Supply Chain Manager

Job Description

Supply Chain Manager

Dayton, OH – Onsite

$110K–$120K Base Salary

About the Role

Our client, a growing U.S. manufacturer of industrial fasteners and related products, is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain Manager to lead purchasing, inventory management, strategic sourcing, and supplier performance.

This is an opportunity to step into a broader leadership role within a growing manufacturing organization. The Supply Chain Manager will initially support the existing operations while helping establish consistent purchasing and supply chain practices across multiple locations and future acquisitions.

The ideal candidate comes from a metal-intensive manufacturing environment and combines strong purchasing experience with solid ERP/MRP, inventory management, supplier negotiation, and cost-reduction skills.

Requirements

5+ years of progressive supply chain, purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or materials management experience within manufacturing

Strong experience purchasing metals, wire, steel, copper, aluminum, stainless steel, plated materials, packaging, or similar manufacturing commodities/components

Strong understanding of inventory management, safety stock, material planning, and supplier performance

Demonstrated success negotiating supplier agreements and identifying cost-reduction opportunities

Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and the ability to use system data to drive purchasing and inventory decisions

Understanding of supply chain KPIs including purchase price variance, commodity/index pricing, on-time supplier performance, vendor quality, and RMAs

Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills

Ability to work effectively in a hands-on, smaller-to-mid-sized manufacturing environment

Nice to Have

Multi-site manufacturing or supply chain responsibility

Experience with Infor SyteLine

Experience with fasteners, cold heading, wire products, metal forming, stampings, screw machining, fabricated metals, or industrial components

Experience consolidating suppliers or standardizing purchasing practices across multiple facilities

Experience leading or developing buyers/purchasing personnel

Responsibilities

Lead purchasing, sourcing, inventory management, and supplier management activities

Analyze inventory levels and establish appropriate safety stocks across operations

Negotiate pricing, long-term agreements, and commercial terms with key suppliers

Monitor raw-material and commodity pricing trends and identify opportunities to reduce cost and supply risk

Develop alternate suppliers and strengthen the overall supplier base

Track supplier performance, purchasing KPIs, cost savings, and key supply chain initiatives

Partner with operations and leadership to improve material availability while managing inventory investment

Use ERP/MRP data to improve purchasing, planning, inventory visibility, and decision-making

Support supplier consolidation and purchasing standardization across multiple locations

Help build scalable supply chain processes as the organization continues to grow through acquisition