SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Howmet; Whitehall Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet in Whitehall, MI is seeking a Staff-level supply chain leader to drive cross-functional results in our Ti Cast operation. Located on-site, this role will collaborate with customer service, procurement and production to optimize scheduling, inventory, and delivery performance.

You will lead with strong ethics, develop talent, and push continuous improvement initiatives across the plant leadership team, contributing to NPI efforts and cost reduction while ensuring on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a manufacturing business; of the 7 years, 1 year must be in production control/scheduling, procurement, purchasing, supplier development, finance, or materials management.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience required.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Maintains high ethics and values in the workplace.
• Creates seamless customer experience through collaboration with customer service.
• Administers supplier product and production output.
• Manages raw material inventory procurement and levels.
• Responsible for commit accuracy and collaborates to achieve on-time delivery metric targets through knowledge of lead times and capacity by operation.
• Schedule and communicate with the customer any delinquencies to their order.
• Works toward reduction of costs within related fields such as inventory and waste.
• Collaborates toward NPI efforts.
• Manages others and contributes to talent factory strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Project management

Continuous improvement

Scheduling

MRP knowledge

Oracle/ERP

Education

B.S. Degree

APICS/ASCM CPIM certification

Tools

Oracle/ERP system

Job description

Job Info

• Job Identification: 118577
• Job Category: Operations
• Posting Date: 07/24/2026, 12:49 PM
• Locations: One Misco Drive, Whitehall, MI, 49461-1799, US (On-site)
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Export-Controlled Data: This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items

Responsibilities

This position will be in our Plant 5 Ti Cast Operation. This is a Staff Level position with high visibility, collaborating cross functionally to drive results as part of the Plant Leadership team.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains high ethics and values in the workplace.
• Creates seamless customer experience through collaboration with customer service.
• Administers supplier product and production output.
• Manages raw material inventory procurement and levels.
• Responsible for commit accuracy and collaborates to achieve on-time delivery metric targets through detailed knowledge of lead times and capacity by operation.
• Schedule and communicate with the customer any delinquencies to their order.
• Works toward reduction of costs within related fields such as inventory, waste.
• Collaborates toward NPI efforts.
• Manages others and contributes to talent factory strategy.

Job Roles

• Business acumen--understands production needs and lean principles versus actual and anticipated customer demand with regard to raw materials; limits inventory overage; navigates large scope and scale; grows sales.
• Manage complexity--supply chain expert both in terms of external suppliers and internal process; recognizes needs throughout the system and is able to plan accordingly for shared resources or materials; attends to multiple internal stakeholders and external customers with expertise on specific products and projects.
• Data and rigor--invites multiple inputs, both qualitative and quantitative; makes adjustments from a data-informed perspective and communicates ramifications throughout the supply chain through to customer; partners with manufacturing and others to ensure schedule adherence; expert in material requirement planning, prioritizing based on data.
• Communication and relationship--proactive communicator regarding specific business factors such as lead time; provides accurate and timely information and builds relationship by helping others know what to expect; insists on the integrity of doing what we say we will do.
• Proactive and assertive--takes initiative; anticipates issues based on supply and forecasts; communicates regularly throughout the production cycle; asserts self as conduit between customer and production, representing both and finding ways to succeed; asserts business expectations while simultaneously protecting the need for adequate time and information to forecast and plan.
• Responsive--balances proactivity with understanding of factors that can affect the business; adapts quickly to unforeseen circumstances; manages changes to projects and timelines to create seamless experiences; reacts to the needs of internal and external stakeholders to provide remarkable service; remains dispassionate in response; comfortable with the intensity of the work and the pressures it creates.
• Talent advocate--creates ways to involve junior associates; collaborates cross-functionally to stimulate development and contribute to talent factory strategy while developing team.
• Continuous improvement-examines plans to improve forecasting, estimating and execution capabilities; interacts with stakeholders to create feedback loops and implements findings.
• Organization--works with systems and governance; manages time well; leads with information and time specific exactness; creates urgency through timelines and forecasts.
• Purpose--has a strong sense of "why" things need to be done; communicates and inspires based on the underlying reasons for actions; helps others understand rather than merely executing; seeks to operate strategically in the midst of a demanding and time-sensitive environment.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a manufacturing business; of the 7 years, 1 year must be in production control/scheduling, procurement, purchasing, supplier development, finance, or materials management.
• Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience required.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. Degree in supply chain
• APICS/ASCM CPIM certification.
• Experience with scheduling manufacturing production.
• Experience developing relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Continuous improvement/growth mindset.
• Proficient in practical application of MRP logic.
• Knowledge of Oracle/ERP system.