Supply Chain Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Own demand planning, master scheduling, and operational purchasing for the business unit.
• Translate sales forecasts, customer demand, and incoming order volume into a time‑phased, executable production plan.
• Serve as the pace‑setting authority for manufacturing by balancing demand, capacity, material availability, and inventory targets.
• Own supply chain analytics and reporting, including SAP data extraction, Power BI dashboards, KPI development, and executive reporting cadence.
• Act as the single source of truth for demand, capacity, schedule performance, inventory, and on‑time delivery metrics.
• Analyze complex data sets to identify risk, challenge assumptions, and drive fact‑based decision making.
• Lead Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) activities, including demand review, capacity planning, and constraint management.
• Establish, monitor, and improve forecast accuracy and planning performance metrics.
• Integrate sales orders with the master production schedule; manage schedule changes and communicate impacts proactively.
• Determine available capacity prior to releasing planned orders.
• Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling using Theory of Constraints (TOC).
• Own purchasing execution, including material availability and risk mitigation.
• Lead and develop production planning and purchasing team members.
• Coordinate closely with the Logistics Manager to align production schedules and material readiness without ownership of shipping execution.
• Support and actively participate in the upcoming SAP ECC to S/4
  
  HANA migration for areas within scope.
• Support evaluation and implementation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Advanced Planning Systems (APS), and S&OP tools.
• Define and adjust the purchasing and planning organizational model, including where combined buyer/planner roles make sense.
• Partner with Operations to level‑load production, reduce inventory, and improve efficiency.
• Assemble and present supply chain performance reporting relative to business and production plans.
• Identify and implement best practices in MRP and planning governance.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OSHA safety requirements.

• Advanced analytical capability using ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Power Query.
• Experience building and maintaining Power BI dashboards.
• Ability to interpret complex data and defend recommendations using facts.
• Proven leadership and change management capability.
• Strong executive communication and cross‑functional influence.
• Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain planning and leadership roles.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

• Office environment with regular plant exposure.
• Travel up to 15%.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.