Procurement & Supply Chain Manager-Manufacturing

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for various key aspects of the supply chain operations to ensure efficient and cost-effective processes. Your role will involve Procurement & Vendor Management, Inventory Management, Production Planning & Coordination, Logistics & Distribution, Cost Control & Budgeting, Risk Management, Compliance & Documentation, Data Analysis & Reporting, as well as Team Coordination & Leadership. You will source raw materials, components, and services while identifying, evaluating, and managing vendors and suppliers. Negotiating contracts and terms to ensure cost-effectiveness and quality will be crucial, along with monitoring vendor performance. Maintaining optimal inventory levels, implementing control techniques like JIT, and ensuring proper storage, handling, and tracking of materials will be part of your responsibilities. Collaborating with the production team to forecast demand, plan material requirements, and aligning supply chain activities with production schedules will be vital. You will need to manage inbound and outbound logistics, coordinate transportation, warehousing, and distribution of goods, optimize routes, reduce transportation costs, and ensure on-time delivery. Monitoring supply chain expenses, working to reduce costs without compromising quality, preparing and managing budgets for supply chain operations will be essential. Identifying potential risks and disruptions in the supply chain, implementing mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and safety standards, maintaining proper documentation for procurement, inventory, and shipping, supporting audits and reporting will also be part of your duties. Analyzing supply chain performance using KPIs, identifying bottlenecks, implementing process improvements, generating regular reports for management review, and leading and supervising warehouse, logistics, and procurement teams will be critical. Providing training and guidance to the team, fostering collaboration across departments (production, finance, sales), and ensuring efficiency and compliance will be key aspects of your leadership role. This is a full-time position that requires in-person work at the specified location.,