Supply Chain Manager

Custom Control Sensors, LLC (CCS) is a global leader in the design, development, manufacturing and supply of pressure, temperature and liquid flow switches and sensors for the Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets. Since 1957, CCS has provided high-reliability electro-mechanical devices utilizing the DUAL-SNAP action disc spring principle. CCS' Airborne Division supplies standard and custom switches, sensors and transducers to aerospace, defense, commercial aviation and government markets, including original PMA parts. The Industrial Division provides pressure and temperature switches, sensors and transmitters for process control in oil and gas, petro-chemical, power generation, steel, tire, automotive, medical and other industrial applications. CCS is ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified, with industrial product certifications including UL, CSA, ATEX, GOST, CCC and IECEx.

About the role

The Supply Chain Manager leads purchasing, planning, warehouse, and shipping and receiving for CCS. This position is accountable for material availability to build to schedule, inventory accuracy and sizing, supplier performance and cost, and the development of the supply chain team. This is a build role: CCS is transitioning to a new standard of performance, and the supply chain function is being rebuilt. The position will establish vision, policy, standard work, and measures where they do not exist today, and raise the capability of the function rather than administer it as it currently runs.

The first year is hands-on: the Supply Chain Manager will work directly alongside the team, learn the products, supply base, and systems in detail, stabilize daily execution, and earn credibility through visible ownership of the hardest problems. By the end of the first year, the role is expected to have established policy, standard work, measures, and a management cadence that hold without constant intervention, and to have developed the people who run them. Success is measured by whether the function performs to standard when the Supply Chain Manager is not directly involved, including a named and developing successor for each critical position.

Responsibilities

• Material Availability and Planning:
  • Own the material plan that supports the production schedule and customer commitments.
  • Establish and maintain planning policy including lead time, safety stock, order policy, and lot sizing; ensure data integrity in the MRP system.
  • Lead the supply side of the sales and operations planning process, converting demand plans into material and capacity plans with stated risks.
  • Drive shortage resolution to closure and eliminate recurring causes.
• Building The Function:
  • Establish vision, policy, and priorities for supply chain and communicate them clearly.
  • Create standard work, documented processes, and a management cadence for purchasing, planning, warehouse, and shipping and receiving.
  • Define and manage key performance measures, publishing performance honestly.
  • Sequence change so the organization can absorb it and confirm new processes hold after attention moves elsewhere.
• Sourcing, Cost And Supplier Performance:
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategy by commodity, including consolidation, dual sourcing, and long-term agreements to reduce cost or risk.
  • Own material cost performance, including purchase price variance, total landed cost, and premium freight; deliver measurable cost reduction.
  • Manage the supplier base through measured on-time delivery and quality performance, structured reviews, corrective action, and removal where warranted.
  • Lead negotiations on significant agreements and approve purchasing commitments within delegated authority.
• Inventory And Working Capital:
  • Manage inventory level, turns, and mix against the business plan, balancing availability with working capital.
  • Own inventory accuracy through cycle count program discipline and root cause resolution of variances.
  • Drive identification and disposition of excess and obsolete material; prevent recurrence at the planning parameter level.
  • Report inventory and supply chain performance to leadership with honest assessment of risk.
• Warehouse, Shipping And Receiving Operations:
  • Own the flow of material from dock to stockroom to production floor and out to the customer.
  • Ensure on-time shipment performance, complete documentation, and compliance with export control requirements.
  • Establish standard work, layout, and staffing for warehouse and dock functions to support the production schedule.
  • Maintain traceability, identification, and record retention to AS9100 and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Leadership And Development:
  • Lead, staff, and develop the supply chain team, including goal setting, performance management, and succession for every critical position.
  • Build capability through training, cross-training, coaching, and delegation of decisions with real consequence.
  • Hold people to a clear standard and address performance directly, early, and respectfully.
  • Set the standard for how people are treated in the function, even under schedule pressure.
  • Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Service as one team.
• Compliance And Continuous Improvement:
  • Ensure purchasing and material practices comply with AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR, EAR, DFARS, and applicable customer flow-down requirements.
  • Support audits, customer surveys, and corrective action for the supply chain function.
  • Lead continuous improvement of supply chain processes, systems, and metrics.
  • Evaluate and implement system and process improvements that reduce cost, lead time, or transaction burden.

Competencies

• Material Availability Ownership: Owns whether the plant can build, gets ahead of shortages structurally, and does not accept recurring firefighting as normal.
• Sourcing and Cost Strategy: Builds a supply base and cost position deliberately rather than reacting to quotes; delivers measurable cost results.
• Inventory and Working Capital Management: Balances availability against working capital with data; sizes inventory to the business rather than to comfort.
• Building the Function: Establishes vision, policy, standard work, and measures where none exist; confirms they hold after attention moves on.
• Leading Through the Team: Develops people to carry real responsibility; delegates decisions with accountability; works to make the function run without depending on this position.
• Change Leadership and Judgment: Learns a complex business quickly; reasons through problems with no precedent; moves the organization to a new standard while keeping the team engaged.
• Attendance: Is present, on time, and ready to work as scheduled; manages planned time off so commitments are not put at risk.
• Culture: Lives CCS values in daily work; treats people with respect; communicates directly; supports decisions once made; contributes to an environment where people can do their best work.
• Safety: Works safely and protects others; follows all safety rules and procedures; reports hazards, incidents, and near misses immediately.
• Compliance: Follows CCS policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements; completes required training; keeps accurate records; raises concerns rather than working around requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a US Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.15) due to the export-controlled nature of CCS products and technical data.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field required; MBA preferred.
• Nine or more years of progressive supply chain experience in manufacturing, including four or more years leading a team.
• Demonstrated results in on-time delivery, material cost reduction, inventory reduction, and inventory accuracy.
• Demonstrated experience building or rebuilding a function, including establishing process, policy, and standard work where little existed, and sustaining results after implementation.
• Demonstrated record of developing people into greater responsibility, including successors who took over work previously performed.
• Strong MRP knowledge, including planning parameter design and data integrity practice.
• Experience in a low-volume, high-mix environment; aerospace, defense, or another regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or ISO 9001, ITAR, EAR, and DFARS requirements as they apply to purchasing and material control.
• Demonstrated negotiation and contract experience with suppliers.
• Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability; Power BI or comparable reporting experience preferred.
• APICS CPIM, CSCP, or ISM CPSM certification preferred.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• 401k with company match
• Employer-funded life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Continuously required to sit, stand, use hands and fingers, walk, carry, climb, bend, reach, turn, twist, push, and pull.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regular movement within facilities and parking lots; frequent use of a computer for data input and retrieval.