Sourcing & Supply Chain Analyst

Wolverine Advanced Materials LLC; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolverine Advanced Materials in Blacksburg, VA is seeking a Sourcing & Supply Chain Analyst to keep raw materials, components, and services flowing reliably across North America. You will own material planning, inventory management, and supplier performance, turning data into actionable recommendations for leadership.

The role emphasizes cost control, timely delivery, and collaboration with Production Planning, Quality, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in sourcing, purchasing, supply chain analysis, or procurement, preferably in manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with material planning, inventory management, and MRP-driven planning.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, purchasing processes, and inventory control.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including total-cost-of-ownership analysis.
• Confidence presenting data and recommendations to leadership, raising risks early, and influencing without authority.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier on-time delivery: monitor performance, elevate at-risk orders, and lead corrective actions with underperforming suppliers.
• Manage vendors supporting development and new business projects, catching potential delays early so project timelines stay on track.
• Build and maintain material plans based on demand signals, MRP requirements, and production schedules, working as one team with Production Planning and Scheduling.
• Manage raw material inventory to value targets, review safety stock at least quarterly, and support disposition of slow-moving and obsolete materials.
• Analyze spend by category, supplier, and site to find cost savings and consolidation opportunities.
• Monitor steel, rubber/elastomers, or chemical markets and assess pricing and supply impacts.
• Track PPV, cost savings, and procurement KPIs, and prepare monthly reports and dashboards.
• Protect customer on-time delivery by ensuring material availability and communicating supply risks early.
• Assess single-source, geographic, and capacity risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Partner with Quality on supplier qualification and with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling.
• Keep ERP item, supplier, and pricing data accurate, and improve reports, tools, and processes across North America sites.
• Support tariff, import/export, and trade compliance analysis for global suppliers.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

ERP/MRP systems

Cost modeling

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management / Business / Finance

Job description

Wolverine Advanced Materials produces and sells performance-critical, specialty elastomer-coated metals used in gaskets for automotive & industrial applications; automotive brake noise insulators and NVH (noise, vibration & harshness) damping solutions for automotive.

Wolverine employs approximately 600 people worldwide and has manufacturing operations in Virginia, Florida, Germany, and China, as well as sales & technical offices in Michigan, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, and India.

Wolverine Advanced Materials, an entity of Center Rock Capital, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials. Our core competency is in performance-critical, specialty elastomer–coated metals that offer damping and seal-ability solutions in the automotive and gasket industries.

Center Rock Capital is a company where they see potential where others may not look; and as a team we can find the right solution to the right challenge.

We’re looking for a Sourcing & Supply Chain Analyst to keep raw materials, components, and services flowing reliably and cost-effectively across our North America operations. Reporting to the Master Scheduling Product Manager, you’ll own material planning and inventory, hold suppliers accountable for on-time delivery, and turn supply chain data into clear recommendations for leadership. Our priorities follow SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost), and this role supports sourcing decisions in that order.

This is an on-site position located in Blacksburg, VA and is not eligible for remote work.

What you'll do

• Drive supplier on-time delivery: monitor performance, elevate at-risk orders, and lead corrective actions with underperforming suppliers.
• Manage vendors supporting development and new business projects, catching potential delays early so project timelines stay on track.
• Build and maintain material plans based on demand signals, MRP requirements, and production schedules, working as one team with Production Planning and Scheduling.
• Manage raw material inventory to value targets, review safety stock at least quarterly, and support disposition of slow-moving and obsolete materials.
• Analyze spend by category, supplier, and site to find cost savings and consolidation opportunities.
• Monitor steel, elastomer, and chemical markets and assess pricing and supply impacts.
• Track PPV, cost savings, and procurement KPIs, and prepare monthly reports and dashboards.
• Protect customer on-time delivery by ensuring material availability and communicating supply risks early.
• Assess single-source, geographic, and capacity risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Partner with Quality on supplier qualification and with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling.
• Keep ERP item, supplier, and pricing data accurate, and improve reports, tools, and processes across North America sites.
• Support tariff, import/export, and trade compliance analysis for global suppliers.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field
• 2–5 years of experience in sourcing, purchasing, supply chain analysis, or procurement, preferably in manufacturing
• Hands-on experience with material planning, inventory management, and MRP-driven planning
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data modeling)
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, purchasing processes, and inventory control
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including total-cost-of-ownership analysis
• Confidence presenting data and recommendations to leadership, raising risks early, and influencing without authority

Preferred

• Experience with steel, rubber/elastomers, or chemicals
• Warehousing experience
• Power BI or similar reporting tools
• APICS/ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) or ISM (CPSM) certification
• Knowledge of automotive supplier quality requirements (IATF 16949)

This is primarily an office-based role, with occasional visits to our manufacturing facilities, where PPE is required. Travel of up to 10–15%, domestic and international, is required for supplier visits and site support. Some work outside normal hours is needed to support global suppliers across time zones.

***Wolverine Advanced Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer***