Supply Chain Manager

The Supply Chain Manager oversees and executes all aspects of the company’s end-to-end supply chain operations, including procurement, production planning, inventory management, logistics, order fulfillment, and supplier management. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for maintaining efficient material flow, controlling costs, supporting production requirements, ensuring on-time delivery, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

· Manage daily supply chain operations, including purchasing, receiving, production scheduling, inventory control, logistics, distribution, and order fulfillment.

· Maintain and manage supply chain data within SAP, ensuring the accuracy of material records, purchase orders, inventory information, and production schedules.

· Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Production to maintain efficient order flow and support timely customer fulfillment.

· Manage supplier and vendor relationships, including purchase order placement, lead-time monitoring, delivery performance, quality concerns, and issue resolution.

· Negotiate pricing, terms, and purchasing opportunities with suppliers to ensure Tri-Sen receives competitive pricing while maintaining quality and delivery requirements.

· Coordinate sourcing activities with Tri-Sen foreign offices and sister companies to identify cost-effective material sourcing opportunities.

· Lead biannual cycle counts and maintains inventory accuracy through effective inventory-control practices.

· Monitor inventory levels, forecast material demand, and plan replenishment to minimize shortages, excess inventory, and production disruptions.

· Track domestic and international shipments and coordinate with transportation and logistics partners to support on-time delivery.

· Analyze supply chain performance, identify trends and operational risks, and recommend process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels.

· Support compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and ISO 9001:2015 quality standards.

· Develop, document, maintain, and improve supply chain procedures and processes.

· Lead and participate in management-directed supply chain initiatives and continuous-improvement projects.

Facilities Management & MRO

Oversee facilities management and MRO supply activities to help prevent operational downtime. Coordinate and manage facility-related suppliers and service providers, including:

· Building access and security systems

· HVAC maintenance

· Electrical maintenance

· Janitorial services

· Fire extinguisher inspections and service

· Forklift inspections and service

· Office supply inventory and replenishment

· AT&T phone plan management and support

· Frontier/Yealink phone system administration and support

· Lenovo and Dell user laptop hardware purchasing

Candidate Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, engineering, or a related discipline; .
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in purchasing, materials management, production planning, inventory control, logistics, or broader supply-chain operations.
• At least 2 years of experience supervising, leading, or providing day-to-day directions to supply-chain or purchasing personnel.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial equipment, systems integration, or engineered-to-order environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience managing the complete purchasing cycle, including:
• Requesting and evaluating supplier quotations
• Issuing and maintaining purchase orders
• Monitoring supplier lead times and deliveries
• Expediting critical materials
• Resolving pricing, delivery, quality, and invoice discrepancies
• Working knowledge of production planning, material requirements planning, inventory control, and order fulfillment.
• Experience using SAP to manage material records, purchase orders, inventory transactions, and production or material schedules.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate supplier pricing, commercial terms, lead times, and purchasing agreements.
• Experience in resolving supplier-related quality and delivery issues.
• Experience coordinating domestic and international shipments and working with freight carriers, logistics providers, and customs or import/export documentation.
• Experience conducting physical inventory or cycle counts and investigating inventory discrepancies.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze purchasing, inventory, supplier, and delivery-performance data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Sales, Finance, Engineering, Production, Operations, and external suppliers.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Willingness and ability to personally handle transactional and administrative supply-chain responsibilities in addition to managing and improving the function.
• Ability to work on-site at the company’s Webster, Texas facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten or more years of supply-chain, purchasing, materials-management, or operations experience.
• Experience with control systems, electrical control panels, PLC-based equipment, instrumentation, automation systems, or other technically engineered industrial products.
• Experience supporting project-based or low-volume, high-mix manufacturing rather than only repetitive, high-volume production.
• Familiarity with electrical and electronic components, including PLC hardware, control-system components, enclosures, power supplies, wiring materials, computers, and networking equipment.
• Experience sourcing materials internationally, particularly from Asia, and coordinating purchasing activities with overseas affiliates or related companies.
• Familiarity with import/export requirements, Incoterms, customs documentation, tariffs, and international freight.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality-management system.
• Experience developing and maintaining supply-chain procedures, work instructions, performance metrics, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated success reducing material costs, improving supplier delivery, shortening lead times, or improving inventory accuracy.
• Experience managing MRO purchases and facility-related vendors or service providers.
• Experience in the oil and gas, petrochemical, industrial automation, or process-control industries.

Core Competencies and Personal Attributes

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Hands-on leadership: Comfortable moving between higher-level planning, employee supervision, supplier negotiations, purchase-order administration, expediting, inventory investigation, and facility issues.
• Ownership and accountability: Follows issues through to resolution rather than simply passing them to another department.
• Planning discipline: Anticipates material requirements and potential shortages instead of reacting after production or customer delivery are affected.
• Commercial judgment: Understands the balance among cost, quality, lead time, inventory investment, payment terms, and supplier risk.
• Attention to detail: Maintains accurate SAP data and recognizes that inaccurate purchasing, inventory, or scheduling information can disrupt production.
• Urgency and responsiveness: Acts quickly when critical materials, supplier delays, or logistics problems threaten project schedules.
• Supplier-management ability: Builds productive supplier relationships while holding vendors accountable for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Communicates effectively with Sales, Finance, Engineering, Production, and project stakeholders.
• Problem-solving ability: Uses data and root-cause analysis to resolve recurring shortages, inventory discrepancies, late deliveries, and process weaknesses.
• Adaptability: Is comfortable working in a smaller company where responsibilities extend beyond narrowly defined supply-chain duties.
• Continuous-improvement mindset: Looks for practical ways to improve processes, controls, cost, delivery, and efficiency.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000