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Supply Chain Manager

Salary based on experience and cost of living in Maine

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will be a key team player. Drawing upon your expertise, you will play a pivotal role in driving value-added change. The successful Supply Chain Manager will manage and work closely with the supply chain team to define timelines, deliverables, and negotiate with vendors on capital projects and raw materials.

As the Supply Chain Manager, your focus will be on managing the supply chain for MRO and materials needed for production. You will be relied upon to bring your expertise in the supply chain, implement cost-saving initiatives, develop sourcing strategies, and build strong relationships with key suppliers to create value, reduce costs, and drive innovation.

You'll bring your expertise and knowledge to negotiate with vendors, work closely with in-house engineers and project managers to contract capital equipment, parts, and services, and build relationships with key suppliers, OEMs, contractors, and internal stakeholders. You'll help keep projects on schedule for on-time completion at the best prices for materials, transportation, or service fulfillment.

You will regularly collaborate with vendors and internal customers to drive inventory optimization, develop sourcing strategies, negotiate pricing and programs, and analyze processes to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve supply chain operations.

You'll work to improve quality, delivery, and total costs through programs that enhance profitability. Using a lean mindset, you'll identify process and material improvement opportunities and facilitate necessary change initiatives.

Minimum requirements for this Supply Chain Manager:

• Bachelor's Degree required; preferably in Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Engineering, or similar
• At least 5 years in a manufacturing environment with experience in capital sourcing
• Purchasing experience required
• Paper Industry experience