Supply Chain Manager

About Versique

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections. We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success. Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Let’s find your people, together.

About the role

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for sourcing & procuring materials, components and supplies needed to ensure uninterrupted production and minimal inventory levels for our client and their subsidiaries. This is a newly created position and is strategic with the need to build relationships with suppliers along with negotiations of material contracts. This position manages a team of 4 and reports to the CFO and is a critical business need. Worksite Location: This is an onsite leadership position, located near Alexandria, MN.

Responsibilities

• Select and conduct supplier reviews, evaluate capabilities, and negotiate contracts for raw materials.
• Review sales data to predict material requirements and prevent product stockouts.
• Solve real-time disruptions like delayed shipments or vendor capacity constraints.
• Align operational timelines with sales, finance, and engineering departments.
• Manage supplier performance using defined metrics for quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, lead time and service.
• Monitor commodity markets, inflation, Producers Price Indexes, tariffs, freight costs and other economic factors affecting purchased material costs and use this information to support negotiations and sourcing decisions.
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