Supply Chain Manager

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Management W. Warwick, RI, US

5 days ago Requisition

Supply Chain Manager

Department: Supply Chain
Location: West Warwick, RI
Reports To: Vice President of Operations & Global Quality

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading and integrating procurement, planning, inventory management, and material control activities in support of Astro Nova Aerospace's manufacturing, repair, and aftermarket operations. This role ensures material availability, inventory accuracy, supplier performance, and production continuity while balancing cost, quality, delivery, and cash flow objectives.

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations & Global Quality, the Supply Chain Manager works closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, Program Management, and Finance to align supply chain execution with customer demand, revenue targets, and operational priorities. The role is expected to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and strategic supply chain initiatives that support the company's growth objectives.

• Lead and develop the Purchasing, Planning, Inventory Control, and Material Handling functions.
• Establish clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations across the supply chain organization.
• Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support business growth, customer delivery, and operational excellence.
• Drive a culture of urgency, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee all procurement activities required to support production, repair, and aftermarket demand.
• Ensure timely placement and execution of purchase orders based on MRP and production requirements.
• Manage supplier performance related to delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost.
• Lead supplier reviews, corrective actions, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Identify and qualify alternate suppliers to mitigate supply chain risk.
• Support contract negotiations, pricing agreements, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Monitor supplier capacity, lead times, and geopolitical risks that may impact operational performance.

• Lead demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning, and materials planning processes.
• Ensure production schedules are adequately supported through effective MRP management.
• Drive alignment between customer demand, sales forecasts, inventory strategy, and manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor material shortages and establish recovery plans to minimize operational disruptions.
• Coordinate cross-functional planning reviews to support revenue, OTD, and backlog objectives.
• Develop inventory strategies for long-lead-time and constrained components.

• Own inventory accuracy, inventory health, and inventory investment strategies.
• Oversee cycle count programs, physical inventory activities, and inventory reconciliation efforts.
• Establish inventory targets and policies that balance service levels, risk mitigation, and working capital objectives.
• Monitor excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory and develop action plans for inventory optimization.
• Ensure inventory transactions are executed accurately and promptly within ERP systems.
• Drive improvements in warehouse processes, material flow, and inventory visibility.

• Develop and maintain key supply chain performance metrics, including:
  • Inventory Accuracy
  • Inventory Turns
  • Supplier On-Time Delivery
  • Material Availability
  • Shortage Performance
  • Purchase Price Variance (PPV)
  • Forecast Accuracy
  • Working Capital
  • On-Time Delivery (OTD)
• Provide regular…