Regional Base Supply Manager

Creation Technologies Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Creation Technologies Inc. is seeking a Supply Base Manager based in the United States to lead regional supplier performance, escalation, and recovery efforts. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve shortages, quality disruptions, and capacity constraints while aligning with global commodity strategies and site leadership.

The role requires 5+ years in supply chain or supplier management, a Bachelor’s degree, and 50–60% travel. Performance-based bonuses are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in supply chain, procurement, or supplier management.
• Experience with supplier performance management, escalation, MRP, and shortage recovery.
• EMS industry and multi-location experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier performance management activities including scorecards and reviews.
• Escalate and recover from critical material shortages and supplier issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional escalation teams across Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Program Management, and site leadership.
• Support supplier audits, factory visits, and process reviews.
• Develop and manage supplier recovery plans with clear owners and dates.
• Communicate risk, status, and plans to leadership and suppliers.

Skills

Supplier management

Escalation management

Cross-functional leadership

MRP planning

Inventory management

Quality

Excel

PowerPoint

Oracle ERP

Kinaxis

SIOP

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Kinaxis/Rapid Response

SIOP process

Oracle ERP

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.The Supply Base Manager will lead regional and local supplier performance management, critical shortage escalation, recovery planning, and direct engagement with specific or high-risk suppliers to improve delivery reliability, quality responsiveness, and supply assurance for region-specific business units in alignment with the existing global commodity management supplier strategy. This role serves as a primary escalation point when supplier delivery, quality, capacity, or responsiveness issues place Creation and Creation’s customer commitments at risk relative to the regional and local suppliers in scope, including inside-lead-time support needs, supplier decommits, quality disruptions, and factory constraints. Creation serves customers in regulated Defense, Medical, and Tech Industrial markets; this role requires awareness of applicable quality, compliance, and customer requirements when supporting supplier performance and escalation activity. This position will travel at minimum 50-60% of the month and must be based in the US; preferably at a location that is commutable to a physical site supported.**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to:*** Lead supplier performance management activities, including supplier scorecards, business reviews, corrective action follow-up, and performance trend analysis for the regional and local suppliers in scope in alignment with global commodity management strategy and performance analysis processes.* Serve as the lead escalation point for critical material shortages, supplier decommits, supplier responsiveness issues, capacity constraints, and supplier quality disruptions that impact Creation's ability to support customer requirements.* Coordinate cross-functional escalation teams across Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Program Management, and site leadership to resolve supplier issues.* Support supplier audits, factory visits, process reviews, and operational assessments.* Develop and manage supplier recovery plans for high-risk suppliers, including clear action owners, commitment dates, updated delivery schedules, escalation paths, and communication cadence.* Clearly communicate supplier risk, recovery status, mitigation plans, and escalation needs to internal leadership, customers, suppliers, and executive stakeholders.* Build positive relationships with specific regional and local suppliers while maintaining clear accountability for commitments, delivery recovery, corrective actions, and performance improvement.* Help align regional and local supplier performance processes, escalation playbooks, scorecard methodology, factory visit expectations, and recovery reporting with current global processes and procedures.* Visit supplier locations as needed for escalations, audits, factory reviews, shortage recovery, and supplier development. Travel is expected to exceed 50% depending on business needs.* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.**QUALIFICATIONS:****Education and Required Experience*** Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, Quality, or a related discipline preferred.* Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Procurement, Supplier Management, Operations, Quality, Engineering, or a related manufacturing environment.* Experience should include supplier performance management, escalation, MRP planning, purchasing, inventory management, shortage recovery, supplier quality, or manufacturing operations. EMS industry experience and practical experience in a complex manufacturing or multi-location environment are preferred.**Skills Required*** Strong written and verbal communication skills, including engagement with suppliers, customers, and senior leaders.* Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced manufacturing and escalation-driven environment.* Strong facilitation and leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.* Ability to quickly understand technical, quality, supply chain, and operational issues and engage the right subject matter experts.* Organized, self-motivated team player able to work well under pressure and maintain disciplined follow-up on critical issues.* Ability to create clear executive updates, recovery plans, escalation summaries, scorecards, and action trackers.* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.* Ability to improve functional processes, supplier performance systems, escalation playbooks, and performance management tools.* Demonstrates commitment to implement initiatives, exercise independent judgment within broad guidelines, and drive sustainable improvement.* Kinaxis/Rapid Response, SIOP process management, Oracle ERP, supplier audit, SCAR, 8D, RCCA, Lean Manufacturing, or Continuous Improvement experience desired.In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $140,000-165,000 annually. Full-time employees are also eligible for performance based bonuses and benefits. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, location, and shift. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, schedule type, and hours worked.This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require “U.S. Person” status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a “U.S. Person”: (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) .