Global Supply Chain Manager – Supplier Excellence (Hybrid)

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Tualatin (OR); Hybrid; USD 158,923,000 - 215,013,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Supply Chain Business Manager III to drive delivery performance and supplier operational excellence within a global supply chain. You will manage global suppliers, define performance metrics, and lead initiatives across procurement, inventory control, and manufacturing strategy.

Featuring a hybrid work arrangement, this contract role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and procurement teams to ensure on-time material delivery, quality standards, and achievement

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Supply Chain/Procurement or related fields.
• 5+ years managing global factories, suppliers, and multiple commodity categories.
• 3+ years supporting material planning, inventory management, production support, or supply chain execution activities.
• 3+ years analyzing operational performance metrics, supplier KPIs, inventory trends, and business data.
• 2+ years driving supplier development, continuous improvement, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and monitor the movement of materials throughout the production cycle to determine procurement requirements.
• Manage global suppliers across multiple commodity categories and manufacturing locations.
• Establish supplier goals and commitments to ensure material deliveries meet forecasted demand.
• Define supplier performance metrics and scorecards to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate supplier quality, delivery, responsiveness, capacity, and operational performance.
• Monitor supplier risk and assess the effectiveness of preferred supply base strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to: Procurement, Inventory Control, Manufacturing Strategy, Supplier Collaboration, Operational Excellence.
• Implement and support inventory management methodologies including: Just-In-Time (JIT), Kanban, Min/Max Planning, Inventory Optimization.
• Represent Supplier Business Management on cross-functional commodity teams.
• Partner with Engineering and suppliers to resolve complex manufacturing, quality, and delivery challenges.
• Develop presentations, white papers, dashboards, and process flow maps to support improvement initiatives.
• Monitor product costs, support cost reduction programs, and help prevent negative Purchase Price Variance (PPV).
• Drive supplier manufacturing process improvements to improve product quality and on-time delivery performance.

Skills

Supply chain management

Supplier management

Commodity management

Procurement

Operations

Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking a Supply Chain Business Manager III to drive delivery performance and supplier operational excellence within a global supply chain. You will manage global suppliers, define performance metrics, and lead initiatives across procurement, inventory control, and manufacturing strategy.

Featuring a hybrid work arrangement, this contract role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and procurement teams to ensure on-time material delivery, quality standards, and achievement