Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager

$90,000 - $110,000/year 

Are you ready to lead procurement strategy for a growing architectural products business? Trulite is looking for a strategic Supply Chain Manager to join our team!

The Supply Chain Manager will lead procurement operations for our Architectural Products division, overseeing a team of buyers who manage tactical purchasing across 30+ locations. This role will drive cost optimization initiatives and cultivate strategic supplier partnerships that support our continued growth.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a strategic thinker with strong leadership instincts and a passion for building high performing teams. You know how to balance big picture sourcing strategy with the day to day realities of a fast moving purchasing operation. You are comfortable negotiating with suppliers, analyzing market trends, and digging into data to find opportunities others might miss. You thrive in a cross functional environment, partnering easily with operations, finance, quality, and sales to support the business. You hold yourself and your team to high standards, and you know how to coach, mentor, and develop talent along the way. Above all, you bring a continuous improvement mindset and genuinely enjoy solving problems that impact the bottom line.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of buyers responsible for day-to-day purchasing activities
• Establish clear performance metrics and accountability standards
• Build team capabilities through coaching, training, and succession planning
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across all locations
• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies for aluminum, hardware, various indirect categories, and related materials
• Lead supplier selection, evaluation, and onboarding processes
• Negotiate master agreements, pricing structures, and contract terms
• Conduct market analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Drive standardization and consolidation of purchasing across locations
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with key suppliers
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews
• Manage supplier issues, escalations, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure supply continuity and develop contingency plans for critical materials
• Collaborate with suppliers on innovation, quality improvements, and cost reduction
• Develop and achieve annual cost savings targets
• Identify and execute cost reduction and avoidance opportunities
• Analyze total cost of ownership across the supply base
• Track, report, and validate savings initiatives
• Implement inventory management strategies to balance service levels with carrying costs
• Establish appropriate stock levels, reorder points, and safety stock parameters
• Reduce excess and obsolete inventory across all locations
• Collaborate with operations teams to improve demand planning and forecasting
• Monitor DIO (days inventory outstanding) and working capital metrics
• Optimize procurement processes for efficiency and compliance
• Leverage ERP and procurement systems to drive visibility and control
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven insights
• Partner with operations, finance, quality, and sales teams
• Support new location openings and business expansion initiatives
• Provide supply chain expertise for strategic business decisions
• Communicate regularly with senior leadership on supply chain performance

SKILLS YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience within the Heavy Glass and/or Architectural Aluminum space as an estimator, project manager, or technical lead
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Excellent negotiation and supplier relationship management abilities
• Analytical mindset with experience in cost savings and total cost of ownership analysis
• Familiarity with ERP and procurement systems
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills

Why Trulite:

Trulite  offers the most comprehensive benefit coverage in the industry. We give our employees  immediate access to health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits , as well as provide  short/long-term disability coverage  to protect you financially if you should incur a non-occupational illness or accident.

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive wellness initiative that includes access to a progressive financial training program.

Stay with us for a year and your  401k employer match is 100% vested  and immediately becomes part of your ever improving financial plan. This is also true for those who select and contribute to their  Health Savings Account . We match on both employee and family coverage to help cover out-of-pocket expenses and if unused continues to grow until needed. The employer match for your HSA, if you choose to participate, is also vested immediately at 100%, improving your financial health.

Trulite  bears most of the cost of your benefits. We structured these benefits because we care not only about your physical well-being but your financial health and welfare too. Let us show you why Trulite values you as an employee and how we will help you achieve financial independence.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.