Team Lead, Supply Chain

Watlow • Columbia, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At Watlow’s Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Columbia, Missouri, we combine precision manufacturing with forward-thinking innovation. Part of a global thermal solutions leader founded in 1922, our Columbia facility is a critical hub for high-performance manufacturing, engineering, and operational excellence. We are hiring a: Team Lead, Supply Chain Columbia, Missouri (Onsite) Watlow is seeking a Team Lead, Supply Chain who will drive the master production schedule and coordinate material flow to meet customer backlog and sales forecasts, while balancing production and inventory levels against target inventory turn goals. This role acts as a subject matter expert and mentor within Supply Chain, partnering closely with Materials, Operations, Sales, and Finance to align supply and demand, resolve risk, and continuously improve how the team plans, schedules, and executes. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical rigor, hands-on materials management expertise, and the ability to coach others through complex, fast-moving priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience (5–8 years)
• Demonstrated experience in materials management, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), pull systems, flow, and lean implementation
• Project management experience, including the ability to determine scope, budget, and implementation timeframes of assigned projects
• Leadership training or experience mentoring and coaching team members, even without formal direct reports
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with high attention to detail and follow-up
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office tools

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certification such as APICS (CPIM, CSCP, CFPIM), ISM (CPM, CPSM, CSM), or equivalent
• Silver Lean certification or equivalent continuous improvement credential
• Experience with ERP systems, including Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms, especially during system implementations or transformations
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or product-based company operating across multiple sites or business units
• Demonstrated experience facilitating kaizen or rapid improvement events within a supply chain or production environment
• Experience supporting or participating in a Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously optimize the master production schedule to meet customer backlog and sales forecast, monitoring resources, materials, and capacity availability to hit target inventory turn goals.
• Coordinate the execution of the SIOP process to align supply and demand, establish optimized production and inventory levels, and meet objectives for profitability, productivity, and customer lead times.
• Support production scheduling on all material flow issues, and plan and coordinate the physical movement of materials, parts, finished goods, and information to optimize cost and service levels.
• Review the master production schedule and work orders, establish priorities for specific customer orders, and revise schedules according to work order specifications, priorities, and availability of workers, parts, materials, machines, and equipment.
• Provide risk mitigation and management planning, resolve complex issues, recommend process enhancements, and ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and systems.
• Facilitate, coach, and mentor supply chain rapid improvement events, applying lean concepts, pull systems, and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to drive measurable gains.
• Develop strong relationships and provide effective communication, prioritization, and alignment across value streams, sites, business units, and functions, including seamless engagement with external business partners.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and role model, facilitating, coaching, and mentoring others, and identifying team member development needs to provide career coaching and planning assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level