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Purpose

The Supervisor, Supply Chain is responsible for leading inventory planning, material management, and MRP execution to ensure uninterrupted support of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and overall manufacturing operations. This role oversees material forecasting, supplier performance, inventory accuracy, and cross-functional coordination to maintain optimal raw material availability while meeting Quality, Regulatory, Financial, and Global Trade compliance expectations. The Supervisor ensures that systems, processes, and planning tools (including SAP) operate effectively to support business needs and drive continuous improvement in material flow, cost control, and planning accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead Material Requirements Planning (MRP) activities to ensure accurate forecasting and timely availability of raw materials, components, and commodities required to support the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Determine appropriate inventory levels, generate system requisitions, and monitor delivery status while proactively communicating priorities to Receiving, Incoming Quality Assurance (IQA), and internal partners.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Planning, Purchasing, Quality, Labs, Manufacturing, MS&T, and Transportation to ensure material readiness and resolve supply-related issues.
• Monitor forecast changes and communicate impacts to purchasing strategies, supplier capacity, and production planning.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics; identify risks, escalate issues, and drive corrective actions to ensure on-time, in-full material delivery.
• Prepare monthly inventory analyses, including obsolete/surplus materials, days-on hand (DOH), working inventory, and total inventory; manage disposition of rejected or obsolete materials through eMDO processes.
• Identify significant Purchase Price Variances (PPV), lead monthly PPV reporting, and collaborate with Finance and Purchasing to implement cost-improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance and oversight to Inventory Planners (Level II/III), supporting workload prioritization, training, and development.
• Lead or support implementation of new planning systems, process improvements, and cross-functional projects related to material management and supply chain optimization.
• Act as a subject matter expert in SAP and related planning tools, ensuring data accuracy, system integrity, and effective use of planning parameters.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and 5+ years of relevant experience accepted.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in inventory planning, materials management, purchasing, or supply chain operations, including supervisory or team-lead experience.
• Strong understanding of MRP/MPS processes, inventory control principles, and material flow in a manufacturing environment.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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