Supply Chain Manager (TPI)

TerraPower•Everett, WA

About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for building and leading the supply organization supporting TerraPower Isotopes’ growing radioisotope manufacturing operations. The role leads Shipping & Logistics, Procurement, and Warehousing, expanding the teams, systems, processes, and supplier relationships needed to support safe, reliable, and scalable production. It is a hands-on leadership position in a technically complex, highly regulated environment, supporting both cGMP manufacturing of radioisotope starting materials and non-GMP operations. The organization ensures the availability and control of manufacturing consumables, radioactive and hazardous materials, packaging, maintenance spares, equipment, and services, while reliably delivering time-sensitive radioisotope products to customers. The manager works across Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Radiation Safety, Finance, and external suppliers and logistics providers to turn manufacturing and regulatory requirements into practical supply-chain solutions. The position normally involves prolonged computer work, along with material inspection and work supervision. The manager must be mobile enough to examine work sites and equipment, including climbing ladders and working around radiation. Travel is less than 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or a related technical field.
Approximately 8+ years of progressively responsible supply-chain, procurement, logistics, warehousing, or operations experience, including meaningful leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated experience building, improving, or scaling supply-chain organizations, processes, or systems.
Working knowledge of GMP and quality-system principles and regulated material control.
Experience with ERP, inventory-management, procurement, or material-planning systems.
Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand manufacturing processes, equipment requirements, quality constraints, and regulatory interfaces.
Demonstrated ability to lead people, solve ambiguous problems, establish disciplined processes, and influence across technical and functional organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and commitment to safety, quality, integrity, teamwork, and reliable execution.
Ability to safely lift up to 30+ pounds; ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods, bend/stoop, and examine worksites and equipment, including climbing ladders and working around radiation.
Must complete export-control review information requested during the application process; government export authorization may be required for certain applicants.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience in pharmaceutical, radiopharmaceutical, nuclear, chemical, aerospace, medical-device, or another highly regulated technical manufacturing environment.
Direct pharmaceutical GMP experience.
Experience with hazardous-material or radioactive-material logistics; familiarity with DOT/IATA requirements.
Military experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the TPI Supply organization, encompassing Shipping & Logistics, Procurement, and Warehousing.
Establish scalable processes, roles, systems, performance measures, and operating standards as manufacturing grows; recruit, develop, and coach the team.
Establish supply strategies that balance production reliability, quality, regulatory compliance, supplier resilience, inventory, and cost, and develop contingency plans for supply-chain risks.
Translate production schedules and operating plans into material, inventory, procurement, and logistics requirements for GMP and non-GMP manufacturing.
Ensure availability of raw materials, manufacturing consumables, components, packaging, and other production-critical supplies.
Establish an MRO and spare-parts program for preventive and corrective maintenance; work with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance on stocking levels, reorder strategies, critical-spares classifications, and obsolescence controls.
Support new-product introduction, process scale-up, facility modifications, and equipment installation through proactive material and supply planning.
Lead sourcing and procurement of materials, consumables, equipment, spare parts, and services; develop and qualify a resilient supplier base.
Establish supplier performance and risk-management processes covering quality, delivery, capacity, documentation, change control, and continuity of supply.
Negotiate commercial agreements and coordinate quality and technical requirements with stakeholders; develop secondary-source and contingency strategies for critical supplies.
Establish and oversee warehouse and inventory systems appropriate for GMP, radiological, hazardous, and general industrial materials.
Maintain control of material identity, quantity, location, status, lot/batch traceability, expiration, segregation, and disposition, as applicable.
Establish receiving, inspection, staging, issuance, cycle-counting, replenishment, and inventory-control processes; coordinate regulated-material controls with Quality and Radiation Safety.
Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, including time-sensitive domestic and international radioactive-isotope shipments.
Diversify qualified transportation providers and processes for radioactive, hazardous, and other regulated shipments; manage shipment planning, packaging coordination, documentation, chain of custody, tracking, and customer delivery requirements.
Coordinate with Radiation Safety, Quality, customers, carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other logistics partners; establish contingency plans for transportation disruptions and shipment issues.
Establish ERP, inventory, procurement, and logistics processes that provide timely visibility into material status, inventory, supplier performance, and shipment execution.
Develop supply-chain procedures and records consistent with TPI's quality-management system and applicable regulatory requirements.
Partner with Quality, Radiation Safety, EHS, and Export Control on GMP, radioactive-material transportation, radiological safety, hazardous-material, and export-control requirements.
Develop KPIs and use data to improve material availability, inventory accuracy, supplier performance, logistics reliability, and cost effectiveness.
Represent the Supply organization during audits, inspections, operational reviews, and cross-functional risk and change-control activities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation salary and eligibility to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments.
Comprehensive medical and wellness benefits for family or individual.
Vision insurance.
Dental insurance.
Life insurance.
Disability benefits.
Gender affirmation benefits.
Parental leave.
401(k) plan.
21 days of annually accrued paid time off.
10 paid holidays.
Relocation assistance.
Professional and educational support opportunities.
Flexible work schedule.