Supply Chain Manager

Umicore•Pasadena, TX

24d

About The Position

The Supply Chain Manager leads and develops the SC&P Expertise team and translates business priorities into plans that support departmental and enterprise objectives. The role drives supply chain strategy, continuous improvement, inventory optimization, governance, and digital transformation while ensuring strong performance across safety, service, quality, cost, productivity, and timeliness. It also manages departmental resources, budgets, and operational expenditures, and represents the SC&P Expertise function in cross-functional and leadership forums.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related discipline.
Significant experience in supply chain, inventory management, planning, operations excellence, continuous improvement, or related functions.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing professional teams in a complex operational environment.
Strong understanding of inventory management principles, material planning, supply chain processes, and performance management systems.
Experience driving inventory optimization, working capital improvements, inventory accuracy programs, and inventory control governance.
Proven ability to lead continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to use data to drive performance.
Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across functional and organizational boundaries.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience managing KPIs and delivering measurable improvements in safety, service, cost, quality, inventory performance, and operational efficiency.

Nice To Haves

Lean, Six Sigma, or APICS/ASCM certification, such as CPIM or CSCP.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the SC&P Expertise team, fostering accountability, engagement, learning, professional growth, safety, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Set performance expectations and establish development plans, succession strategies, and talent management processes.
Translate business and functional priorities into executable plans, aligning resources and capabilities with departmental and enterprise objectives.
Drive execution of Supply Chain Strategy and Continuous Improvement Process initiatives, targeting safety, service, quality, cost, productivity, and timeliness goals.
Provide leadership and governance for inventory management processes and balance customer service, operational reliability, working capital, and cost performance.
Monitor inventory metrics and work with operations, procurement, logistics, and planning teams to mitigate shortages, excess inventory, slow-moving materials, and obsolescence.
Optimize inventory using data analytics, improved demand forecasting, material planning, cycle counting, root-cause analysis, and digital solutions.
Ensure compliance with governance requirements, internal controls, regulatory obligations, company policies, audit requirements, inventory control standards, and supply chain governance practices; identify risks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Lead continuous improvement, process standardization, and digital transformation initiatives, using data and KPIs to achieve sustainable performance improvements.
Establish and monitor KPIs and ensure effective tracking, reporting, and accountability.
Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities, resolve complex issues, and support business objectives.
Represent the SC&P Expertise function in cross-functional forums, leadership discussions, and strategic initiatives.
Ensure consistent application of supply chain, inventory management, and departmental policies, standards, and processes.
Manage departmental resources, budgets, and operational expenditures to allocate resources efficiently and deliver business value.