Supply Chain Team Lead

An Air Liquide Healthcare company, subsidiary of the Air Liquide group, Seppic has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing unique ingredients for over 75 years. These ingredients are used by consumers, patients, and professionals.

Worldwide, a vast team of talented women and men serve customers for health, well-being, and beauty of all. At Seppic, our vision is to help everyone enjoy a healthy life in a healthy environment.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide's scientific territory and have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

A subsidiary of Air Liquide, Seppic has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of innovative ingredients for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and veterinary products for over 75 years. Seppic combines multiple expertises in the fields of polymers, surfactants and emulsion technologies, active ingredients, biology, immunology, formulation, green chemistry, extraction and biotechnologies. Combining the dynamism of an international company on a human scale with the solidity of a large group, Seppic forms a team of nearly 800 talented men and women around the world who are passionate about what they do every day, serving their customers and the health, well-being and beauty of all. www.seppic.com

The Supply Chain Team Lead will perform the following responsibilities:

• Ensure highly efficient internal communications with Sales and CSR teams and effectively create efficient sourcing, i.e control stock level to have the proper stock on hand.

• Manage the monthly S&OP process with the Sales Manager(s) and serve as the point of contact for Sales, Manufacturing, CSR and Finance teams regarding stock levels. Raise the alert to CSR and Sales Teams regarding shortages or need for reallocations.

• Manage product database through weekly MRP review related to his/her activity: MTO/MTS, MOQ, lead time, etc. for all suppliers including Seppic SA and third parties. Upon completion of the weekly MRP run, liaise with Supply Chain specialists to create orders as required.

• Provide periodic forecasts to principals in order to anticipate future needs and validate necessary PO's. Coordinate team priorities and tasks for Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics.

• Liaise daily with the team members, primarily Sample and Supply Chain specialists, to address issues and escalate to upper management as needed.

• Oversees importations from France, air shipment and ocean transportation, of finished products. Liaise with the Seppic France Supply Chain team and participate actively in weekly meetings to build the FCL or LCL containers.

• Ensure flawless integration of exportation processes from the U.S. plant. Prepare, coordinate and lead the monthly "Richmond S&OP" between various teams involved in the process.

• Manage stock in the warehouses as follows: ensure adequate levels of stock, follow stock control in the IT system, organize, perform routine clean-up and inventory count (including the inventory report). Upon implementation of the EDI, ensure proper procedures of the EDI process are documented.

• Destroy minimum amount of goods and liaise regularly with the CSR and Sales team to organize the "Good Deal Meeting". When necessary coordinate recertification of batches with the supplier or Seppic SA. Organize destruction of goods to clean the stock when necessary.

• Manage relationships and performance of contracts for the warehouse, carrier, broker, and freight forwarder. Using established criteria, select proper carriers and brokers as needed.

• Coordinate proper ERP database set-up to include supplier price updates.

• Ensure coordination of samples activities for Sales Team

• Responsible for proper tracking and archiving of all documentation related to customs to include management of duty drawback. Responsible for making sure proper HTC codes are used for importation of goods. As necessary liaise with Corporate Regulatory affairs and local consultants to confirm the proper HTC code.

• Coordinate indirect procurement process for Sales purpose.

• Validate purchase orders entered into ERP by the supply chain specialists, up to the validation limit.

• Validate monthly invoices of Warehousing partners ensuring resolution of discrepancies.

• Follow KPI's, claims, etc. with regular performance review and cost optimization.

• Serve as key user of ERP Procure to Receive process for Direct and Indirect Procurement and Supply.

• Support External Audit process

• Identify and communicate new projects to optimize supply chain,procurement and custom by following and improving OTIF, stock balance, optimization of INCOTERMS and MOQ, etc.

Are you a MATCH?

• Highly organized and excellent communications.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft AX Dynamics and ERP principles.

• Proficient knowledge of supply chain and procurement best practices.

• Five (5) years Supply Chain or equivalent experience.

• Fluent French is a plus.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams.

• Good distribution practices (EFFCi and FDA).

• Bachelor degree, Business Administration or related field.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.