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Supply Chain Manager

Burnett Specialists
  • Webster, TX
  • Instant Apply
8 days ago

Job Description

Supply Chain Manager - Houston Responsibilities
  • Manage daily supply chain operations, including purchasing, receiving, production scheduling, inventory control, logistics, distribution, and order fulfillment.
  • Maintain and manage supply chain data within SAP, ensuring the accuracy of material records, purchase orders, inventory information, and production schedules.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Production to maintain efficient order flow and support timely customer fulfillment.
  • Manage supplier and vendor relationships, including purchase order placement, lead-time monitoring, delivery performance, quality concerns, and issue resolution.
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, and purchasing opportunities with suppliers while maintaining quality and delivery requirements.
  • Coordinate sourcing activities with offices and sister companies to identify cost-effective material sourcing opportunities.
  • Lead biannual cycle counts and maintains inventory accuracy through effective inventory-control practices.
  • Monitor inventory levels, forecast material demand, and plan replenishment to minimize shortages, excess inventory, and production disruptions.
  • Track domestic and international shipments and coordinate with transportation and logistics partners to support on-time delivery.
  • Analyze supply chain performance, identify trends and operational risks, and recommend process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels.
  • Support compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
  • Develop, document, maintain, and improve supply chain procedures and processes.
  • Lead and participate in management-directed supply chain initiatives and continuous-improvement projects.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing, materials management, production planning, inventory control, logistics, or broader supply-chain operations.
  • At least 2 years of experience supervising, leading, or providing day-to-day directions to supply-chain or purchasing personnel. – Per Bill: NOT REQUIRED, BUT HELPFUL
  • Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial equipment, systems integration, or engineered-to-order environment.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience managing the complete purchasing cycle, including:
    • Requesting and evaluating supplier quotations.
    • Issuing and maintaining purchase orders.
    • Monitoring supplier lead times and deliveries.
    • Expediting critical materials.
    • Resolving pricing, delivery, quality, and invoice discrepancies.
  • Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning, inventory control, and order fulfillment.
  • Experience using SAP to manage material records, purchase orders, inventory transactions, and production or material schedules.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate supplier pricing, commercial terms, lead times, and purchasing agreements.
  • Experience in resolving supplier-related quality and delivery issues.
  • Experience coordinating domestic and international shipments and working with freight carriers, logistics providers, and customs or import/export documentation.
  • Experience conducting physical inventory or cycle counts and investigating inventory discrepancies.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze purchasing, inventory, supplier, and delivery-performance data.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Sales, Finance, Engineering, Production, Operations, and external suppliers.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
  • Willingness and ability to personally handle transactional and administrative supply-chain responsibilities in addition to managing and improving the function.

Competencies
  • Hands-on leadership.
  • Ownership and accountability.
  • Planning discipline.
  • Commercial judgment.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Urgency and responsiveness.
  • Supplier-management ability.
  • Cross-functional collaboration.
  • Problem-solving ability.
  • Adaptability.
  • Continuous-improvement mindset.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationWebster, TX

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • Cargo/Freightunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Corporate Complianceunmatched
  • Corporate Policiesunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Data Managementunmatched
  • Demand Forecasting/Planningunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Import/Exportunmatched
  • Inventory Cycle Countsunmatched
  • Inventory Levelsunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Inventory Transactionsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Materials Managementunmatched
  • Materials Planningunmatched
  • Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)unmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
  • Operationsunmatched
  • Order/Customer Fulfillmentunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Physical Inventoryunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Pricingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Procurement Managementunmatched
  • Production Planningunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Purchase Ordersunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Records Managementunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • SAP Administrationunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Shipping/Receivingunmatched
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
  • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Time Trackingunmatched
  • Transportation and Logisticsunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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