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.
