Supply Chain Manager

Addman Engineering LLC•Irvine, CA

14d•$90,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager — Polymer (West Coast) owns and oversees the supply chain function across ADDMAN’s polymer sites in Carlsbad, Irvine, and Fort Myers. The role directs supply chain, purchasing, outside processing (OSP), supplier management, and inventory functions; leads and develops supply chain personnel; establishes priorities and performance expectations; and develops strategies supporting production, cost, quality, inventory, and business objectives. The home site is in Irvine, California, and travel among the covered sites is required based on business needs. The position exercises independent judgment in supplier selection, sourcing, inventory, cost management, OSP capacity, risk mitigation, and resource allocation. Its primary focus is management, oversight, and strategic direction, although it may provide limited hands-on purchasing support to maintain business continuity or address unusual business demands. The role collaborates with site and enterprise stakeholders to establish consistent practices, ensure materials availability, improve performance, and support the growth of the West Coast polymer business unit.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
5–8 years of progressive supply chain, procurement, or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment. The posting lists people-management experience as “[X] years” and says to confirm the bands; no definite number is provided.
Demonstrated experience managing purchasing and supplier relationships, including negotiating pricing and commercial terms.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
Ability to prioritize and operate across multiple sites in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly among the three covered sites.
Strong time-management skills.
Ability to comply with safety policies and hazardous-waste disposal procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or coordinating across multiple sites or a distributed team.
Knowledge of additive manufacturing and polymer/Multi Jet Fusion production.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and develop supply chain and buying personnel across the three polymer sites, including setting priorities, assigning work, monitoring performance, coaching, and ensuring accountability.
Participate in and make recommendations concerning hiring, selection, promotion, compensation, performance management, corrective action, and termination; conduct performance reviews and provide personnel recommendations to senior leadership.
Direct and oversee supply chain, purchasing, outside processing, and inventory management across the West Coast polymer business unit; establish objectives and processes, allocate resources, and ensure operational effectiveness.
Exercise independent judgment on supplier selection, sourcing and purchasing priorities, inventory strategy, supplier performance, cost reduction, OSP capacity planning, risk mitigation, staffing, workflow, and resource allocation.
Build consistent practices across the sites, standardize purchasing, OSP, and inventory processes, and establish coverage and cross-training so that no site depends on a single person.
Own purchasing and OSP strategy; negotiate pricing, lead times, commercial terms, and capacity agreements with polymer suppliers and outside service providers.
Lead structured sourcing events, including RFI/RFQ processes, and consolidate and evaluate vendor responses.
Develop supplier relationships, monitor supplier quality, delivery, and cost performance, and drive corrective action.
Identify and deliver cost reductions and process improvements across the sites.
Apply enterprise spend taxonomy, supplier terms and conditions, and vendor qualification requirements at the site level in coordination with the Director of Supply Chain.
Provide hands-on purchasing and sourcing coverage as needed, including managing purchase orders, sourcing vendors, obtaining quotes, coordinating OSP capacity, and covering absences, vacancies, and demand spikes.
Maintain accurate ERP/MRP records and compliance with procurement policies and documentation standards.
Oversee inventory control, including min/max levels, cycle counts, discrepancy resolution, and obsolete and excess inventory management.
Ensure material and consumable availability to protect machine uptime and support demand and supply planning as the polymer business unit grows.
Serve as the supply chain point of contact for the West Coast polymer sites on enterprise supply chain initiatives.
Collaborate with plant, production, quality, engineering, sales, and finance leadership at each site.
Develop, implement, and improve supply chain policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls in alignment with enterprise requirements and business objectives.
Establish operating standards and controls for purchasing, OSP, inventory, supplier qualification and performance, and materials availability.
Provide site spend, vendor, OSP, and inventory data to the enterprise supply chain function on the required cadence.
Monitor supply chain spending and supplier costs; analyze trends, identify cost reduction opportunities, and recommend supplier strategy, sourcing, and resource allocation.
Develop short- and long-term supply chain strategies supporting growth, production, cost objectives, capacity needs, and risk mitigation.
Support supplier audits, contract compliance, and risk management activities for covered sites.
Maintain a safe work environment and follow safety practices and protocols.
Promote a positive work environment and perform other duties as assigned.