Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Manager oversees global sourcing/procurement, inventory management, and production planning to ensure a timely and cost-effective supply of materials for production. Leads the purchasing department and collaborates cross-functionally to align material availability with production schedules, support cost control initiatives, and uphold quality standards.
Primary Functions:
- Source materials, negotiate with suppliers, manage supplier performance, and ensure compliance with quality and delivery standards.
- Implement supplier strategies that encompass supplier assessments and onboarding; supplier optimization; and best cost.
- Optimize stock levels, conduct inventory audits, and coordinate with warehouse for proper handling/storage. Establishes inventory objectives and assumes responsibility for inventory turns (stock rotation).
- Align material availability with production schedules and monitor usage to avoid shortages/overstocking.
- Manage vendor and part data within the ERP system. Support capacity planning and scheduling activities.
- Track and manage material costs, drive cost-saving initiatives, and reduce waste. Accountable for supplier and commodity spend management and productivity generation, execution and tracking.
- Ensure incoming materials meet specifications; collaborate with QC and evaluate supplier quality through the implementation of supplier scorecards.
- Manage buyer/planner team, set performance expectations, and provide development opportunities.
- Enhance material management processes, stay current with industry best practices, and support strategic sourcing initiatives. Initiatives include lead time reduction, order quantity reduction, and payment terms extension.
- Actively support and serve as PM for new product launches, while serving as primary liaison to the supply base.
- Champion safety, company culture and ethics.
Primary Competencies:
- Professional communication and interpersonal skills
- Negotiation and project management skills
- Curious, proactive, critical thinker and strategist
- Organized and results-driven
- Analytical with attention to detail
- Ability to self-motivate and meet deadlines
- Proficient in use of computers and programs such as MS Office products, ERP, and video meetings
- Works well with minimal supervision
Culture:
- Demonstrate servant leadership
- Respectfully listen to concerns and ideas brought to your attention, and comfortable interacting with employees at all levels in the organization
- Accessible and approachable, respecting intellectual integrity and valuing individuality, building and fostering working relationships with business partners from a variety of backgrounds, thus enabling a partnership mentality
- Collaborative team player
- Open to feedback, continuous learning and committed to ongoing self-improvement.
- Respect confidentiality
- Embody our values of Integrity, Trust, Creativity and Courage, Teamwork, and Excellence
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.
- 5+ years’ experience in materials management, procurement, or supply chain roles. Experience sourcing machined or manufactured metal components, plastics, or importing finished goods is preferred.
- Production planning and scheduling experience required
- Lean manufacturing principles/experience preferred.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
- Certifications such as APICS, CPIM, or CSCP are a plus.
- Approximately 20% global travel may be required
- Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job such as:
- Safely navigating a manufacturing environment
- Extended periods of sitting; occasional standing, walking, bending and lifting
- Using computer and office equipment
Attendance Requirements:Attendance on a regular, consistent basis is mandatory.
Accommodations: If you need a reasonable accommodation under the ADA or other state or federal law to perform the essential job functions as listed above, you may request an accommodation in the interview process.