Supply Chain Manager Antigo WI

Possible relocation bonus! This role is based in Antigo, Wisconsin.

Dover Precision Components is hiring a Supply Chain Manager for our Waukesha Bearings brand. Waukesha Bearings is a leading designer and manufacturer of hydrodynamic fluid film bearings, active magnetic bearing systems and seals for high-performing turbo machinery and rotating equipment in oil & gas, power generation, marine, military, and industrial markets.

We are part of Dover Corporation, a $7.7 billion global company known for stability and innovation. This role is based at our manufacturing facility in Antigo. Wisconsin. Due to our government client, US Citizenship is required.

What You’ll Do

The Supply Chain Manager provides results-driven leadership with a focus on best practices, quality and continuous improvement. In this role, you will manage all aspects of procurement, planning, inventory management, and logistics. You will provide coaching and manage a team of buyers, planners and a materials supervisor. Key responsibilities include:

Leading

• Lead by example and motivate people to create an empowering and collaborative working environment.
• Establish clear goals, execution paths, and use metrics to monitor performance and drive full team accountability.
• Deliver and foster continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility. Actively engage in lean manufacturing principles and techniques.
• Ensure the team is fully trained and follows the safety guidelines in all aspects of the supply chain, including use of forklifts.
• Proactively support the supply chain team by removing cross-functional roadblocks, coordinating with quality, engineering, and operations, and ensuring alignment to meet service and financial targets.
• Supervise the Supply Chain Team at manufacturing site:
  Procurement, Planning, and Shipping departments.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Dover Corporate, Dover Precision Components and plant policies and drive adherence across the team.
• Lead the development and governance of Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, and Standard of Works to ensure consistent, efficient, and scalable supply chain processes.

Planning

• Lead and govern the end- to- end planning process (demand, supply, capacity, scheduling).
• Develop, implement and manage a cross-functional, fully integrated planning process that incorporates capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, raw materials and associated cost elements.
• Analyze customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to develop and execute accurate production plans.
• Establish and govern demand and capacity planning standards, policies, and ERP parameters (time fences, lead times, stock levels) that enable and support finite capacity scheduling.
• Lead scenario planning and risk mitigation for supply constraints, demand changes, and disruptions.
• Ensure data integrity and master data governance to enable reliable planning outputs.

Inventory Management

• Lead inventory strategy and execution to balance service levels, capacity, and working capital in a manufacturing environment.
• Manage demand–supply alignment by coordinating with production planning, procurement, and shop floor operations.
• Drive reduction of excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Ensure accuracy of ERP master data (lead times, lot sizes, BOMs, routings) to support effective planning and scheduling.
• Oversee inventory controls, cycle counts, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance inventory turns and operational efficiency.

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies (direct and indirect spending) to meet business needs, ensuring service levels are achieved while delivering year-over-year cost savings.
• Identify, develop and manage effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers to meet established cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Establish, implement and manage a system to evaluate, monitor and report supplier scorecard performance.
• Assess supplier risk to identify single-source dependencies and drive mitigation actions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop and qualify new suppliers or materials.
• Ensure accuracy…