Senior Manager, Supply Chain Purchasing & Inventory

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Purchasing & Inventory to join a growing organization and provide leadership across key purchasing and inventory functions.

This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to lead a team, influence supply chain performance, and drive improvements across purchasing, replenishment, inventory management, and service levels. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who combines strong analytical skills with sound business judgment and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by strengthening processes, developing talent, improving inventory performance, and partnering across the organization to support continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction across purchasing, replenishment, and inventory management activities.
• Lead, develop, and support a team of purchasing professionals.
• Oversee purchasing execution and inventory performance to support service and business objectives.
• Monitor key inventory and service metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop strategies to address excess, slow-moving, and at-risk inventory.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align purchasing and inventory decisions with business needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, reporting, and overall efficiency.
• Provide meaningful analysis and insights to support business decisions.
• Promote accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement across the function.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in purchasing, replenishment, inventory management, or supply chain.
• Experience within foodservice distribution, grocery, wholesale distribution, perishable CPG, or a similar high-volume environment strongly preferred.
• Direct people-management experience, including leading and developing purchasing or supply chain professionals.
• Demonstrated experience managing inventory performance, replenishment, purchasing execution, and service-level metrics.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, lead times, safety stock, reorder points, and inventory optimization.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP, WMS, or demand planning and replenishment systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distribution ERP platforms and demand planning or replenishment software.
• Experience improving or restructuring purchasing processes or teams.
• APICS CPIM, CSCP, or similar professional certification.
• Familiarity with food safety requirements as they relate to inventory management and traceability.

Compensation

$125,000 to $160,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual performance-based bonus.