Supply Chain Manager

SAFEWAY GARAGE DOORS, LLC; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SAFEWAY GARAGE DOORS, LLC is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to oversee scheduling, purchasing, receiving, and warehousing, ensuring smooth distribution of finished products. The role leads the department, develops the budget, and drives cost-reduction initiatives.

You will manage supplier relationships, implement SOPs, and collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Quality to achieve targets while maintaining inventory accuracy and adherence to safety policies.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in business, supply chain, or management; Master’s preferred.
• 6–10 years of progressive leadership in supply chain within manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in MS Office; strong written and oral communication.
• Experience in total quality or Six Sigma environments preferred.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Leads a fully functional supply chain department including scheduling, purchasing, receiving, and warehousing.
• Develops and evaluates teams; conducts annual performance reviews and provides feedback.
• Builds and manages the supply chain budget; implements cost reduction programs.
• Ensures inventory accuracy and manages variances; drives inventory optimization.
• Establishes SOPs and collaborates with suppliers on price, lead time, and terms.
• Maintains relationships with suppliers to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Quality to hit targets.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Six Sigma

Communication

Education

BA/BS in business or related field

Master’s degree preferred

APICS CPIM/CSCP preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Job description

POSITION TITLE

Supply Chain Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The Supply Chain Manager is required to manage wide-ranging aspects of the operations, such as production scheduling, purchasing, receiving, materials handling, warehousing of raw materials, and finished product distribution.

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Leads and manages a fully functional supply chain management department which includes: production scheduling, purchasing, receiving, materials handling, warehousing of raw materials, and finished product distribution.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates teams to ensure efficient operation of the functions and provide positive and negative feedback to employees verbally and in writing. Documents feedback through Confirmation of Conversations. Conducts or participates in annual performance reviews for employees.
• Develops supply chain budget, reviews monthly expenditures to ensure budgeted targets are met, and initiates cost reduction programs.
• Achieves financial objectives by working with the management group to prepare the materials budget, schedule expenditures, analyze variances and initiate corrective actions.
• Responsible for inventory management, including the inventory, turns metric, and inventory accuracy, in conjunction with the inventory control function. Identifies opportunities for inventory reduction and recommends the disposition of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Establishes and implements standard operating procedures (SOPs) based on best practices related to the systems, processes, and metrics for the functions.
• Identifies and on-boards new suppliers as required to ensure continuity of supply.
• Responsible for supply agreement terms to include price, lead time, and payment terms.
• Manages effective relationships with existing suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Responsible for accuracy of inventory counts by implementing and managing, in conjunction with material handling, an inventory transaction system capable of identifying discrepancies in inventory counts and taking corrective action to guard against inconsistencies in the future.
• Adhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions, and legal matters that affect purchasing policies.
• Participates as a member of the operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions.
• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by implementing and aligning company policies that adhere to local, state, and federal environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, and Quality to achieve operation plan targets.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads teams of employees directly and through subordinate leaders. Provides leadership to ensure employees demonstrate appropriate demeanor, technical accuracy, efficiency, and conformity to company policies.

• Provides leadership for functional leaders.
• Develops a strategic plan for the department and communicates the vision for staff to execute. Provide positive and negative feedback to employees verbally and in writing. Documents feedback through Confirmation of Conversations.
• Conducts or participates in annual performance reviews for employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experienced proven leader who leads by example and motivates people to create a challenging, empowering, and collaborative working environment.
• Maintains and provides a current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends.
• Understands the function of a Supply Chain in a dynamic manufacturing environment and can develop and document Standard Operating Procedures.
• Identifies tools, processes, and metrics to optimize Supply Chain team performance.
• Excellent writing, documentation, and record-keeping skills.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving ability.
• Ability to contribute and lead teams in a cross-functional collaborative environment.
• Financial skills, including cost modeling, cost analysis, and make vs. buy analysis.
• Ability to leverage metrics and other tools to drive team performance.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• BA/BS degree in business, supply chain, management, or other related disciplines preferred. A Master’s in a related field is a plus.
• 6-10 years of progressive leadership experience in supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and report writing skills.
• Experience in total quality, six-sigma, or other similar environments preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

APICS CPIM, CSCP certification or ISM CPM, CPSM preferred.

REASONING ABILITY

Candidate must be able to exercise good reasoning ability to support supplier selection criteria. Ethical decision-making is an essential function of this position.

QUALITY

Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds the root cause of quality problems, and owns/acts on quality problems.

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VISION and VALUES Supports values and daily actions and decisions, communicates vision and values to others, generates enthusiasm, and incorporates vision when planning.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods. P age 3 | 4

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work in both air-conditioned office environments and non-air-conditioned plant environments. Promotes mutual respect, keeps the workplace clean and safe, and supports safety programs. Must be able to move freely and navigate through the production fl