US Supply Chain Manager

Lucas James Talent Partners; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucas James Talent Partners is seeking a Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing to lead end-to-end supply chain across multiple sites in the United States. This role offers autonomy to design and execute improvements in materials, inventory, sourcing, and supplier relationships.

Lead a small team and collaborate with Operations, Sales, Finance, Project Management, Warehouse, and Engineering to drive cost efficiency, reliability, and process discipline across locations.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in end-to-end supply chain across multiple sites.
• Strong data-driven decision making and KPI alignment.
• Proven ability to design and implement strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Experience with ERP systems and inventory optimization.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of supply chain processes and implement effective solutions.
• Establish structure, standards, and discipline where processes are incomplete.
• Make data-driven decisions to achieve KPIs and align with goals.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for supplier, inventory, planning, materials, and logistics challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement across the supply chain.
• Manage domestic and international supplier relationships to optimize cost, quality, delivery.
• Transition to site-specific ordering while maintaining visibility and standardized processes.
• Establish framework, controls, and reporting to support decentralized ordering.
• Ensure consistent cost management and inventory accuracy across locations.
• Identify opportunities to increase domestic sourcing with strategic use of international suppliers.
• Develop corrective actions for recurring costing issues with Finance and Operations.
• Manage tariff and customs brokerage relationships.
• Identify and implement annual cost-saving initiatives across materials and logistics.
• Track cost savings, supplier performance, and cost variances with Finance.
• Reduce expedited freight through improved planning and supplier performance.
• Develop and execute supplier negotiation strategies to mitigate cost increases.
• Drive inventory accuracy above 98% with cross-functional teams.
• Reduce excess and obsolete inventory through planning and supplier negotiations.
• Oversee safety stock, cycle counts, and inventory reduction initiatives.
• Establish inventory controls across locations.
• Monitor inventory performance and take corrective actions.
• Align forecasts and site-level ordering with demand and safety stock.
• Ensure ERP settings and BOMs are accurate.
• Oversee material shortage management and planning.
• Establish disciplined purchasing and planning processes.
• Support ERP implementation and optimization with process mapping and training.

Job description

Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing

Position Summary:

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity designed to strengthen and advance supply chain operations across a multi-site manufacturing organization. The Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing will have significant autonomy to design, lead, and execute improvements that shape how materials, inventory, sourcing, and supplier relationships are managed across U.S. locations.

This role is ideal for a self-starter who thrives on ownership, problem-solving, and driving measurable results. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence processes, performance, and culture while establishing greater structure, accountability, and consistency across the supply chain function.

The position owns the end-to-end supply chain function, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, planning, inventory, materials management, and logistics. The role will identify and close operational gaps while improving cost, efficiency, inventory performance, and supplier reliability.

The Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing will lead a small supply chain team and collaborate closely with Operations, Sales, Finance, Project Management, Warehouse, and Engineering.

Essential Job Functions

Operational Ownership & Autonomy

• Take ownership of supply chain processes, identifying gaps and implementing effective solutions.
• Establish structure, standards, and discipline where processes are incomplete, inconsistent, or require rebuilding.
• Make data-driven decisions to achieve key performance indicators and align departmental activities with organizational goals.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for supplier, inventory, planning, materials, and logistics challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement across the supply chain organization.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Manage domestic and international supplier relationships, optimizing cost, quality, delivery, and lead times.
• Lead the transition from a centralized supply chain model to site-specific ordering responsibilities while maintaining visibility, control, and standardized processes across locations.
• Establish the framework, responsibilities, controls, and reporting mechanisms necessary to support decentralized ordering.
• Ensure consistent cost management, inventory accuracy, and operational oversight across all locations.
• Identify opportunities to increase domestic sourcing while utilizing international suppliers when strategically appropriate.
• Develop and implement corrective actions for recurring costing and supplier-related issues in collaboration with Finance and Operations.
• Manage tariff and customs brokerage relationships, including accurate classification, mitigation strategies, and allocation of costs across locations.

Cost Management & Savings Initiatives

• Identify, quantify, and implement annual cost-saving initiatives across raw materials, components, outside processes, and logistics.
• Track and report cost savings, supplier performance, purchase price variances, and other financial metrics in partnership with Finance.
• Reduce expedited freight and overall logistics costs through improved planning, supplier performance, and process optimization.
• Develop and execute supplier negotiation strategies to mitigate cost increases and improve overall value.

Inventory Management, Accuracy & Control

• Drive inventory accuracy above 98% through collaboration with Operations, Warehouse, and Finance.
• Reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory through improved planning, supplier negotiations, and consumption analysis.
• Oversee safety stock strategies, cycle count programs, and inventory reduction initiatives.
• Establish consistent inventory controls and accountability across all locations.
• Monitor inventory performance and develop corrective actions when targets are not achieved.
• Partner with Sales and Operations to ensure forecasts and site-level ordering align with demand, production requirements, and safety stock levels.
• Ensure ERP system settings, work orders, bills of materials, purchasing parameters, and order quantities are accurate and current.
• Oversee material shortage management and proactive material planning.
• Establish disciplined purchasing and planning processes across locations.
• Support ERP implementation and optimization through process mapping, system testing, data validation, and employee training.