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Supply Chain Managers
ID
work_management/supply_chain_managers
Type
TASK
Children
30
Child Nodes (30)
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Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
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Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
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Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
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Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
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Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
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Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
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Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
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Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
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Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
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Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
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Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
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Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
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Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
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Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes and predict effects on supply chain activities.
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Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
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Identify or qualify new suppliers in collaboration with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, or quality assurance.
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Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
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Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
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Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
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Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
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Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
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Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
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Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
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Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
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Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.
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Forecast material costs or develop standard cost lists.
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Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials for manufacturing processes.
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Appraise vendor manufacturing capabilities through on-site observations or other measurements.
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Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.
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