Associate Director, Supply Chain

Date Posted:

2023-06-16

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OT325: NSP - BLOOMFIELD, CT 212 WEST NEWBERRY RD, BLOOMFIELD, CT, 06002 USA

Otis is the world leader in reliable, efficient, and technologically advanced elevators, escalators and people-moving systems. Our revolutionary Gen2® elevators, energy-saving ReGen™ drives and NCE “green” escalator have clearly set the industry standard for innovation, safety, and performance. More than 2.4 million Otis elevators and escalators are currently in operation throughout two hundred different countries. We are proud to have a global team that continues to rise to the challenges of a fast-moving company. Together, the people of Otis are creating innovative ideas and opportunities by collaborating across time zones, geographies, and cultures. So just imagine where we can take you!

OTIS Elevator has an exciting leadership opportunity for an Associate Director of Supply Chain responsible for leading our distribution center’s supply chain organization to manage suppliers for the service and modernization operations. Candidate will be a key member of the supply chain leadership team and will be responsible for leading a dynamic team of supply chain professionals.

This individual will be responsible for leading and driving the overall NAA supply chain requirements for the Service, Modernization and Unitec businesses. Scope of responsibility includes oversight of direct materials management through demand planning and procurement functions, contract management, international trade compliance and NAA indirect category management.

Key Management Objectives:

Oversee the management, development and implementation of direct and indirect category strategies that achieve year / year savings cost savings initiatives across business entities for direct and indirect categories
Drive and optimize materials planning, procurement, and ITC teams to achieve results through effective systems, processes, and performance management
Support and drive WHQ and regional actions through the supply chain team, suppliers and functional areas as appropriate
Collaborate with global and NAA supply chain on category strategy
Facilitate cross functional team meetings to ensure operational requirements are met
Contribute to strategic business initiatives
Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting and / or executive report outs
Escalation point for supplier / business unit resolution
Ensure effective management of team’s cost savings projects, price negotiations, price escalations, supplier performance and support mitigation plans for price, quality, and delivery

Engage and develop the supply chain organization:

Develop highly skilled supply chain professionals through talent acquisition, effective career counseling, training, performance evaluation, and affirmative action standards
Optimize and leverage skills and resources effectively to support BU needs with agility
Employ the Otis culture statements to enhance team development and performance
- Imagination, Collaboration, Inclusion, Empathy, Empowerment and Pace

Education / Certifications

Minimum BA/BS degree
- Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business strongly preferred
- MBA preferred

Basic Qualifications

10+ years of experience in supply chain / procurement with increasing levels of responsibility & managerial experience
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at various levels in the organization
Strategic planning/thinking skills coupled with strong financial, analytical and execution skills
Demonstrated ability to drive teamwork between groups and across functional teams
Strong communication skills including the ability to influence without direct authority in a matrixed organization – leading cross functional team to achieve results
Must be capable to communicate with all levels of management using executive level summaries and presentations
Demonstrated change management and negotiating capabilities
Knowledge of ERP configurations, demand planning and procurement processes and systems
Full knowledge of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and application in negotiations and cost evaluation, including import and freight considerations. Clean Sheet modeling knowledge
Ability to adhere to Otis’ Absolutes of Safety, Ethics and Quality required.
Must be able to participate in annual inventory

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree

Knowledge of elevator industry and/or field operations is highly desirable

Preferred location

Bloomfield, CT

Otis is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at

careers@otis.com

By OTIS

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INDUSTRY

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

10000+

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Farmington, CT

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