Supply Chain Manager

HRUCKUS; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HRUCKUS is seeking a senior Supply Chain Manager to lead purchasing, inventory, materials planning, and supplier management during a growth phase in San Jose, CA. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in hardware manufacturing supply chains, hands-on ERP MRP experience, and proven ability to scale operations.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Quality, and delivering systems and processes to support higher-volume production and improved supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, operations, or engineering.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain, materials management, procurement, or manufacturing ops.
• Experience scaling supply chain in growing hardware manufacturing.
• Ownership of inventory management, materials planning, purchasing, and supplier performance.
• Hands-on ERP MRP experience with planning/inventory workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own material requirements planning aligning with manufacturing schedules and commitments.
• Develop scalable planning processes for higher-volume production.
• Translate schedules, BOMs, and forecasts into procurement and inventory plans.
• Anticipate shortages, long-lead items, supplier capacity constraints, and risks.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Production to resolve issues.
• Maintain procurement schedules and forecast major material expenditures.
• Own inventory accuracy, traceability, and material controls.
• Develop stock policies, safety stock, reorder points, cycle counts, and reconciliation.
• Lead ERP MRP implementation and improvements; establish receiving and inventory practices.
• Improve visibility into stock, WIP, and procurement status; supervise buyers.
• Build supplier base for increased volumes; negotiate terms and lead times.
• Identify alternatives to mitigate single-source risk; support specialized material purchases.
• Establish KPIs for readiness, shortages, and supplier performance under ISO 9001.
• Maintain controls for defense programs and export-control requirements.

Skills

Excel

ERP MRP

Supply chain leadership

Inventory management

Procurement

Materials planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Equivalent directly relevant experience

Tools

Arena PLM

Agile PLM

ERP/MRP software

Job description

Veteran Firm Seeking a Supply Chain Manager for a Onsite Assignment in San Jose, CA

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Supply Chain Manager role in San Jose, CA

The ideal candidate is a San Jose resident with 10+ years of progressive supply chain operations experience, hands-on ERP MRP implementation expertise, and experience scaling hardware manufacturing operations.

Thanks,

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead purchasing, inventory management, materials planning, and supplier management functions during a period of significant company growth.

Position Description: We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead our purchasing, inventory management, materials planning, and supplier management functions during a period of significant company growth. As several major programs transition into higher-volume production, we need someone who has previously helped scale supply chain operations in a growing manufacturing company. This is a hands-on leadership role working closely with our Operations Manager to build the systems, supplier capacity, and material planning disciplines needed for growth while remaining directly involved in daily execution.

Position Responsibilities:

• Own material requirements planning supporting manufacturing schedules, R and D programs, and customer commitments.
• Develop scalable planning processes for the transition from low-volume, high-mix builds to substantially higher production volumes.
• Translate production schedules, BOMs, and demand forecasts into actionable procurement and inventory plans.
• Anticipate material shortages, long-lead items, supplier capacity constraints, and delivery risks.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Production to resolve supply chain issues.
• Maintain procurement schedules and forecast major material expenditures.
• Own inventory accuracy, traceability, transaction discipline, and material controls.
• Develop stock policies, safety stock, reorder points, cycle counts, and inventory reconciliation practices.
• Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ERP MRP functionality and workflows.
• Establish scalable receiving, material movement, and inventory practices.
• Improve visibility into stock, work in process, material commitments, and procurement status.
• Supervise and develop the existing buyer.
• Build a supplier base capable of meeting increased volumes while maintaining quality and delivery.
• Manage supplier negotiations, pricing, lead times, purchasing terms, and performance.
• Identify and qualify alternatives to mitigate single-source and lead-time risk.
• Support purchasing of specialized materials, components, outside processing, and production equipment.
• Establish practical KPIs for material readiness, shortages, inventory accuracy, supplier performance, and purchasing commitments.
• Support supplier qualification, purchasing controls, and traceability within an ISO 9001 quality system.
• Maintain appropriate controls for defense programs and applicable export-control and contractual requirements.
• Improve supply chain capabilities as the organization grows.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent directly relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain, materials management, procurement, or manufacturing operations experience.
• Demonstrated experience scaling supply chain operations in a growing hardware manufacturing company, including personally building or improving processes for higher volumes.
• Ownership of inventory management, materials planning, purchasing, and supplier performance.
• Hands-on ERP MRP experience, including implementing or significantly improving planning and inventory workflows.
• Experience in complex hardware manufacturing, preferably high-mix, low-volume production transitioning to higher-volume builds.
• Experience leading purchasing, inventory, or supply chain personnel.
• Strong Excel, analytical, data reporting, and independent problem-solving skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Aerospace, defense, photonics, electronics, semiconductor, or precision manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Arena, Agile, or comparable PLM and engineering change controls.
• ISO 9001 or AS9100, supplier quality, and material traceability experience.
• Familiarity with ITAR EAR and defense purchasing requirements.
• ERP MRP integration with production scheduling systems.