Lead Supply Chain Engineer

ARC Products Global•Greenville, SC

22h

About The Position

This role manages PO health, supplier performance, ERP/MRP planning signals, production planning support, shop floor audits, and paper/document control. Success is measured by material availability, schedule adherence, on-time shipment, inventory accuracy, and audit-ready documentation. Be the company face for the customers and drive relationships.

Requirements

3+ years in supply chain/procurement/material planning and/or production operations in a manufacturing environment.
Strong ERP/MRP knowledge and hands-on PO lifecycle management.
Experience coordinating shipping, documentation, and shipment readiness in a production setting.
Advanced Excel skills; ability to manage trackers, reconcile data, and communicate priorities.
Strong cross-functional communication with production, quality, engineering, and suppliers.
High attention to detail with strong documentation discipline (audit/traceability mindset).
Ownership mindset and urgency in shortage/shipping recovery
Analytical problem-solving and strong prioritization
Supplier coordination and follow-up discipline
Operational detail orientation (paperwork, counts, traceability)
Ability to work on the shop floor and resolve issues in real time
Continuous improvement mindset and comfort driving process change

Nice To Haves

Aerospace or regulated manufacturing experience (AS9100/ISO).
Power BI/Tableau reporting experience; SQL/data skills a plus.
Experience with shop floor audits, 5S/visual management, and WIP/inventory reconciliation.
Exposure to S&OP, demand planning, or capacity planning.

Responsibilities

Create, place, and manage purchase orders based on demand, lead times, and production priorities.
Drive daily PO management: confirmations, expedites, de-expedites, reschedules, cancels, and supplier follow-ups.
Partner with production to align material readiness to build schedules; adjust priorities based on shortages and hot orders.
Support production planning through daily alignment meetings, shortage triage, and prioritized action lists.
Validate work order readiness (materials, tooling/consumables availability, outside processing status).
Coordinate the sequence of work based on customer commitments and material constraints.
Track and communicate schedule changes, recovery dates, and shipment risks.
Coordinate daily shipments to customers: readiness checks, due-date alignment, and ship list prioritization.
Prepare and verify shipping documentation (packing slips, labels, certifications/CoC packages as required).
Work with carriers or internal logistics to schedule pickups, track shipments, and resolve delivery issues.
Maintain complete job packets: travelers/routers, inspection records, certs, purchase documentation, and traceability.
Ensure paperwork accuracy and readiness for audits and customer requirements (revision control, signatures, stamps).
Drive document and Quality cleanup/standardization to reduce errors, rework, and shipment holds.
Monitor supplier OTD/OTIF, responsiveness, and delivery reliability; drive corrective actions and recovery plans.
Build/maintain KPI reporting (Excel/Power BI as applicable): shortages, past-due POs, supplier OTD, inventory health, shipment performance.
Provide clear daily/weekly updates to leadership on constraints, recovery plans, and delivery outlook.