Job Description:
Senior Supply Chain Manager
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior supply Chain Manager to lead and optimize our supply chain operations for our Hanover manufacturing site. The Hanover facility is the leading producer of filler metals for ESAB in the U.S. and represents approximately +$200M in sales. The manufacturing plant is approximately 386K sq ft, covers 5 value streams and includes a distribution center in Gettysburg, PA. This role is responsible for strategic demand planning, scheduling, inventory management and raw material coordination to ensure seamless production and delivery The ideal candidate will drive supply chain excellence and cutting-edge AI inventory solutions
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- SIOP and Demand Planning: Continuously improve the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) to align demand forecasts with production and supply chain capabilities. Lead team through rough cut capacity and ensure capacity constraints are escalated and demand is controlled
- Scheduling and Production Efficiency: Manage and optimize production schedules to maximize efficiency and minimize lead times. Ensure production meetings effectively drive the optimal schedule that achieves past due and on time delivery improvement by product line.
- Revenue Commitments and Shipment Strategy: Improvement level-loaded shipment strategies to meet weekly and monthly goals
- Inventory Management and Control: Lead the integration of AI-driven tools to enhance inventory planning, control, and optimization.
- Supply Chain Best Practices: Design and implement best practices to achieve supply chain excellence.
- Inventory Accuracy: Oversee inventory cycle counts and reconciliation processes to maintain high accuracy and reduce variance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with operations, sales, product management, customer support, sourcing, and transportation teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or equivalent preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in supply chain management with a focus on manufacturing or industrial production.
- Proven expertise in SIOP, demand planning and production scheduling
- Strong experience with inventory management, including cycle counting and AI tool implementation
- Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills with a focus on continuous improvement
- Proficiency in SAP/MPR systems and advanced knowledge of supply chain software (PowerBI)
- Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, with a track record of leading cross functional teams
- Advanced analytical skills and proficiency in data visualization tools.
- APIC certification (i.e., CPIM CSCP) is a plus
- Ability to work off-peak hours and travel – up to 15%
Pay Range:
$127,189.00-$148,993.00
Top Skills
What We Do
ESAB is a world leader in the production of welding consumables and equipment.
Our brand is synonymous with world-leading expertise in the following key areas:
* Manual welding and cutting equipment
* Welding consumables
* Welding automation
* Cutting systems
Celebrating 110 years since its founding, ESAB now serves a global market. We are represented in almost every country by subsidiaries or agents providing sales and support. ESAB also has manufacturing plants across four continents.
Manufacturers everywhere are looking for ways to improve productivity and reduce operating costs. One way to achieve this goal is to align with a welding and cutting partner that offers a complete line of innovative solutions that meet the current demands of industry. ESAB has led the way in research and development of better technologies and products for this industry since its founding.
ESAB has many great minds working on ways to make our industry stronger and better able to meet the needs of the future. We are constantly striving to expand our product offerings – from the best in traditional welding applications to large automated manufacturing facilities. ESAB continues to offer world-class technical support and educational opportunities to help our customers work smarter and better. We are dedicated to working with customers to help them be more productive, more profitable, and better able to compete.
The ESAB group has been owned by Colfax Corporation since January 13, 2012.
To learn more visit our website at www.esab.com and choose your region to begin
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