Supply Chain Manager

Who We Are: Leading global manufacturer of industrial products.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Summary

The Site Supply Chain Manager will lead the end-to-end supply chain function for the manufacturing site, with responsibility for planning, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, warehousing, inventory management, and shipping/receiving. This role is a hands-on leadership position responsible for driving supply chain excellence, operational performance, and scalability in a fast-paced, growing, multi-site manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate has experience in best-in-class manufacturing organizations and has successfully transitioned into smaller or scaling businesses with limited infrastructure, driving both performance improvement and organizational maturity.

Essential Functions

Supply Chain Leadership & Execution

• Lead and execute all site-level supply chain functions, including planning, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, warehousing, shipping/receiving, and inventory management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across demand planning, production planning, strategic sourcing, inventory control, and supplier management.
• Deliver productivity targets, including budgeted sourcing, freight savings, and inventory plans.
• Improve service performance metrics such as on-time delivery, lead time, and past-due orders.

Planning, S&OP & Capacity

• Lead site-level S&OP activities, collaborating with commercial, operations, and finance teams to align demand and supply plans.
• Establish and oversee master production scheduling and ensure execution aligns with long-term supply plans.
• Develop and maintain short- and long-term capacity models, identify constraints, and optimize throughput.
• Implement standard work and daily management systems linking S&OP plans to shop-floor execution.

Inventory Management

• Establish optimal inventory policies to achieve service-level targets while balancing inventory turns, working capital, and E&O risk.
• Implement and maintain robust inventory management processes, including cycle counts and inventory accuracy across raw materials and finished goods.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Lead negotiations and maintain contractual agreements with critical suppliers, contract manufacturers, and service providers.
• Support new product introductions through sourcing strategy, should-cost analysis, and supplier readiness for scale.
• Lead make vs. buy analyses to optimize total cost, scalability, and protection of IP.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including reducing reliance on single-source suppliers.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key supply chain partners.

Systems & ERP

• Optimize the use of ERP and advanced planning systems for forecasting, planning, scheduling, order management, inventory management, and capacity analysis.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for ERP functionality related to supply chain and manufacturing.
• Operate effectively in a multi-ERP environment and support the evolution toward more integrated solutions.

Financial & Performance Management

• Analyze complex financial, costing, and operational data to drive profitability and productivity improvements.
• Lead initiatives focused on sourcing savings, logistics optimization, and net working capital improvement.
• Deploy KPI dashboards and operational excellence action plans to track progress and performance.

Organizational Development & Leadership

• Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing site supply chain organization, including buyers and planners.
• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and performance excellence.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and development to support both current performance and future growth.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate cross-functionally with site leadership, commercial teams, engineering, logistics, and global supply chain partners.
• Communicate supply chain plans, performance, and risks clearly to leadership and broader stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience as a Plant or Site Supply Chain Manager in a $50–$100M manufacturing operation or equivalent complexity.
• Demonstrated success leading strategic sourcing, planning, inventory management, and ERP-driven process improvement.
• Experience in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to lead change, build teams, and scale processes in growing organizations.

Preferred

• APICS / CPIM certification preferred.
• Experience in multi-site industrial manufacturing environments.
• Background in regulated industries and/or component fabrication and system assembly.
• Experience working in private equity–backed companies.
• Experience implementing or driving standardized systems and processes across sites.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.