Supply Chain Manager
About The Position
The Supply Chain Manager leads plant-level supply chain operations, including procurement execution, production scheduling, receiving, warehousing, shipping, and inventory management. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the role ensures the steady flow of raw materials into the plant and finished goods to customers while supporting inventory accuracy, service levels, and operational efficiency. The manager connects plant operations with Corporate Supply Chain teams, including Procurement, Demand Planning, Distribution, Customer Service, and Logistics, aligning daily execution with enterprise supply chain strategies and business needs. This is a hands-on, results-driven leadership position requiring analytical skills, sound operational judgment, and effective cross-functional collaboration. The manager develops and coaches the plant supply chain team, promotes accountability and continuous improvement, and supports safety, customer service, delivery, cost, inventory, working capital, and operational performance objectives. The role also supports capital projects and new product introductions from a supply chain perspective.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience leading one or more supply chain functions, such as production scheduling, warehouse operations, shipping, receiving, procurement, or materials management.
- Prior leadership experience managing teams within a manufacturing operation.
Nice To Haves
- Five or more years of progressive supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Consumer packaged goods (CPG), food manufacturing, or high-volume manufacturing experience.
- Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Six Sigma experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead plant-level supply chain functions, including receiving, shipping, production scheduling, inventory management, and plant procurement.
- Develop and execute supply chain strategies supporting safety, customer service, on-time delivery, cost, inventory, working capital, and operational performance objectives.
- Partner across plant and corporate functions to align daily execution with business needs.
- Make data-driven decisions while responding to changing operational priorities.
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing supply chain team through clear expectations, performance management, and measurable results.
- Champion continuous improvement, operational excellence, accountability, collaboration, and team engagement.
- Coordinate schedule changes resulting from demand fluctuations, equipment downtime, or raw material constraints.
- Develop and maintain finite production schedules that maximize manufacturing efficiency, improve schedule attainment, and meet customer demand.
- Balance labor, equipment capacity, inventory levels, raw material availability, and service requirements to optimize plant performance and support OEE.
- Execute plant-level procurement activities in partnership with Corporate Procurement.
- Ensure timely availability of raw materials, packaging materials, and operating supplies to support production schedules.
- Monitor supplier performance, raw material availability, and inventory levels to support production schedules and minimize service risks.
- Manage inventory accuracy, inventory turns, and working capital while supporting targeted service levels.
- Direct receiving operations to ensure accurate and timely receipt of materials.
- Oversee warehousing and shipping operations to support warehouse productivity, shipping accuracy, customer delivery commitments, and transportation schedules.
- Ensure inventory accuracy through disciplined warehouse processes, inventory controls, and cycle counting.
- Improve warehouse efficiency, material flow, storage utilization, freight and logistics cost, and overall supply chain execution.
- Partner with Corporate Procurement on sourcing strategies, supplier issues, and material availability.
- Collaborate with Demand Planning to align production schedules with customer forecasts and demand changes.
- Coordinate with Distribution and Logistics teams to optimize finished goods flow and transportation execution.
- Work with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Service to resolve supply chain issues and improve business performance.
- Identify and implement process improvements that reduce cost, improve service, and increase operational efficiency.
- Use Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies to eliminate waste throughout the supply chain.
- Analyze key performance indicators, identify trends or gaps, and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
- Support capital projects and new product introductions from a supply chain perspective.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
