Global Supply Chain Manager

We are seeking a Global Supply Chain Manager to join our team at Aichelin Americas Holding in Wixom, Michigan Aichelin Americas Holding brings together five companies with a shared commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and customer success in the thermal processing industry. As part of the global Aichelin Group, we deliver comprehensive solutions ranging from industrial furnace systems and process controls to heat treating services, serving manufacturers across North America and around the world. Qualifications/ Experience Required: · Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field. 8–10 years of experience in strategic purchasing or supply chain management within an industrial manufacturing environment. Proven track record in supplier negotiations, cost reduction, and supplier performance improvement. Experience coordinating procurement across multiple manufacturing locations or business units. Strong understanding of industrial components, engineered-to-order equipment, and manufacturing processes. Strong analytical, commercial, negotiation, and communication skills. Hands-on, results-oriented approach with the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization. Experience with ERP systems and spend analysis. Willingness to travel as required. Fluency in English, Spanish is an asset. During the first 12 months The Global Supply Chain Manager will assess group-wide purchasing spend, identify opportunities to leverage combined purchasing volumes, negotiate improved supplier agreements, establish common KPIs, and implement a prioritized cost-reduction and supply chain improvement plan. Expected Outcome Establish a coordinated global supply chain function that delivers measurable cost savings, improves supplier reliability, optimizes working capital, and strengthens collaboration across the group's businesses. Responsibilities: The Global Supply Chain Manager is responsible for developing and implementing a global purchasing and supply chain strategy across the company's manufacturing locations. The primary objectives are to leverage combined purchasing volumes, reduce costs, improve supplier performance, standardize processes, and optimize inventory. The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader who works closely with all purchasing teams, engineering, production, and suppliers to deliver measurable results. · Strategic Sourcing: Develop and execute global sourcing strategies; consolidate purchasing volumes; lead competitive bidding; negotiate supplier agreements; and expand adoption of preferred suppliers and global purchasing agreements across business units. · Supplier Performance Management: Establish supplier performance expectations and monitor on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, capacity, and corrective actions. Develop strategic supplier partnerships and qualified alternative sources to improve supply continuity and reduce risk. · Cross-Company Coordination and Standardization: Implement standardized purchasing policies, approval practices, supplier-management processes, and reporting across business units while coordinating procurement activities and sharing best practices among locations. · Cost Reduction and Commercial Management: Identify, negotiate, implement, and track measurable purchasing cost savings through supplier consolidation, competitive sourcing, component standardization, value analysis, and improved pricing, payment, freight, and other commercial terms. · Inventory and Working Capital Optimization: Monitor and optimize inventory levels, purchasing commitments, lead times, and material flow to support production requirements while reducing excess and obsolete inventory and improving working capital utilization. · Material Availability and Supply Continuity: Develop and implement strategies to improve material availability and reduce shortages, premium freight, expedite costs, and…

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