Business Supply Director, Gorilla(R) Glass

Requisition Number: 66174

 

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

 

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

 

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

The Global Supply Management (GSM) Function is recognized as a critical function for business success.  It delivers the training, tools and opportunities needed to create innovative solutions for the function & the corporation.  GSM has leading edge, effective processes to anticipate and exceed customer requirements.

Provides Gorilla Glass business with sustainable competitive advantage in global supply chain management.  Defines and executes the division’s supply chain roadmap, assuring successful operational performance of the supply base, understanding of the product’s demand profile, and interface across functional, business and regional leadership. Aligns supply chain capabilities to the current and future needs of the business and operations.  Manages supply chain from end-to-end (supplier to customer) to enable sustainable competitive advantage. Works proactively with cross-functional teams to meet business needs, improve customer satisfaction and supply chain performance. Specific to Gorilla Glass business, develops and executes global supply chain strategy with large scale 3rd party Contract Manufacturers to support overall business strategy. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes global 3rd party Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain strategies to successfully division product portfolio.  
• Evaluates and recommends how to optimize the global capacity, capability and cost opportunities within supply chains to meet global customer needs and program requirements.
• Works collaboratively with supply chain operation team to:
  • Define and communicate the local, regional and global roles and responsibilities to deliver the supply chain strategy.
  • Manage and communicate global capacity models for the purpose of capacity planning.
  • Aggregate global demand information and facilitate global loading of facilities as appropriate.
  • Achieve SCM/CM KPIs
  • Ensure supply chain/CM strategy is well understood, internalized and executed.
  • Lead and manage CM relationship/partnership to ensure business commitment and cost/operation performance.
  • Assure required CM resources and investment to support operation excellence.

• Maximizes scalability and adaptability to change, including market and business needs.  
• Supports strategic alignment with product life cycle(s).
• Leads projects to identify, systemize, and deploy functional best practices across the globe (e.g. systems integration and optimization, inventory control, demand planning, SKU optimization).
• Manage and optimize a global supply chain/logistics network with one or more distribution centers.
• Insures all regulatory and compliance measures are met within global guidelines.
• Tracks, communicates, and supports key metrics to achieve product team goals and objectives.

Performance Metrics:

• Customer Satisfaction (ship to request, ship to promise, time to reliably replenish)
• Total cost of Supply Chain
• Critical supplier performance and quality metrics
• Where-to-make decision criteria
• Shared Objectives Score %
• Global Objectives Performance
• Business financials (revenue, COM etc.)
• Forecast accuracy
• Talent management metrics
  • Retention rate
  • Climate survey