Supply Chain Manager

Sub-Zero Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision plans

401(k) savings and profit sharing

On-site UW Health clinic, fitness &歩意味

Education assistance and internal培训

Electric vehicle charging

Maternity & paternity leave

Job summary

Sub-Zero Group in Madison, WI seeks a Supply Chain Manager to oversee strategic and operational sourcing pillars. You will lead a team of Buyers and Material Planners, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive supplier performance to align with the company’s brand promise for customers.

The role emphasizes negotiating, contract execution, and risk management across supply partners, with travel 10–20% and a focus on cost optimization and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Traveling 10–20% including international travel.
• 6+ years supply chain experience.
• ERP skills and customer service excellence.
• Ability to read blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Provide sourcing recommendations to NPD and Buyers.
• Articulate business requirements to supply chain partners.
• Draft and execute supplier contracts to secure partnerships.
• Negotiate with supply partners to optimize value.
• Collaborate with NPD, Demand Planning, Import-Export and Transportation teams.
• Lead and mentor a team of Buyers and Planners in daily execution.
• Coordinate supplier planning with forecasting and purchase orders for on-time delivery.
• Perform supplier qualification audits and risk assessments.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Project management

ERP systems

Reading blueprints

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Manufacturing methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for both the Strategic and the Operational pillars of sourcing with our supply chain partners. Your responsibilities within the Strategic pillar will include sourcing selection, recommendation and development. Within the pillar of Operations, you will be responsible for managing the performance of our supply chain partners to ensure alignment with our core objective of delivering on our brand promise to our valued customers. Combined, you will lead a team of Buyers and Material Planners to do the following:

• Provide sourcing recommendations to New Product Development Team Buyers.
• Ability to articulate the company’s business requirements and objectives to our supply chain partners.
• Compose and execute contractual Supply Agreements that provide for a robust partnership while optimizing the security of our business operations throughout the life of the agreement.
• Effectively negotiate with our supply partners to optimize the value of what we procure.
• Work cohesively with the Sub-Zero Group’s Supply Chain team which includes New Product Development, Demand Planning, Import-Export and Transportation.
• Effectively execute supplier planning requirements with forecasting and purchase orders to ensure timely delivery from our supply partners.
• Execute supplier qualification audits and supplier business assessments to limit the risk of a supply partner disruption.
• Effectively facilitate our change management process by coordinating new material implementation to prevent material disruptions and optimize total cost.
• Effectively lead a team of Buyers and Planners responsible for the daily execution of supply chain tasks.
• Effectively mentor and develop a team of Buyers and Planners.
• Effectively collaborate with a cross-functional team of Sub-Zero Group Directors and Managers to coordinate resources, budgets and the execution of tasks that involve our supply chain partners.
• Effectively track, analyze and project raw material pricing for the purpose of preparing an annual material spend budget.
• Collaborate with our Supplier Quality Team to effectively manage the supply of material during a breach of our material specifications.
• Effectively communicate deviations to our operations plan to our Manufacturing Site & Business Unit leaders.
• Effectively coordinate with our Materials/Inventory Management Team to optimize our total cost and factory real estate while mitigating the risk of supply disruptions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Some travel (10-20%) will be required including international travel
• 6+ years supply chain experience
• Intermediate experience in project management
• Excellent customer service, computer & ERP skills
• Ability to read blueprints
• High level of interpersonal and organizational savvy
• Demonstrates creativity, technical skills, and problem-solving attributes
• Advanced knowledge of materials and manufacturing methods/processes
• Adept leadership skills for effectively managing and developing people

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering related field
• CPSM/CPM
• SAP experience
• Buying experience in the manufacturing industry
• Six Sigma and Lean training

We value our employees by providing:

• Competitive compensation based on skills
• Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging
• Maternity & paternity leave

This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.

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