Jacob Newkirk Email & Phone Number

Experienced Supply Chain Manager with a demonstrated history of providing industry-leading service. Strong operations professional skilled in operations management, supply chain optimization, purchasing, inventory management, and outsourcing.

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  Supply Chain Manager

  Arvato Supply Chain Solutions

  Jan 2008 - Present - Gütersloh, De

  Department: eCommerce Service DeliveryResponsible for providing industry-leading service while meeting the quality and KPI expectations of Arvato’s various eCommerce customers. Manage the supply chain team to plan and coordinate product releases and competitively procure inventory of product/raw materials with daily utilization of the enterprise resource planning software SAP.•Nurturing high-end clientele to ensure all products and orders across multiple business lines are processed and addressed within established service levels.•Coordinate release of new products, management of order-able products.•Management of BOM (Bill of Material), pricing and product status.•Integrated Procurement Management: Competitively procure raw material and components.•Coordinate with global teams for supporting all supply chain aspects of businesses, including back-up scenarios to other locations.•Maintenance and evaluation of vendor portfolio and records.•Manage any inquiries, issues and improvements.•Works with client’s and Arvato owned tools and websites.•Responsible for inventory management and all tracking across business lines.•Monitor fulfillment status and volumes for all business lines to ensure all service levels are met as established by the company and client.•Participate in testing for new projects or change requests.•Assists in developing and streamlining procedures.•Perform responsibilities in compliance with ISO 9001 procedures and work instructions.