Supply chain Manager

Position: Supply chain Manager

Location: North Reading, MA 01864

Duration: 9 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Payrate:$ 58.00 - 58.00/hr.

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. We are a community of 50 million who think—and feel—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping investors achieve their goals has been our main reason for existence. At Client, we’re built differently. Our client is investor-owned, meaning that we’re owneby our funds, which are owned by our fund shareholder clients. Therefore, your success adds to ours, so you’re surrounded by people who care about the same things. With no other parties to answer to, we make decisions—including keeping investing costs as low as possible—with your needs in mind. Because of our unique structure, your goals align with our goals.

Job Description:

• Oversee supply chain initiatives for assigned products, working cross-functionally with sourcing, planning, product, and engineering teams to balance commercial and technical trade-offs.
• A successful candidate will leverage experience in global supply chain management, and a self-driven approach to achieving sustained operational excellence and cost optimization.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Work cross-functionally with supply chain teams to identify and drive sustaining operational improvement (cost, lead time, risk management) and seamless execution of programs through sustaining phases
• Act as a single point of contact for program resources to communicate supply chain decisions and progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes.
• Synthesize inputs from Sourcing, Planning, Logistics, Engineering, and Finance to create balanced recommendations that drive operational excellence, cost reduction targets, and supply chain resilience
• Execute cost reduction roadmaps measuring total cost of ownership including spares, service, replacements, tariffs, and logistics impacts
• Own lead time optimization analysis with clear reduction roadmaps and transparent reporting
• Maintain ownership of supply chain requirements throughout GA and end-of-life phases
• Coordinate cross-functional implementation for post-launch design changes (ECOs)
• Drive root cause analysis and process improvements that prevent future occurrences, ensuring sustained operational excellence across the product lifecycle

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
• Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable insights
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management)
• Experience with supplier relationship management and performance tracking
• Knowledge of global hardware and electromechanical supply chains

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in robotics, electromechanical systems, or similar technology-intensive industries
• Background in both NPI (New Product Introduction) and sustained operations supply chain management
• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management with direct responsibility in multiple commodities (electromechanical, metals, plastics, ICs, etc)
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain Management, or Engineering)
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP) and PLM tools (Agile)
• Demonstrated success in cost reduction and lead time optimization initiatives
• Experience with scenario planning and risk mitigation in complex supply chains
• Knowledge of tariff management and trade compliance
• Strong presentation and executive communication skills
• Experience with Product Development Process (PDP) frameworks
• High degree of autonomy in decision-making with clear judgment on when to escalate versus resolve independently

KPI(Key Performance Indicators to be used to gauge the temporary resource’s performance):

• Time Savings for the rest of team from this work

Leadership Principles:

• Ownership
• Bias for Action

Top 3 must-have hard skills:

• 3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management) Experience with supplier relationship management and performance trackin

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.