Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager

Location: North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Type: Direct Hire

Work Model: Onsite – onsite

Responsibilities

• Lead the shipyard's purchasing, planning/scheduling, and material control functions.
• Align procurement, scheduling, inventory, and logistics with contracts, budgets, and build schedules.
• Set processes, build team capability, and report on performance to keep construction on time and on budget.
• Set priorities and performance targets for purchasing, planning/scheduling, and material control teams.
• Link engineering releases, BOMs, work packages, procurement, receiving, warehousing, and kitting to production need dates.
• Manage requisitions, RFQs, bid evaluations, POs, approvals, expediting, and procurement records.
• Handle supplier sourcing, qualification, negotiation, and performance/corrective actions.
• Coordinate schedules and work packages; resolve delays and bottlenecks.
• Oversee receiving, inspection, warehousing, inventory control, kitting, staging, shipping, and surplus disposition.
• Maintain material traceability via audits, cycle counts, and reconciliation.
• Issue weekly/monthly reports on procurement, schedule health, inventory, and supplier performance.
• Support invoice matching, commitment tracking, and forecasting with Finance.
• Identify cost, waste, and material-flow improvements without compromising safety or quality.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate procurement, planning, and material control records.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, operations, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in purchasing, planning, material control, or supply chain in shipbuilding, marine construction, heavy manufacturing, defense, or similar.
• 3+ years leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with schedules, budgets, BOMs, POs, supplier negotiations, inventory control, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel; working knowledge of MS Project and enterprise planning systems.
• Able to work in office, warehouse, fabrication, waterfront, and vessel environments.
• Correctable vision to read documents, drawings, labels, and safety symbols.
• Able to work at project-deadline pace and respond to urgent issues.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.