Clear Align is looking for exceptional people like you to join our rapidly-growing team in our Nashua, NH operations.
Clear Align designs and manufactures of cutting-edge imaging and surveillance systems used from drones to border surveillance.
We are looking for a highly motivated, Supply Chain Manager to join our growing operations team. The successful candidate must have great attention for detail and be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. This position is responsible for leading the entire supply chain function and reports directly to the President.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides hands-on Supply Chain leadership within a high-energy, customer-focused environment
- Oversees the purchasing for materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the organization
- Responsible for managing material planning and scheduling to ensure department meets on-time delivery objectives
- Develops supply chain strategies, and objectives including quality, cost reduction, budget achievement and on-time delivery
- Strong commitment to drive continuous improvement in all facets of team performance
- Establishes programs or projects to target improvement opportunities to reduce costs and lead times, resolve quality issues and improve supplier dependability
- Develops and drives recovery measures for underperforming suppliers
- Accountable for adherence to supply chain and cost reduction targets
- Trains, plans, assigns, and directs work schedules of the manufacturing team using tools such as SIOP (sales, inventory, and operations planning)
- Identifies and clarifies customer needs and requirements, and translates those requirements into the production plan
- Interviews, hires, trains, and mentors the Supply Chain team
- Establishes and maintains purchasing practices and policies to ensure honest, fair, and ethical relationships with suppliers
Position Requirements
- Experience managing a supply chain team in a face-paced and dynamic culture
- Strong organizational and communication skills with an assertive, and adaptable team-oriented professional demeanor
- Experience with negotiating contracts, and purchase orders for optimal cost savings
- Strong business acumen with excellent written, and verbal communication skills
- Proven track record in change management and continuous improvement
- Comprehensive understanding of supply chain best practices with experience in successful implementation
- Ability to work and interact within a team structure as well as the ability to work independently; this includes willingness to share credit for ideas and innovations and keep environment positive and constructive
- Strong business acumen and an understanding of end-to-end supply chain operations
- Able to lead with a strong customer service orientation and provide dedicated support of internal customer requirements
- Must be a proactive change agent and possess leadership skills to build and maintain a team
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills including ability to effectively coach and mentor employees at all levels
- Proven ability to manage end to end supply chain functions in a manufacturing/ defense industry environment
- Effective analytical, planning, and organizational skills
- Enthusiastic and motivational communicator with multi-cultural experience
- Strong ability to communicate supply chain objectives clearly to leadership, and the organization
- Excellent team building and project management skills
- BS degree in supply chain management, business, or logistics preferred
- 10+ years of direct supply chain management experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Working knowledge of Visual ERP or equivalent enterprise ERP system
- APICS Certification a plus
- Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes
- Strong understanding for Export Compliance and ITAR regulations
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to summarize and document work