Senior Supply Chain Engineer
Onsite- Cheltenham.
Salary up to £50K subject to skills & experience, plus a fantastic benefits package including company bonuses
Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.
From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.
We are seeking a motivated Supply Chain Improvements Specialist to join our dynamic team. Find out more below!
Job Summary
You will be responsible for designing and facilitating the predictable, flexible, and efficient flow of parts and materials across the entire supply chain. You will play a key part in analysing operations, conveyance, and intra-logistics strategies to maximize efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.
A central focus will be the development and sustainment of a Plan for Every Part (PFEP), ensuring that every component is managed with precision and consistency.
Key Responsibilities
You will have responsibility for carrying out duties which involve:
•Design, develop, improve the Supply Chain material flow. Intra-logistics and conveyance processes, layouts, and systems.
•Develop and drive the Continuous Improvement Strategy for the area of responsibility by applying Lean Manufacturing tools (5S, SMED, Error Proofing, Flow, Pull, TPM, VSM, Kaizen, Problem Solving, Visual Management) to achieve or exceed the facility goals for efficiency and cost
•Support day-to-day supply chain operations and quality throughout entire process by using the BOMs, demand requirements and engineering specifications to facilitate the correct time, quantity, quality and delivery of parts needed at each workstation and during each stage of assembly.
•Develop and maintain PFEP for all components and purchased parts.
•Analyse, define, design, and optimize routing for every part minimizing delays, disruption and waste.
•Design, implement, and maintain the material flow within the facility by troubleshooting and preventing material shortages or bottlenecks by determining causes and designing, testing, validating, and implementing solutions through a Continuous Improvement and Lean approach.
•Work with the plant teams to define the best Material flow and Layouts considering industrial engineering, manufacturing, and quality, ensuring assembly line feeding on time.
•Design warehousing solutions, supermarket delivery, Kanban’s, smart-buffers and other advanced material storage or replenishment solutions for a Lean material storage, put away and picking process.
•Improve end-to-end material flow applying lean principles and business excellence tools.
•Support and drive continuous improvement and lean supply chain initiatives.
•Identify & improve cost/waste reduction opportunities through CI and Lean approach.
Skills/Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years’ hand-on Supply Chain Engineering, Material Flow, continuous improvement and PFEP experience.
- Expertise in SAP for Logistics and Materials SAP MM, SAP WM/EWM.
- Ability to design material routes, supermarket, min-max and other Lean manufacturing materials flow solution.
- Ability to conduct end user training.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture, material flow and distribution of goods.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and process improvement approach
- Energy, drive, enthusiasm, and determination
- Provides the best services possible, yearns for the best outcome, is curious and takes ownership.
- Proficient in data analysis and data presentation
- Project management methodologies (DMAIC)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across engineering, operations and supply chain functions
We can offer you a lot in return!
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.
About Us
In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.
Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact talentacquisitionuk@kohler.com.
Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where we require external support, we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.
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