Contract Manufacturing Lead — Ops, Quality & Supply Chain

Quaker Houghton; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid time off for volunteerism

Dress for your day

Tuition Reimbursement

Savings Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Job summary

Quaker Houghton is seeking an experienced professional to support Contract Manufacturing management in negotiating rates, coordinating capacity, and qualifying new CM suppliers. You will partner with Product Management, SCD, QA, and Logistics to maintain material flow and optimize costs across sites.

This role also involves audits, reporting, and maintaining CM records to support ISO/SOX compliance, with up to 15% travel to CM sites for audits and trials.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating contract manufacturing rates and preparing bid packets.
• Experience coordinating with product management and SCD teams.
• Familiarity with ISO and SOX compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist CM Manager in negotiating CM rates and preparing bid packets.
• Collaborate with Product Management and SCD to ensure CM capacity aligns with strategic plans.
• Qualify new contract manufacturers with SCD and QA.
• Manage storage of materials at CM sites, set stocking levels and perform cycle counts; select carriers.
• Provide leadership to resolve material, shipping or operational issues to minimize costs and delays.
• Monitor costs and performance metrics; investigate CPRs and implement corrective actions.
• Perform JDE transactions including Item Setups, BOM and routings.
• Compile, store and retrieve production data; produce reports for position customers.
• Maintain relationships with position customers and meet needs.
• Assist CM Manager in implementing policies and procedures and recommending improvements.
• Investigate billing/invoice discrepancies from CM sites and suppliers.
• Ensure timely processing of CM orders and shipments.
• Assist with CM site audits, including safety and environmental audits.
• Maintain CM records to comply with ISO and SOX requirements.
• Position requires up to 15% travel for audits, trials, physical inventory, and ISO training.

Skills

Contract manufacturing negotiation

Bid packet preparation

Logistics coordination

JDE / ERP transactions

Cost and vendor performance monitoring

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE) ERP

Job description

Quaker Houghton is seeking an experienced professional to support Contract Manufacturing management in negotiating rates, coordinating capacity, and qualifying new CM suppliers. You will partner with Product Management, SCD, QA, and Logistics to maintain material flow and optimize costs across sites.

This role also involves audits, reporting, and maintaining CM records to support ISO/SOX compliance, with up to 15% travel to CM sites for audits and trials.