Supply Chain Manager

This position is 100% on-site.

About the role

The Supply Chain Manager — Polymer (West Coast) owns the supply chain function across ADDMAN’s three polymer sites: Carlsbad, Irvine, and Fort Worth. This role is responsible for directing and overseeing supply chain, purchasing, outside service processing (OSP), supplier management, and inventory functions. The position leads and develops supply chain personnel, establishes priorities and performance expectations, and develops strategies that support production, cost, quality, inventory, and business objectives. The role exercises independent judgment in supplier selection, sourcing, inventory, cost management, OSP capacity, risk mitigation, and resource allocation. While the primary responsibility is management, oversight, and strategic direction, the position may provide limited hands-on purchasing support for business continuity or unusual demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and develop the supply chain and buying personnel across the three polymer sites.
• Participate in and make recommendations regarding hiring, selection, promotion, compensation, performance management, corrective action, and termination of employees; evaluate performance and provide personnel recommendations to senior leadership.
• Direct and oversee the organization's supply chain, purchasing, outside processing, and inventory management functions for the West Coast polymer business unit; establish objectives, develop processes, allocate resources, and ensure operational effectiveness.
• Exercise independent judgment in supplier selection, sourcing strategy, purchasing priorities, inventory strategy, supplier performance, cost reduction initiatives, OSP capacity planning, risk mitigation, and resource allocation.
• Evaluate competing priorities, business risks, costs, operational requirements, and supplier capabilities; make recommendations or decisions that materially affect supply chain operations and business performance.
• Set priorities, assign work, and hold the team accountable for purchasing, OSP coordination, and inventory outcomes; conduct performance reviews and provide input on hiring, advancement, and corrective action.
• Build a consistent way of working across sites that currently operate independently; standardize purchasing, OSP, and inventory practices; establish site coverage and cross-training to eliminate single-threaded dependencies.
• Own purchasing and OSP strategy for the West Coast polymer business unit; negotiate pricing, lead times, commercial terms, and capacity agreements with key polymer suppliers and outside service providers.
• Lead structured sourcing events (RFI/RFQ) across the polymer OSP and materials base; consolidate and evaluate vendor responses.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships; monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery, and cost; drive corrective action.
• Identify and deliver cost reduction and process improvement opportunities across the three sites.
• Apply enterprise spend taxonomy, supplier terms and conditions, and vendor qualification requirements at the site level, in coordination with the Director of Supply Chain.
• Provide purchasing support and sourcing work where site coverage requires it — generate and manage purchase orders, source vendors, obtain quotes, and coordinate OSP capacity.
• Serve as buying coverage across sites during absences, vacancies, and demand spikes.
• Maintain accurate records in ERP/MRP systems and ensure compliance with procurement policies and documentation standards.
• Oversee inventory control across the three sites — min/max levels, cycle count discipline, discrepancy resolution, and obsolete and excess management; ensure material and consumable availability to protect machine uptime.
• Support demand and supply planning as the polymer business unit scales.
• Serve as the supply chain point of contact for the West Coast polymer sites on enterprise supply chain initiatives; collaborate with plant, production, quality, engineering, sales, and finance leadership at each site.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve supply chain policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls across the assigned sites, ensuring alignment with enterprise requirements and business objectives.
• Establish operating standards and controls for purchasing, OSP, inventory management, supplier qualification, supplier performance, and materials availability.
• Provide site spend, vendor, OSP, and inventory data to the enterprise supply chain function on the required cadence.
• Manage and monitor supply chain spending and supplier costs; analyze spending trends, identify cost reduction opportunities, and make recommendations regarding supplier strategy, sourcing, and resource allocation.
• Develop short- and long-term supply chain strategies that support business growth, production requirements, cost objectives, capacity needs, and risk mitigation.
• Support supplier audits, contract compliance, and risk management activities as they apply to the covered sites.
• Maintain a safe work environment and abide by all safety practices and protocols; promote a positive work environment.
• Perform other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5–8 years of progressive supply chain, procurement, or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment, including people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing purchasing and supplier relationships, including negotiation of pricing and commercial terms.
• Experience leading or coordinating across multiple sites or a distributed team preferred.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to interface with all levels of the organization.
• Able to prioritize and operate across multiple sites in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly among the three covered sites (Carlsbad, Irvine, and Fort Myers).
• Knowledge of additive manufacturing and polymer/Multi Jet Fusion production preferred.
• Strong time management skills.

Work Environment

The performance of this position will require exposure to manufacturing areas where personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, and other mandatory safety equipment is required when on the shop floor. Ambient temperatures are generally climate-controlled due to production requirements, with standard indoor office conditions.

Physical Demands

• Frequent reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including respirators, gloves, safety glasses, and protective clothing.
• Prolonged sitting and computer use.
• Frequent use of hands for typing and operating office equipment.
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching.
• Ability to lift light items (typically up to 15–25 lbs).

Pay

Salary Range: $90,000 to $140,000