Strategic Nuclear Supply Chain Leader

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Time Off, Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a hands-on Supply Chain Manager to build scalable strategies for direct materials, components, equipment, and critical suppliers.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and operations to ensure supply, compliance, and cost control for fuel production and facility growth. The role focuses on supplier strategy, continuity of supply, cost analysis, and material readiness, with opportunities to influence long‑term reliability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, material planning, or related roles.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, technical, or regulated operations.
• Experience with supplier selection, negotiation, sourcing strategy, and supplier relationship management.
• Strong understanding of continuity of supply, risk mitigation, long‑lead procurement, and critical material planning.
• Experience conducting cost analysis, cost breakdowns, total cost of ownership analysis, or supplier commercial evaluations.
• Experience working with direct materials, components, equipment, or CAPEX procurement.
• Familiarity with BOMs, item masters, technical specifications, drawings, and engineering‑driven procurement.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, procurement, or inventory management systems; NetSuite or similar systems preferred.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with NQA‑1, supplier qualification, vendor audits, or regulated quality requirements.
• Experience in nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, chemical processing, or other regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support supplier strategies for direct materials, components, equipment, and production‑critical services.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers based on capability, quality, cost, lead time, risk, and scalability.
• Support supplier selection, negotiation, diversification, and long‑term sourcing decisions.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships that support manufacturing scale‑up and operational reliability.
• Identify alternate sources for critical, constrained, or high‑risk materials and equipment.
• Develop strategies to ensure continuity of supply for direct materials, components, equipment, and CAPEX needs.
• Support forecasting and planning for long‑lead materials, critical equipment, and production support needs.
• Identify supply chain risks, single‑source dependencies, capacity constraints, and supplier vulnerabilities.
• Develop contingency plans to reduce supply disruption risk and improve resilience.
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to understand future demand and translate it into sourcing and supply plans.
• Conduct bottom‑up cost analysis and supplier cost breakdowns to evaluate pricing, cost drivers, and savings opportunities.
• Partner with finance and engineering teams to assess total cost of ownership, make‑/buy decisions, and procurement tradeoffs.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased cost efficiency, and improved commercial terms.
• Support negotiation strategies using data‑driven cost analysis and supplier market intelligence.
• Support development and maintenance of bills of materials, item master data, sourcing information, and planning inputs.
• Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to translate technical requirements into supply chain requirements.
• Ensure supply chain data supports accurate planning, procurement, inventory strategy, and production readiness.
• Help establish scalable processes for BOM readiness, material planning, and supplier data management.
• Partner with Quality to support supplier qualification, vendor evaluation, and audit readiness.
• Support supplier documentation requirements related to NQA‑1, quality programs, certifications, traceability, and technical requirements.
• Ensure sourcing decisions account for quality, compliance, documentation, and regulatory expectations.
• Work with Quality and Engineering to resolve supplier documentation gaps, technical issues, and material acceptance concerns.
• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, finance, quality, facilities, and operations teams to support supply chain execution and long‑term planning.
• Communicate supplier risks, sourcing options, cost impacts, and continuity concerns clearly to stakeholders.
• Help establish supply chain processes, tools, and routines that support future growth.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Procurement

Cost analysis

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a hands-on Supply Chain Manager to build scalable strategies for direct materials, components, equipment, and critical suppliers.

You will partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and operations to ensure supply, compliance, and cost control for fuel production and facility growth. The role focuses on supplier strategy, continuity of supply, cost analysis, and material readiness, with opportunities to influence long‑term reliability