Supply Chain Manager – Direct Hire
A plastics manufacturing company is seeking a technology-driven, hands-on Supply Chain Manager who excels at both leading a team and personally executing critical purchasing activities.
Shift of the Supply Chain Manager:
M-F 8am-5pm
Pay Rate of the Supply Chain Manager:
150k/yr DOE
Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager:
- Execute daily purchasing for key components, technical materials, and long-lead items.
- Manage supplier relationships, RFQs, negotiations, expediting, resourcing, and performance oversight.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and ECOs to ensure accurate procurement.
- Maintain all purchasing data—pricing, lead times, confirmations—within the
- MRP/ERP system with high accuracy.
- Resolve supply shortages, delivery issues, engineering changes, and material disruptions quickly and effectively.
- Lead and develop a lean, high-performing Supply Chain Team, including Purchasing, Inventory, and Logistics.
- Collaborate with engineering, production, and planning to ensure material availability aligns with build schedules.
- Partner closely with the Production Planner to optimize MRP integration and execution.
- Establish and monitor KPIs for purchasing, inventory turns, supplier performance, and on-time delivery.
- Other duties assigned.
Requirements of the Supply Chain Manager:
- APICS, CPIM, and/or CSCP certification strongly preferred.
- 6–8 years of supply chain or purchasing experience, including at least 4 years in a managerial or supervisory role.
- Prior experience in manufacturing purchasing required.
- Background in electronics, HVAC, automotive, or related technical industries is highly preferred.
- Experience using AI, automation tools, analytics platforms, or other advanced supply chain technologies is a strong plus.
- Proven success in vendor negotiation, relationship management, and supplier performance improvement.
- Ability to operate confidently as both a strategic leader and a hands-on buyer.
- Strong proficiency with MRP/ERP systems and purchasing workflows.
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