Supply Chain Lead
About The Position
The Supply Chain Lead drives sourcing strategies to reduce costs, optimize supplier relationships, and strengthen supply chain resilience. The role shapes manufacturing supply strategy, improves lead times and inventory turns, and ensures suppliers meet quality and compliance standards in support of EnviroLogix Operations and the business. The Lead partners across functions to align sourcing decisions with business goals and operates autonomously within guidance from the Director, Operations or EnviroLogix General Manager. The role oversees inventory management across the Portland, St. Charles, Brazil, and China sites; supplier performance and qualification; sourcing and contingency strategies; and inventory reporting and reduction initiatives. It also supports product transfers, scale-ups, new product introductions, and continuous improvement across sourcing and supply chain processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, and/or 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain operations.
- Strong negotiation and analytical skills, with a track record of cost savings and supplier management.
- Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, such as diagnostics, biotech, or pharma.
- Experience sourcing scientific components, reagents, and/or laboratory services.
- Familiarity with GMP, ISO, or other quality standards.
- Supply chain or procurement certification, such as CPSM or APICS.
- Project management certification or experience, such as Lean Six Sigma.
Responsibilities
- Lead cost-reduction initiatives through supplier negotiations, component re-sourcing, and value engineering.
- Analyze spend data to identify savings opportunities and improve total cost of ownership.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and service agreements in partnership with Accounts Payable and Finance.
- Work with Finance and Operations leaders to develop and execute plans to achieve monthly inventory-turn targets.
- Hold suppliers accountable for quality, delivery, and compliance standards; collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams on supplier qualification and performance monitoring.
- Lead supplier business reviews and corrective action plans as needed.
- Evaluate sourcing strategies to reduce lead times and improve supply chain robustness; develop contingency plans and alternative sourcing options.
- Monitor market trends and supplier capacity, and model financial impacts of sourcing changes such as price increases, tariffs, and freight costs to inform recommendations to the Director, Operations and EnviroLogix General Manager.
- Oversee inventory management, control, and related activities across the Portland, St. Charles, Brazil, and China sites.
- Partner with Value Stream Supervisors to establish and maintain cycle counting, investigate discrepancies, and maintain accurate inventory records.
- Monitor inventory approaching expiration and identify opportunities to consume or repurpose materials in production.
- Manage excess and obsolete inventory with Production, including decisions about consuming expired or expiring materials on shop orders or processing them as E&O in IFS.
- Prepare and maintain operational reports, including the weekly Operations Financial Scorecard.
- Calculate monthly inventory projections with Finance and develop annual inventory projections for the budget process.
- Lead cross-functional long-term inventory-reduction initiatives and coordinate short- and long-term actions to achieve sustained reductions.
- Partner with Manufacturing, R&D, and Planning to align sourcing with production and product-development needs.
- Work with Accounts Receivable and Finance on payment terms and alignment with cash-flow strategies.
- Support product transfers, scale-ups, and new product introductions with strategic sourcing input.
- Maintain accurate supplier and sourcing data, including lead times, in ERP systems.
- Contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives and develop and track KPIs for cost savings, lead-time reduction, inventory turns, and supplier performance.
- Perform other responsibilities driven by business needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
