Regional Supply Chain Manager - North America; Remote

Position: Regional Supply Chain Manager - North America (Remote)

Regional Supply Chain Manager - North America (Remote)

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today. We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands. Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It’s Better with Bakelite.

Regional Supply Chain Manager - North America:
The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• Serve as a strategic and operational leader, driving engineering excellence across 11 chemical manufacturing sites in North America.
• Responsible for raw materials inventory planning, raw material purchasing, production scheduling, cost reduction initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate support needed with Operations, R&D, Commercial, and Procurement.
• Manage activities related to the timely, cost‑effective procurement, inventory control, and planning of direct materials.
• Support S&OP activities and integrated business planning initiatives.
• Coordinate customer backup plans during plant shutdowns.

It’s Better with Bakelite:
Our Commitment Back to You

• Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we focus on opportunities that grow profitability and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we can show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Atlanta

• The city offers lots of activities. In addition to restaurants and a bustling downtown area, you can explore Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Botanical Garden and more.
• Check out some of Atlanta’s famed sports teams, including the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
• Atlanta is home to several of the most colleges and universities in the southern U.S., including University of Georgia, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, John Marshall Law School and others.
• Love to travel? You’ll be close to Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world.
• Learn more about Atlanta.

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

• Lead and manage the Raw Materials Coordinators/Buyers of the manufacturing sites under your responsibility.
• Lead and manage the Schedulers located at different manufacturing sites.
• Manage production/scheduling planning and work with operations and logistics to ensure on‑time delivery, cycle time and goals are met.
• Lead material management efforts to reduce shortages and set appropriate controls while maintaining strategic raw materials inventory levels.
• Work with plant and logistics departments to determine and set up intercompany transfers.
• Lead supply chain initiatives to support commercial and R&D projects for new product introductions as well as supply chain strategy and operational improvement projects.
• Support optimizing raw materials inventory levels for the sites.
• Create and leverage analytics to lead and inform cross‑functional decisions related to product assortment strategy, tracking key performance indicators, and inputs into supply chain decisions.
• Support processes to improve forecast accuracy, increase collaboration with internal partners, and ensure that the translation of demand into the supply‑planning process works seamlessly.
• Develop strong relationships with manufacturing partners and become a trusted point of contact to have…