• Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution. Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers. • Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists. • Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials. • Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements. • Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders. • Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements. • Implement new or improved supply chain processes. • Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, to identify or qualify new suppliers. • Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers. • Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success. • Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows. • Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products. • Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products. • Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality. • Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service. • Participate in the coordination of , product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow. • Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.