Supply Chain Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and support supplier strategies for direct materials, components, equipment, and production-critical services
• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers based on capability, quality, cost, lead time, risk, and scalability
• Support supplier selection, negotiation, diversification, and long-term sourcing decisions
• Build and maintain supplier relationships that support manufacturing scale-up and operational reliability
• Identify alternate sources for critical, constrained, or high-risk materials and equipment
• Develop strategies to ensure continuity of supply for direct materials, components, equipment, and CAPEX needs
• Support forecasting and planning for long-lead materials, critical equipment, and production support needs
• Identify supply chain risks, single-source dependencies, capacity constraints, and supplier vulnerabilities
• Develop contingency plans to reduce supply disruption risk and improve resilience
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to understand future demand and translate it into sourcing and supply plans
• Conduct bottom-up cost analysis and supplier cost breakdowns to evaluate pricing, cost drivers, and savings opportunities
• Partner with finance and engineering teams to assess total cost of ownership, make/buy decisions, and procurement tradeoffs
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, increased cost efficiency, and improved commercial terms
• Support negotiation strategies using data-driven cost analysis and supplier market intelligence
• Support development and maintenance of bills of materials, item master data, sourcing information, and planning inputs
• Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to translate technical requirements into supply chain requirements
• Ensure supply chain data supports accurate planning, procurement, inventory strategy, and production readiness
• Help establish scalable processes for BOM readiness, material planning, and supplier data management
• Partner with Quality to support supplier qualification, vendor evaluation, and audit readiness
• Support supplier documentation requirements related to NQA-1, quality programs, certifications, traceability, and technical requirements
• Ensure sourcing decisions account for quality, compliance, documentation, and regulatory expectations
• Work with Quality and Engineering to resolve supplier documentation gaps, technical issues, and material acceptance concerns
• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, finance, quality, facilities, and operations teams to support supply chain execution and long-term planning
• Communicate supplier risks, sourcing options, cost impacts, and continuity concerns clearly to stakeholders
• Help establish supply chain processes, tools, and routines that support future growth

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Paid Time Off, Holidays

Work Environment

This role is based in Oak Ridge, TN and supports supply chain activities across office, manufacturing, warehouse, receiving, and operational environments. The position involves regular coordination with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, finance, quality, facilities, and operations teams. Time in manufacturing, warehouse, or receiving areas may be required to understand material flow, support inventory activities, verify material readiness, and coordinate supplier or delivery issues. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.