Supply Chain Manager

Description

Vesuvius is seeking a dynamic Supply Chain Manager to lead the transformation of our Chicago Heights plant operations. This is a high impact role driving lean excellence, automation, and material flow optimization from raw materials through finished goods.

• Define and execute raw material strategy to minimize inventory while ensuring rapid customer responsiveness.
• Challenge and redesign intralogistics processes to eliminate inefficiencies and strengthen plant agility.
• Transition all inventory from floor stored pallets to rack systems, leveraging WMS, Excel, JDE, SAP, and automated warehouse technologies (EGVs or equivalent).
• Lead and inspire a team of Schedulers, Material Planners, and Shipping & Receiving professionals.
• Partner with Procurement and global supply chain teams to optimize working capital and inventory management.
• Facilitate lean workshops and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
• Run ABC analysis in the warehouse to optimize stock positioning, doing spaghetti analysis to minimize the flow of materials, manning, and forklifts.
• Apply Kanban models if necessary and check opportunities to create milk run either internally and/or externally with suppliers in collaboration with procurement.

• Proven supply chain leadership in manufacturing environments.
• Strong lean expertise with a track record of measurable improvements.
• Hands‑on experience with WMS, rack storage, and automated warehouse systems.
• Proficiency in Excel, JDE, and SAP.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and deliver breakthrough results.
• Soft skills:
  
  strong communication, collaboration, influencing, adaptability, and team leadership.