Supply Chain Manager

Job Description The Supply Chain Manager will lead the supply chain strategy and operations for a growing manufacturing-focused team, driving end-to-end planning, sourcing, inventory, and logistics to support significant business growth. This role operates frequently in grey areas and requires a visionary, hands-on leader who can build structure, processes, and capabilities while partnering closely with manufacturing and cross-functional teams. The position plays a critical role in shaping the future of the manufacturing organization and ensuring that supply chain performance supports ambitious customer, cost, and service objectives. Responsibilities Develop and execute short- and long-term supply chain strategies that align demand, capacity, sourcing, inventory, and logistics with business growth, customer service, cost, and working-capital objectives. Lead enterprise Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP/SIOP), translating demand forecasts into executable supply, production, capacity, and inventory plans. Negotiate and manage contracts and agreements with strategic suppliers and service providers, ensuring quality, cost, delivery, innovation, capacity, and continuity of supply. Establish supplier segmentation, performance management, and development programs using measurable quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness, sustainability, and risk metrics. Partner with manufacturing, sales, engineering, quality, finance, and operations to align product launches, make-versus-buy decisions, production schedules, material availability, and continuous improvement priorities. Improve end-to-end planning and execution processes through standardized work, disciplined use of ERP and planning systems, robust data governance, automation, and clearly defined decision rights. Monitor market, commodity, supplier, capacity, and logistics trends and develop mitigation plans for material constraints and supply disruptions to maintain business continuity. Own inventory strategy and performance, including setting service-level targets, defining safety-stock policies, segmenting materials, reducing excess and obsolete inventory, and improving working capital. Establish, track, and continuously improve supply chain performance using KPIs such as forecast accuracy, schedule attainment, supplier on-time delivery, inventory turns, purchase price variance, expedite costs, and customer service levels. Lead cost, productivity, and value-engineering initiatives across the supply base while balancing total cost of ownership, quality, lead time, and operational risk. Develop the vision, operating model, and priorities for a team spanning strategic sourcing, procurement, demand and supply planning, inventory, and logistics, with a focus on process excellence and measurable business results. Foster teamwork, collaboration, and integration within the Supply Chain function and across the broader organization to provide cohesive solutions and ensure effective delivery of strategy. Lead team members by example, providing effective coaching and feedback, setting clear individual and team priorities, and managing performance to drive high results. Build strong working relationships with stakeholders at diverse organizational levels and functional backgrounds, influencing decisions in a matrix environment. Champion superior customer service by ensuring a customer-focused approach and strong service orientation across all supply chain activities. Perform all other duties as assigned in support of the evolving needs of the manufacturing and supply chain organization. Essential Skills Deep knowledge of manufacturing operations, production planning, material requirements planning (MRP), procurement, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and supplier management. Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and/or leading enterprise-wide S&OP/SIOP processes. Expertise in demand planning, supply and capacity planning, master scheduling, and translating forecasts into…

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