Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations

What we need  

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Operations ensures the operational, vendor, and financial integrity of the Supply Chain organization while driving supplier execution across large-scale automation projects. Acting as the primary interface between Supply Chain and Finance, they apply strong financial acumen to interpret cost drivers, support forecasting, and ensure supply chain impacts are accurately represented. 

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, analytical leader who thrives in cross-functional environments, proactively identifies supplier and operational risks, strengthens controls, enhances transparency, and drives supplier performance to support complex, capital-intensive project timelines. 

What we do  

The Production Control team manages project-based planning, material execution, and Spares/RSPL Procurement for complex, customer-specific automation systems. The group oversees project planning, supply planning, material and inventory management, spares/RSPL procurement and logistics, ensuring materials and equipment are available when and where needed to support installation, commissioning, and ongoing site operations. Production Control works closely with Project Procurement, Project Management, and Site Installation teams to align demand, supply, and execution across large-scale customer projects. 

What you’ll do 

• Provide forecast recommendations to Finance partners to ensure monthly/quarterly labor, throughput, and cost assumptions accurately reflect operational reality. 

• Support monthly and quarterly financial close, ensuring receiving cutoffs, open PO accuracy, and inbound accruals are properly reflected in the financials. 

• Partner with Finance to interpret cost drivers, understand budget implications, and model the financial impact of supply chain decisions—requiring strong financial acumen without direct ownership of financial statements. 

• Communicates clearly and confidently with Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Finance to ensure alignment between operational reality and financial expectations. 

• Makes data-drive decisions and uses metrics and trends to shape staffing plans, resource allocation, and process improvement 

• Has previously owned or influenced a P&L, understands cost drivers and takes a disciplined  

• Lead end-to-end Goods Receipt operations with accountability for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across all inbound material flows. 

• Design and maintain internal controls for vendor/supplier cost accuracy, transaction integrity, and compliance across supply chain processes. 

• Lead supplier performance management across multiple large-scale capital projects, ensuring vendors meet expectations for on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness. 

• Own and develop comprehensive supplier delivery schedules, ensuring alignment with engineering releases, material availability, build requirements, and overall project milestones. 

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen internal controls, reduce supplier risk, improve cost transparency, and enhance delivery predictability across programs. 

• Monitor, analyze, and communicate supplier KPIs such as on-time delivery, lead-time adherence, quality trends, and responsiveness. 

• Identify performance risks early, lead cross-functional escalations, and develop supplier recovery plans to protect critical project timelines. 

• Standardize processes for supplier scheduling, communication cadences, escalation paths, and vendor performance reporting. 

• Coach, develop, and guide a team overseeing supplier performance, project coordination, and supply chain compliance activities. 

What you’ll need 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Operations, or related field (MBA preferred). 

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations, Supplier Management, FP&A, or Project Execution within manufacturing, automation, or capital equipment industries. 

• Proven success managing supplier performance, delivery schedules, and financial controls in complex, multi-project environments. 

• Strong analytical and modeling skills with experience using supplier or financial dashboards and ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle). 

• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders in a matrixed organization. 

Our Environment 

• Up to 20% travel may be required. Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to travel to supplier and customer locations. 

• Employee must maintain a personal credit card and manage expenses to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.