Cerberus Capital Management

Supply Chain Manager

Cerberus Capital Management • $90K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in materials management or supply chain, or a Master's degree with 4+ years, or 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in automotive or heavy truck supply chain operations preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS) and material planning processes.
  • Proven track record in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and delegation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage supervisors overseeing material flow in the factory.
  • Ensure timely delivery of materials to support production operations.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality in material control.
  • Drive improvements in key performance indicators like labor efficiency and inventory accuracy.
  • Oversee multi-shift teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
  • Implement lean manufacturing practices to minimize waste and optimize processes.
  • Coordinate new product introductions to ensure readiness for production.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee wellbeing.
  • Shift differential of 10% for transitioning to night shift work.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

We are currently seeking a Supply Chain Manager – Factory Feeding to join our San Antonio Manufacturing Plant team.

 

The Supply Chain Manager – Factory Feeding is responsible for leading factory material handling and material flow operations, ensuring the right material is delivered to the right location at the right time to support uninterrupted production. This position leads multiple supervisors and their hourly teams, with responsibility for lineside material availability, warehouse-to-line material flow, labor efficiency, inventory accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement.

 

This role works closely with Manufacturing, Materials Planning, Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to identify and resolve material flow constraints, improve operational performance, and support production requirements. The manager will also play a key role in new product introductions, ensuring material handling processes, systems, equipment, and resources are ready to support successful production launches.

 

As International Motors continues to grow in San Antonio, we are expanding our production operations with the introduction of a night production shift. The night shift is Monday through Thursday from 5:30 PM to 4:00 AM, with production planned to begin in early 2027. 

 

This position will initially work Day Shift and be required to transition to Night Shift as the operation ramps up in mid-2027.

 

Day Shift Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 5:30 AM–4:00 PM.

Night Shift Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 5:30 PM–4:00 AM.

 

This is a salaried position supporting a manufacturing operation. While the primary schedule aligns with the designated production shift, employees are expected to provide operational support as needed to meet business objectives. This may require working outside normal production hours, including extended shifts, production startup activities, recovery efforts, and occasional weekend support based on operational requirements.

 

Shift Differential: 10% differential upon transitioning to Night Shift work schedule.

Responsibilities
  • Manage business unit supervisors responsible for material flow throughout the factory.
  • Support production operations to ensure all material requirements are lineside at the time needed.
  • Lead efforts to improve efficiency and quality of material control and delivery.
  • Drive efforts to improve key KPIs including labor efficiency, inventory accuracy and availability of material at lineside
  • These teams work across multiple shifts, ensuring materials are where they need to be, when they need to be there, on the line.
  • Drive lean manufacturing initiatives to reduce waste, focus on JIT deliverables and an on-going focus on reducing process waste.
  • Manage introduction of new product to ensure systems are ready to receive and deliver to appropriate work stations.
  • Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, corporate functions and work with cross-functional teams
  • Flexibility to work in a multi-shift environment
Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of materials management or supply chain experience

OR

  • Master's degree and at least 4 years of materials management or supply chain experience

OR

  • At least 8 years of materials management or supply chain experience
Additional Requirements
  • Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status). 
Desired Skills
  • Previous automotive, materials, supply chain and operational experience, heavy truck experience preferred
  • Experience in warehouse and conveyance process
  • Experience in lean manufacturing with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Strong delegation skills
  • Excellent customer focus (internal, external, colleagues, direct reports etc.)
  • Must be flexible, able to adapt to constantly changing circumstances
  • Must have upward management and communication skills
  • Experience with WMS (warehouse management systems)
  • Knowledge and experience with MRP, EDI, production systems, material planning, purchasing, material handling, inventory, audit, etc.
Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

About Cerberus Capital Management

Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm that specializes in distressed investing. The firm was founded in 1992 by Steve Feinberg and William L. Richter. Cerberus has invested in a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, real estate, and retail. The firm is known for its aggressive approach to investing and has been involved in several high-profile deals, including the acquisition of Chrysler in 2007.
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