to solve highlighted issues. Communicate closely with supply planners on demand change, execute size adjustment, pull in and push out actions.

Review air needs for delays and determine air cost responsible party. Order Re-allocation for Intl regions. Manage supplier delivery performance; Analyze the delay root cause to improve supplier on-time-delivery and flexibility. Regular meetings with sourcing and suppliers to review seasonal order status, capacity/delivery issues, opportunity for improvement and supplier performance etc.

Air needs review and PO split. Buy sheet/Sales confirmation maintenance. Fabric surcharge debit note breakdown checking. Check supplier open & past due POs in weekly basis, follow up shipping status for open & past due PO’s, remind suppliers to place booking, understand delay reasons and maintain PO data in SAP; Coordinate with logistics team to approve booking/shipping exceptions.

Coordinate with logistics team to improve supplier booking, shipping and documentation on time & accuracy performance. Coordinate with logistics team to maintain ETA dates and update receiving discrepancies on PO. Work on proactive actions including suppliers’ capacity analysis and supplier supply chain audit to reduce delivery risk caused by suppliers’ capacity and internal process issues.

Tasks assigned by Supply Chain Purchasing Manager. Serves as back up to other team members on order and logistics management.

Qualifications

College or Bachelor’s degree, preferably major in Supply Chain / International Trading 2+ years working experience on order management, planning, merchandiser and logistics In-depth knowledge of strategic purchasing, logistics and customer service Demonstrated leadership, team work spirit and coaching skills Ability to manage multiple priorities within deadline and prioritize effectively Strong interpersonal skill, problem solving and service oriented Familiar with SAP and Microsoft tools Good English written and spoken communication skills Strong analytical and presentation skills Proactive and “can do” mentality Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, Food.

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