Supply Chain Project Lead

Job Description:

The Supply Chain Project Lead is responsible for ensuring all materials are available to support the production schedule and on-time customer delivery. This role focuses on ensuring purchase order execution, facilitating and/or leading issue resolution, driving cross functional engagement and serves as an escalation point- collaborating closely with Category Managers, Engineering, Warehousing, Operations and assigned Customer. The Lead must be agile, action oriented, highly organized, and capable of balancing priorities in a fast-paced environment, ensuring parts flow seamlessly through the supply chain to production.

Essential Responsibilities/Activities:

Bill of Material Readiness

• Review and validate BOMs (Buyout list) for accuracy and completeness before order placement.
• Identify missing part data and proactively resolve with Engineering/Design teams.
• Ensure buyout lists are issued in a timely manner to support on-time order placement in alignment with required schedules.

Supplier Delivery Readiness

• Ensure lead-times with suppliers meet production schedule requirements; highlight risks and escalate where needed.
• Validate purchase orders (POs) are placed in the required timeframe to support production requirements.
• Collaborate with Category Managers on supplier performance issues, escalating when corrective action is required.
• Ensures all Procurement activities are carried out with a high sense of urgency.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with Category Managers to ensure agreements and preferred supplier contracts are in place.
• Work with Warehousing teams to ensure parts are received, inspected, and staged/isolated for production readiness.
• Participate in internal and external (Customer led) project/program team meetings to provide supply chain updates, flag risks, and propose mitigation plans.

Mitigate Delivery Issues & Continuous Improvement

• Work with buyers to identify and resolve procurement or delivery delays, securing engagement from stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, and suppliers.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to material shortages or delivery risks.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including standardizing expediting protocols and escalation pathways

Performance & Reporting

• Track and report material readiness status, highlighting risks to production schedules.
• Support tactical supply chain KPIs such as on-time delivery to production, supplier adherence to lead-times, PO cycle times, and expedite responsiveness.
• Provide clear and timely updates to project teams and leadership.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience).
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or project-based environment.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to influence and secure engagement across suppliers and internal teams.
• ERP/MRP experience required; SAP strongly preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

Essential Mental and Physical Functions:

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Visual, auditory, and computer usage skills.
• Agility: Adjusts quickly to shifting priorities and production demands.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for material readiness and delivering against commitments.
• Collaboration: Builds effective relationships across suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• High Performance: Operates effectively in high-pressure environments with a solutions mindset.
• Customer Focus: Always aligned with the goal of supporting on-time delivery to the end customer.

Work Environment:

• Work is primarily performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
• Incumbent may visit manufacturing plants and warehouses with potential exposure to climate, dust, chemical fumes, noise, and forklift traffic.

Disclaimer:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at a time with or without notice. This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.  The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.