Supply Chain Manager

About Jensen Infrastructure

Founded in 1968 by Don Jensen, Jensen Infrastructure supports communities across Arizona, California, Hawaii, Missouri, Nevada, and Washington. The company builds essential infrastructure such as culverts, underground utility boxes, and manholes. Employees enjoy the close relationships of a small company while being part of a larger, well-established, and growing organization.

About the Role

This position is the supply chain leader for Jensen Infrastructure’s Northern Nevada plant operations. The role involves developing and executing the plant's integrated supply chain strategy, ensuring alignment between customer demand, production capacity, procurement, inventory, scheduling, and fulfillment. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this role provides strategic leadership across multiple supply chain disciplines and serves as a key member of the plant leadership team. The position partners with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Quality to optimize end-to-end operational performance, improve customer delivery, and maximize working capital efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supply Chain and Purchasing
  • Develop and execute sourcing, procurement, and inventory strategies that optimize cost, quality, supply continuity, and working capital while supporting production objectives.
  • Establish inventory governance, planning disciplines, and replenishment strategies to improve inventory turns while maintaining service levels.
  • Build and maintain strong vendor relationships, negotiate terms, and drive cost savings and reliability.
• Supply Chain Strategy
  • Assist in developing and executing the site's end-to-end supply chain strategy in alignment with company growth objectives.
  • Execute supply chain policies, governance, and standardized operating practices.
  • Drive Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) processes to align demand, supply, and production capacity.
• Scheduling & Production Coordination
  • Direct the creation and management of shop orders in IFS Cloud ERP.
  • Work closely with Sales, Production, and Engineering to build realistic weekly schedules that balance demand, capacity, and priorities.
• Order Fulfillment & Project Management
  • Lead the Project Management and Sales Coordinator team responsible for custom and large-project orders.
  • Ensure customer requirements are clearly communicated to scheduling and production.
  • Drive coordination across purchasing, scheduling, and production to meet customer delivery dates.
• Supply Chain Leadership
  • Build and lead a high-performing organization through effective leadership, coaching, succession planning, and talent development.
  • Develop front-line professionals into effective business leaders through mentoring and accountability.
  • Establish performance expectations using KPIs, regular operating reviews, and continuous feedback.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Champion lean principles, process standardization, and data-driven decision making.
  • Drive ERP utilization and data accuracy across all teams.
  • Support broader plant KPIs (OEE, man-hours per ton, etc.) through reliable order fulfillment.