Supply Chain Manager

Toray Advanced Composites (TAC) is a leading supplier of advanced composite materials for the aerospace, sporting goods, motor sport, and industrial markets. You will find our thermoset composite products on nearly every satellite, space launch vehicle, unmanned aircraft, military, and commercial aircraft in production today. TAC also provides composite materials to industrial and recreational applications including mountain bikes, medical prosthetics, and sports equipment.

Our thermoplastic prepregs, known in the industry as Cetex, are found in a wide range of commercial and military aircrafts, including large wing structures and interior applications like seats and galleys. Our Cetex products are available in unidirectional tape or fabric form in a variety of engineered thermoplastic resins including PAEK, PEKK, PEEK, PPS, PEI as well as a full line of performance thermoplastics including Nylon, PET, HDPE, and PP.

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading daily supply chain execution across procurement, sourcing, supplier management, inventory planning, and material availability activities. This role ensures business commitments are achieved by aligning priorities, resources, and execution across the supply chain organization.

The Supply Chain Manager provides leadership and direction to Commodity Managers, Buyers, Planners, and other assigned personnel while driving accountability for supplier performance, material availability, inventory health, ERP data integrity, and shortage resolution. This position serves as the primary execution leader for supply chain activities and is responsible for translating supply chain strategy into operational results.

The Supply Chain Manager partners closely with Operations, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, Finance, and suppliers to ensure material flow supports production requirements, customer commitments, and business objectives. The role also supports strategic sourcing initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, SIOP execution, supplier development activities, and organizational capability building.

Please note that duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time, with or without prior notice, to meet business needs.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

Supply Chain Execution Leadership

Lead daily and weekly execution activities across the Supply Chain organization

Establish priorities and allocate resources to support production schedules, customer commitments, and inventory objectives

Drive accountability for supplier delivery, shortage management, recovery actions, and material availability

Monitor team performance and remove barriers impacting execution

Ensure supply chain commitments are met through disciplined execution and follow-through

Lead escalation management for critical supplier, inventory, and material availability issues

People Leadership

Directly supervise Commodity Managers, Buyers, Planners, and other assigned personnel

Recruit, train, coach, develop, and evaluate team members

Establish performance objectives, development plans, and succession readiness

Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and feedback

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus

Ensure adequate staffing and capability to support current and future business requirements

Supplier Management

Lead supplier escalation and recovery activities for critical shortages and performance issues

Monitor supplier performance related to delivery, quality, responsiveness, capacity, and service

Ensure supplier performance issues are addressed through corrective actions and recovery plans

Support supplier business reviews and performance improvement initiatives

Coordinate supplier communications related to forecasts, priorities, schedule changes, and recovery plans

Partner with Commodity Managers on supplier development and risk mitigation activities

Sourcing and Procurement Leadership

Ensure sourcing activities are executed effectively across all commodities

Review and support major sourcing decisions, negotiations, and supplier selections

Ensure procurement activities align with commodity strategies and business objectives

Support implementation of cost reduction, productivity, and supplier development initiatives

Review major commercial recommendations prior to leadership approval

Drive compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and governance requirements

Inventory and Planning Management

Monitor inventory performance across both sites to balance service, inventory, and working capital objectives

Ensure planning parameters, lead times, pricing, and supplier data are maintained accurately within ERP systems

Drive reduction of shortages, past due purchase orders, excess inventory, and premium freight

Support forecasting and inventory planning processes to ensure material availability

Monitor inventory trends and recommend corrective actions as needed

SIOP and Cross Functional Coordination

Represent Supply Chain execution activities within the SIOP process

Ensure supplier commitments, material constraints, shortages, and risks are visible and actively managed

Coordinate closely with Operations, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Finance

Align teams around priorities, constraints, and recovery plans

Support implementation of supply chain initiatives, business improvements, and operational projects

Continuous Improvement and Strategic Projects

Lead supply chain improvement initiatives focused on supplier performance, inventory optimization, process effectiveness, and execution excellence

Support ERP enhancements, reporting improvements, and system implementation activities

Participate in strategic sourcing, supply chain transformation, and organizational development projects

Support leadership initiatives related to sourcing strategy, supply risk management, and supply chain performance

Develop and maintain KPI reporting and management operating systems (MOS)

Key performance indicators (KPIs) include:

Team Supplier OTD ? 95%

Reduction in shortages and past due purchase orders

Supplier recovery cycle time improvement

Inventory turns improvement

Working capital improvement

Premium freight reduction

ERP and master data accuracy ? 98%.

Cost savings and cost avoidance achievement.

Supplier performance improvement

Team development and succession readiness

SIOP execution effectiveness

Experience and/or education requirements include:

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field required, Master's degree preferred

8+ years of experience in Purchasing, Commodity Management, Supply Chain, Planning, or Manufacturing Operations

3+ years of direct supervisory or management experience

Manufacturing experience required; aerospace or composites experience preferred

Strong understanding of procurement, supplier management, inventory management, ERP/MRP systems, and supply chain execution

Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive performance through others

Experience leading cross-functional projects and business improvement initiatives

Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and ERP/planning systems

Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment

Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, operations teams, and leadership

Maintain work areas in a neat, orderly, and safe manner

Follow all company safety procedures and PPE requirements

Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000/ year

Physical requirements include:

There are no special requirements of the job other than the ability to perform normal computer-related tasks. Must be able to spend extended periods of time walking throughout the manufacturing facility as part of normal job responsibilities. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds. Perform all duties in compliance with regulatory and company requirements.

Toray Advanced Composites employment practices offer equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.