Supply Chain Manager

Repligen Corporation•Rancho Dominguez, CA

3d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager oversees the Rancho site’s Planning and Procurement functions and leads a four-person team. The role translates demand into achievable production and material plans while ensuring supplier performance, inventory health, customer delivery, and effective SAP/MRP practices. It leads site-level SIOP, KPI performance, standard work, and continuous improvement, partnering with Operations, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance, Customer Service, Strategic Sourcing, and Filtration Network colleagues. The ideal candidate has progressive supply chain or manufacturing experience, people-leadership capability, strong ERP/MRP skills, and analytical and cross-functional communication skills. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience is required. Experience in regulated life sciences, biotechnology, or medical devices, SAP, analytics platforms, and relevant professional certifications are preferred. The estimated U.S. salary range is $120,000–$150,000. Compensation decisions depend on factors including qualifications, location, internal equity, and market data. Employees are eligible for a variable cash program (bonus or commission), and eligible roles may receive equity. Benefits include paid time off, health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, and flexible spending accounts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
5–7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, planning, procurement, or manufacturing operations.
3+ years of demonstrated people-leadership experience.
Experience leading planning and procurement in a manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of production and material planning, scheduling, capacity, suppliers, purchase-order execution, shortages, inventory, and cross-functional recovery planning.
Demonstrated ERP/MRP proficiency, including demand and supply signals, exceptions, planning parameters, lead times, safety stock, and master-data impacts.
Ability to analyze operational data, identify root causes, evaluate options, and translate findings into clear decisions and actions.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with PowerPoint and Word.
Experience establishing standard work, KPIs, operating cadences, change management, and sustainable process improvements.
Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead with urgency and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated life sciences, biotechnology, or medical-device environments.
SAP experience.
Experience with Power Query, Power BI, workflow automation, or similar tools.
Experience with Palantir or a similar enterprise data and analytics platform.
APICS CPIM or CSCP, ISM CPSM, or an equivalent professional certification.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the four-person Rancho Planning and Procurement team through clear priorities, accountability, cross-training, performance management, and succession planning.
Own production planning, material planning, scheduling, and procurement from demand review through execution, balancing demand, inventory, capacity, lead times, and supplier capability.
Partner with Operations to maintain a stable production schedule, controlled schedule changes, material availability, and recovery plans that protect customer commitments.
Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to plan prototype and development builds, aligning materials, capacity, documentation, and schedules with production commitments.
Lead shortage and supplier reviews, including purchase-order confirmations, past-due orders, delivery performance, capacity, business continuity, and documented recovery actions.
Maintain SAP/MRP discipline through accurate transactions, master data, planning parameters, lead times, safety stocks, purchasing data, and timely action on exceptions.
Manage inventory health and safety-stock performance to support continuity of supply and working-capital goals and reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
Support site-level SIOP by translating demand, capacity, inventory, and supply constraints into an achievable plan and escalating gaps and recommendations to Filtration Network leadership.
Identify and communicate material, supplier, capacity, inventory, schedule, customer-delivery, and revenue risks with data, options, owners, and recovery dates.
Attend and actively participate in daily tier-management meetings, provide supply chain updates, escalate issues promptly, and ensure assigned actions are completed.
Own supply chain KPIs, including OTIF, supplier delivery, shortages, past-due purchase orders, inventory health, safety stock, TRL, and data accuracy.
Lead and participate in RCCM and continuous-improvement activities, using structured problem solving, corrective actions, standard work, visual management, and metrics to sustain improvements.
Build effective operating cadences and decision-making with Operations, Quality, R&D, Engineering, Finance, Customer Service, Strategic Sourcing, and Filtration Network partners.
Coordinate intersite supply and lead strategic projects that improve service, lead time, cost, inventory, scalability, and business continuity.
Model hands-on leadership, sound judgment, urgency, accountability, customer focus, and effective change management.
Perform other responsibilities as needed to support the Rancho site, Supply Chain organization, and Filtration business line.