Strategic Supply Base Manager | Onsite, 25% Travel

Tree Top Staffing LLC; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Health Savings Account contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Employee assistance program

Voluntary life and AD&D insurance

Financial wellness resources

Job summary

Tree Top Staffing LLC is partnering with an established manufacturer to identify a Supply Base Manager for a full-time, onsite opportunity in Vernon Hills, Illinois. This role is an individual contributor position with no direct reports and requires working onsite each workday.

The Supply Base Manager will oversee supplier partnerships to maximize value, balance cost and inventory, and support product and project teams with data-driven supplier performance improvements. Travel 25%+ is expected.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree with a mechanical or technical focus.
• Purchasing experience involving metal, electrical, or mechanical components used in manufactured products.
• Experience sourcing or managing technically complex components such as motors, electronic control boards, water pumps, HVAC controls, relays, transformers, capacitors, or similar items.
• Team-oriented approach and relevant quality and problem-solving training.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to improve quality, delivery, cost, and material availability.

Responsibilities

• Attend and support assigned product and project team activities, providing input and solving cross-functional problems.
• Measure and improve supply base performance using quality and materials management techniques.
• Assess competitiveness of assigned commodities and suppliers to ensure overall value.
• Manage supplier relationships to understand demand, maintain availability, and avoid excess inventory.
• Maintain purchasing system integrity to support prompt supplier payments and accurate inventory records.
• Work with Accounting to ensure timely payment of supplier invoices.
• Provide strategic direction on supply base management at divisional level and cross-division councils.
• Use value analysis and value engineering to achieve material cost reduction goals.
• Assist manufacturing with component shortages as needed.
• Maintain commodity expertise and stay current on emerging approaches.
• Provide input and direction to the department's overall strategy.
• Fulfill financial control and risk management responsibilities per the code of ethics.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Sourcing technical components

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/technical field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Tree Top Staffing LLC is partnering with an established manufacturer to identify a Supply Base Manager for a full-time, onsite opportunity in Vernon Hills, Illinois. This role is an individual contributor position with no direct reports and requires working onsite each workday.

The Supply Base Manager will oversee supplier partnerships to maximize value, balance cost and inventory, and support product and project teams with data-driven supplier performance improvements. Travel 25%+ is expected.