Supply Chain Manager

The Supply Chain Manager provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for the shipyards Purchasing Planning & Scheduling and Material Control functions. The position is accountable for aligning procurement production planning material availability inventory control and logistics with contract requirements engineering priorities project budgets and production schedules. This leader establishes disciplined processes develops team capability resolves cross-functional constraints and delivers clear performance reporting to support safe efficient and on-time vessel construction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership and Department Management

• Lead coach and coordinate the Purchasing Planning & Scheduling and Material Control departments setting priorities accountabilities and performance expectations.
• Develop department procedures work standards staffing plans training needs and succession coverage to support current and future project demands.
• Create an integrated supply chain operating rhythm that connects engineering releases bills of material work packages procurement receiving warehousing kitting and production need dates.
• Escalate material schedule cost quality and supplier risks promptly with recovery actions owners and required decision dates.
• Promote a culture of safety accuracy urgency ethical conduct collaboration and continuous improvement.

Purchasing and Supplier Management

• Provide oversight of requisitions RFQs bid evaluations purchase orders approvals expediting and procurement records for materials equipment tools parts supplies and subcontracted services.
• Ensure purchasing decisions meet technical specifications quality requirements approved budgets required delivery dates and applicable contractual obligations.
• Lead supplier sourcing qualification negotiation performance management and corrective action in coordination with Engineering Project Management Production Quality Control and Finance.
• Monitor open and overdue purchase-order commitments identify long-lead and critical-path items and implement recovery or alternate-source plans.
• Ensure discrepancies involving pricing invoices receipts damaged or unacceptable goods and supplier performance are resolved and documented.

Planning Scheduling and Production Control

• Oversee development maintenance and communication of project schedules work-order structures work packages production priorities engineering need dates and resource or manning reports.
• Ensure planning and cost-tracking data is accurate current auditable and aligned with project budgets and production status.
• Coordinate schedule interfaces among Engineering Project Management Production Purchasing Material Control and Finance to identify and remove bottlenecks.
• Provide regular analysis of schedule performance labor utilization productivity project hours material readiness and emerging constraints.
• Ensure production teams receive timely drawings work packages material status and actionable schedule information.

Material Control Inventory and Logistics

• Oversee receiving inspection coordination warehousing inventory control material preservation issue kitting staging internal movement shipping and surplus disposition.
• Ensure each shipment is accurately received against the proper purchase order identified recorded stored and communicated to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Establish controls for project-assigned material owner-furnished equipment high-value items shelf-life material shortages substitutions returns and nonconforming material.
• Maintain material traceability and inventory accuracy through routine audits cycle counts reconciliation and corrective action.
• Coordinate material priorities and delivery to the point of use in support of production sequence and schedule commitments.

Cost Reporting Systems and Improvement

• Develop and issue concise weekly and monthly reports covering procurement workload actual versus budget performance overdue commitments material availability schedule health inventory accuracy supplier performance and corrective actions.
• Partner with Finance to support invoice matching commitment tracking accruals forecasting and resolution of procurement or receiving discrepancies.
• Establish meaningful key performance indicators and use data to improve lead time cost schedule reliability inventory accuracy and internal service levels.
• Maintain disciplined use of Microsoft Excel Microsoft Project and company business systems; support system configuration data standards user training and process audits.
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost reduction waste elimination standardization improved material flow and stronger supplier performance without compromising safety quality or contractual requirements.

Compliance and Other Responsibilities

• Ensure department activities comply with company policies approval authorities quality procedures safety requirements contract terms and applicable regulatory or customer requirements.
• Maintain complete accurate and retrievable procurement planning inventory and material-control records.
• Participate in project production planning and management reviews providing accurate status and recommended actions.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in supply chain management business engineering operations or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in purchasing production planning material control supply chain or operations within shipbuilding marine construction heavy manufacturing defense or a comparable project-based environment.
• Three or more years of leadership experience managing supervisors managers or multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience with project schedules budgets bills of material purchase orders supplier negotiations inventory controls material requirements and performance reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and working proficiency with Microsoft Project and enterprise planning procurement or inventory systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication negotiation analytical organizational problem-solving and follow-through skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct shipyard vessel construction vessel repair or marine systems experience.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent projects with long-lead equipment engineered materials and customer or regulatory hold points.
• Professional certification such as CPSM CSCP CPIM or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems controlled material processes supplier quality and continuous-improvement methods.

Core Competencies

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to work in office warehouse fabrication waterfront and vessel environments both indoors and outdoors as business needs require.
• Ability to stand sit walk climb stairs or ladders bend kneel and access active shipyard work areas.
• Correctable vision sufficient to read documents drawings labels safety symbols and color-coded information.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment which may include hard hat safety glasses steel-toe footwear hearing protection gloves fall protection and respiratory protection when required by the applicable job hazard analysis.
• Ability to work at a pace consistent with project deadlines and respond to urgent material or schedule issues.

Safety and Conduct Expectations

• Comply with all safety procedures environmental requirements company policies work rules and job hazard analyses.
• Report accidents injuries unsafe conditions damaged equipment and broken or misused tools promptly through established channels.
• Maintain professional conduct reliable attendance punctuality confidentiality and a clean and orderly work environment.

Classification note: This description summarizes the primary duties of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Duties may change based on business and project requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be provided in accordance with applicable law.