Supply Chain Manager

PTI; Clifton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PTI Tech in Clifton, NJ seeks a hands‑on Purchasing Leader to own strategic sourcing, supplier management, and inventory control. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage materials for plastics/resins, metal feedstock, and packaging, and lead cross‑functional teams to ensure material availability and low total cost.

You will oversee warehouse execution through the Warehouse Supervisor and coordinate with Finance, Engineering, and Quality to drive cost, quality, and on‑time delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years purchasing, procurement, or supply chain in manufacturing.
• Experience sourcing plastics/resins, metal feedstock, and outsourced manufacturing.
• Strong ERP/MRP knowledge; IQMS/DELMIAWorks preferred.
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to analyze inventory, lead times, and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the majority of PTI purchasing for raw materials, plastics/resins, metal feedstock and powders, components, packaging, and outside services.
• Obtain competitive quotations and verify best value considering price, quality, lead time, freight, and total cost.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, minimum order quantities, lead times, freight terms, and vendor agreements.
• Source, qualify, develop, and manage suppliers with performance data; maintain strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate with Quality on certifications, nonconformances, and supplier requirements.
• Support new and existing program quoting by obtaining current material and service costs.
• Use ERP/MRP data to determine purchasing timing and quantities; review unusual recommendations before large orders.
• Maintain accurate supplier and pricing master data for reliable MRP output.
• Own inventory-control strategy including ABC classifications and cycle counts.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies with affected functions and correct root cause.
• Coordinate with Production and Warehouse to ensure materials are available and staged for jobs.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier Relationships

Inventory Control

Warehouse Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations

Tools

ERP/MRP

IQMS/DELMIAWorks

Job description

Role Scope: Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Inventory Control, Warehouse & Logistics Oversight

Location: PTI Tech, Clifton, NJ

Date: 9/17/2026

Mission

Manage PTI's purchasing, supplier, inventory, warehouse, and logistics functions to ensure material availability, competitive total cost, accurate inventory, compliant shipments, and reliable support of production and customer requirements. This is a hands‑on management role that directly owns strategic purchasing and supplier negotiations while managing warehouse execution through the Warehouse Supervisor.

Competencies – What This Person Must Be

Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation Focused:

Uses competition, market data, total cost, supplier relationships, and sound commercial judgment to improve pricing, terms, freight, and supply security.

Uses system demand, open orders, usage, lead times, and inventory data to drive purchasing and challenges data that does not make operational sense.

Manufacturing Materials Knowledgeable:

Understands plastics/resins, metal feedstock and powders, components, packaging, and outsourced manufacturing processes.

Holds suppliers accountable for cost, quality, delivery, capacity, documentation, and continuity while proactively addressing supply risk.

Operational Leader & Problem Solver:

Manages through the Warehouse Supervisor, works cross‑functionally, and takes ownership of execution, accuracy, organization, and follow‑through.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Own the majority of PTI purchasing for raw materials, plastics/resins, metal feedstock and powders, components, packaging, production supplies, and outside services; directly manage or review purchases exceeding $1,000 unless otherwise delegated.
• Obtain competitive quotations and verify best practical overall value before commitment, considering price, quality, lead time, freight, payment terms, reliability, and total cost rather than unit price alone.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, minimum order quantities, lead times, freight terms, vendor agreements, and longer‑term commercial arrangements within approved authority, escalating material contractual or financial commitments when required.
• Source, qualify, develop, and manage suppliers using performance data for cost, quality, delivery, capacity, responsiveness, certifications, and corrective actions; maintain strategic partnerships with critical vendors and practical continuity plans for high‑risk supply.
• Manage secondary and outsourced‑process suppliers and coordinate with Quality on certifications, nonconformances, corrective actions, and approved supplier requirements.
• Support new and existing program quoting by obtaining current material, component, freight, tooling-related, and outside-service costs, and work with Engineering and Quality to qualify alternate materials or suppliers when appropriate.
• Use ERP/MRP demand, open orders, production schedules, usage, lead times, safety requirements, and inventory levels to determine purchasing timing and quantities; investigate unusual system recommendations before placing significant orders.
• Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, lead‑time, minimum/order‑multiple, and other purchasing master data required for reliable MRP output and purchasing decisions.
• Own inventory‑control strategy, including ABC classifications, cycle‑count frequency and completion, and month‑end or critical close counts when required by Finance.
• Investigate significant or recurring inventory and material‑usage discrepancies with Warehouse, Production, Finance, and other affected functions and correct the underlying transaction, process, or master‑data issue.
• Analyze inventory turns, days on hand, slow‑moving, excess, and obsolete inventory and recommend changes to stocking levels, consumption plans, supplier returns, customer action, or other disposition as appropriate.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, and the Warehouse Supervisor to ensure materials are available and staged for scheduled jobs and that unused or returned materials are re‑counted, correctly identified, transacted, and returned to controlled inventory.

Warehouse, Logistics, Freight & Trade Compliance

• Directly manage the Warehouse Supervisor and maintain overall accountability for shipping, receiving, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, material staging and return, warehouse cleanliness and 5S, location control, safe shelving/racking, and on‑time customer shipments.
• Ensure warehouse locations are clearly identified, safely maintained, consolidated where practical, and organized to support efficient stocking, replenishment, material flow, space utilization, and accurate inventory control.
• Ensure customer shipments are correctly counted, packaged, labeled, documented, and released with required certificates and customer‑specific paperwork; ensure receiving verifies quantity, condition, identification, purchase‑order requirements, and required documentation.
• Negotiate and manage LTL freight relationships and rates, and oversee FedEx, UPS, and other parcel‑shipping accounts, transactions, billing, carrier performance, and freight‑cost improvement opportunities.
• Oversee customer and supplier returns/RMAs so material movement, documentation, disposition, and ERP transactions are completed accurately and closed in a timely manner.
• Ensure domestic and international shipments follow PTI requirements for ITAR‑controlled product, export controls, customs documentation, export‑license requirements, destination restrictions, and other regulated‑shipping requirements, coordinating with authorized compliance resources when needed.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate with Finance, Production, Planning, Engineering/NPD, Quality, Sales, and Warehouse personnel to resolve shortages, supplier issues, inventory exposure, pricing changes, and other conditions that could affect production, margin, or customer delivery.
• Set clear priorities and performance expectations for the Warehouse Supervisor, coach performance, reinforce accountability, and address personnel issues in coordination with the Director of Finance and Human Resources as appropriate.
• Maintain and improve purchasing, inventory, shipping, receiving, supplier‑management, and warehouse standard work; track KPIs and implement corrective actions that improve cost, delivery, inventory accuracy, material availability, freight, and working capital.

Key Metrics & KPIs

• Material Cost & PPV: Demonstrated year‑over‑year material‑cost improvement and controlled purchase price variance against approved standards or budgets.
• Supplier Performance: ≥ 95% supplier on‑time delivery and ≥ 98% conforming supplier receipts or equivalent approved quality measure.
• Inventory Accuracy & Cycle Counts: ≥ 98% inventory accuracy and 100% completion of required ABC and month‑end/critical cycle counts.
• Customer Shipment Performance: ≥ 98% on‑time shipments with accurate count, packaging, labeling, and required documentation.
• Inventory & Working Capital: Inventory turns, days on hand, excess/obsolete inventory, and material exposure maintained within approved company targets.
• Material Availability: Preventable production interruptions caused by purchasing, inventory, or material‑planning failures minimized and escalated before impact whenever reasonably possible.
• Freight Performance: Freight cost and carrier service monitored and improved against agreed company objectives.

Required Experience and Qualifications (Subject to Management Discretion)

• 5+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, supply chain, inventory, or materials‑management experience in a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated ownership of suppliers, material availability, cost, and inventory performance.
• Demonstrated experience sourcing and negotiating raw materials, components, outside services, supplier agreements, payment terms, freight, lead times, and other commercial conditions.
• Strong ERP/MRP experience with the ability to validate demand, inventory, lead times, supplier data, and system recommendations before committing company funds; IQMS/DELMIAWorks experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of inventory control, ABC classification, cycle counting, warehouse operations, material flow, supplier performance, and discrepancy investigation.
• Demonstrated leadership capability managing personnel or functional priorities, with strong analytical, communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field; equivalent manufacturing and supply chain experience may be considered.
• Experience purchasing plastics/resins, metal feedstock or powders, and outsourced manufacturing services in injection molding, MIM, machining, or a similar engineered manufacturing environment.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, medical, or other regulated manufacturing environments, including exposure to ITAR/export controls, customs/export licensing, ISO 9001/AS9100, PPAP, or customer‑specific supplier controls.
• Experience with supplier scorecards, RFQ/RFP processes, cost modeling/total‑cost analysis, LTL freight negotiation, and parcel‑carrier account management.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods and regularly walk through warehouse, shipping/receiving, and manufacturing areas to verify material flow, inventory conditions, and supply‑chain execution.
• Office and manufacturing environment with exposure to production‑floor conditions, warehouse traffic, forklifts, trucks, noise, and temperature variation; required PPE must be used in designated areas.
• Occasional supplier visits or business travel may be required based on sourcing, supplier‑performance, or operational needs.

PTI Tech is an equal‑opportunity employer.