Supply Chain Resiliency Manager

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

The Supply Chain Resiliency Associate Manager will lead Tennant’s critically purchased components to world class on time delivery performance.  This highly visible role will identify companywide component risks working with global leaders in manufacturing, quality, continuous improvement, material control, strategic sourcing and sales.  The successful candidate will have manufacturing, high critical thinking skills, drive to solve problems and excellent analytical skills. The candidate should be excited to work in a fast-paced environment with changing circumstances in home, office, and manufacturing environments. 

The core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties & priorities may change at any time due to business needs.

Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Performance management

• Drive purchase component performance improvement plan (through ownership and influence) from creation to completion.
• Work jointly with suppliers to prioritize performance improvement actions based on overall impact.
• Solicit support from engineering and continuous improvement to help improve supplier performance; potentially working onsite at suppliers for extended periods during production hours.
• Oversee improvement metrics.
• Establish business cases for investments and/or prioritization
• Identify and drive necessary mitigation plans.
• Facilitate internal communication and prioritization with constrained suppliers
• Maintain corrective action plans and provide updates at various internal meetings
• Improve supply continuity & agility

Performance indicators

• Leverage data-driven analyses to evaluate future risks
• Drive actionable plans to mitigate impact
• Communicate all potential risks across the organization
• Collaborate internally and externally to create solutions

Required Experience and Education

• 3-5 years in manufacturing environment; production leadership, material control, finance, or sourcing
• Ability to translate technical data into meaningful messages for internal and external audiences
• Project management, organizational and time management abilities
• Broad perspective: has ability to “connect the dots” and utilize strategic thinking; demonstrates curiosity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience effectively collaborating with all levels of independent contributors and leaders across multiple organizations and functions.
• SAP S4 Hana experience preferred
• Power BI experience a plus

Required Interpersonal and Behavioral Skills

• Ability to work independently as well as cross-functionally and cross-culturally
• Creative problem-solver with strong analytical skills
• Excellent communicator with excellent presentation skills
• Influencing skills
• Strong desire to make impact

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $85,200 - 127,600

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Tennant Co. reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualifications of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity. Total Compensation = Base Salary + Benefits

Benefits = A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, disability, life insurance, paid time off, and voluntary benefits!

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.