Senior Supply Chain Manager

Harvard Bioscience • New Brighton, MN

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About The Position

The Senior Supply Chain Manager leads site-level supply planning and procurement to ensure reliable customer delivery, optimized inventory, and strong supplier performance. This role partners cross-functionally with operations, quality, engineering, and global procurement to execute enterprise supply chain strategies, mitigate risk, and drive continuous improvement. The Senior Supply Chain Manager builds and develops a high-performing team while ensuring data integrity, process discipline, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Highly self-motivated leader with a strong commitment to teamwork, continuous learning, and enterprise-wide process improvement.
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to manage complex workflows accurately.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
• Proven experience using Oracle Agile PLM or similar.
• Working knowledge of Oracle JDE (JD Edwards) or similar ERP systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerBI.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to interpret and work with engineering drawings and redlines.
• Experience working in or closely with quality assurance environments (i.e. ISO 9001).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior supply chain leader at the site, partnering with production, quality, customer service, and engineering to deliver site operating objectives.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing material planning and procurement organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead and support cross-functional projects aligned with annual operating objectives for the site and global operations.
• Establish and drive improvement in key supply chain KPIs, including material quality, on-time delivery, inventory turns, and cost.
• Develop, manage, and strengthen supplier performance to create a resilient and reliable supply base.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships; support enterprise-wide supplier selection, consolidation, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Assess and mitigate supply chain risks and collaborate with suppliers on corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain MRP master data, including approved supplier lists, raw material attributes, and safety stock targets.
• Lead periodic supply planning reviews to balance customer service, cost, and working capital objectives.
• Maintain finished and semi-finished goods inventory targets and supporting MRP parameters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed