Sr Assoc, Supply Chain Management

Carrier • Fort Wayne, IN

3d • $64,500 - $129,500

About The Position

UTEC, Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, experienced Supply Chain Management Associate for its Control Box Division, which produces control boxes for rooftop units and refrigeration and HVAC markets. The role supports supply chain growth and efficiency through material planning, procurement, inventory management, supplier coordination, and analysis. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, a problem solver and communicator, and skilled in MRP analysis and decision-making.

The associate manages supply chain activity for assigned commodities, working with stakeholder teams across business units to meet sales and production demands, maintain acceptable inventory, and support on-time delivery. The role also includes supplier performance monitoring, Accounts Payable issue resolution, collaboration on supplier quality concerns, and coordination of Engineering Change Notices across manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience as a Supply Chain Planner, including 1 year of Accounts Payable resolution experience; or an associate degree and at least 3 years of Supply Chain Planner experience, including 1 year of Accounts Payable resolution experience; or a high school diploma and at least 4 years of Supply Chain Planner experience, including 1 year of Accounts Payable resolution experience.
• Strong inventory management skills.
• Moderate Microsoft Office skills, specifically Microsoft Excel VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience.
• Accounts Payable invoice resolution experience.
• Knowledge of MRP systems.
• Excellent decision-making capabilities.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong work ethic, ability to overcome challenges, and willingness to learn new systems.
• Self-motivated and focused on results.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams including sales, scheduling, production, customer service, quality, expediting, global sourcing, finance, shipping and receiving, and engineering to develop analyses and documentation.
• Manage the supply chain for assigned commodities by planning, analyzing, procuring, and expediting components through accurate purchase order and schedule agreement placement.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels and achieve on-time delivery to meet customer production schedules.
• Analyze MRP and inventory-control information to ensure timely material availability while meeting monthly inventory-dollar goals; run specialized inventory reports as needed.
• Review SAP daily, send open-order reports to suppliers, and meet with suppliers weekly to support the goal of 100% supplier on-time delivery.
• Use business judgment and root-cause analysis to resolve supplier and delivery problems.
• Resolve daily Accounts Payable rejections to support timely supplier payments.
• Collaborate with Quality on supplier quality issues and ensure defective material is returned to suppliers for credit.
• Manage Engineering Change Notices by coordinating cross-functional implementation, updating SAP data, minimizing inventory risk, supporting supplier transitions, and ensuring product changes are executed across manufacturing operations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness incentives.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; and purchased vacation.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition assistance.
• Position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior