Supply Chain Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing team as a Supply Chain Manager based at our Troy facility. This is an ideal role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys making business decisions that drive excellence. The successful applicant will take responsibility for establishing our formal commercial Supply Chain function for our growing US business.

Who We Are

At Western Global we are the global leaders in fuel storage for temporary power and mobile refueling applications.

We pride ourselves on having a great culture that values Teamwork, Openness, Passion, Integrity, and Celebrating Success. Our Values guide the way we interact with one another and our customers, and we work together as a cohesive team to achieve our goals. Our great culture is a major contributor to our continued growth and success.

Don’t believe us? We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work across all locations! See what our team say about working for Western here - https://western-global.com/en/about/careers/

What will you be doing as our Supply Chain Manager?

• Working with the Global Operations Director and the US Leadership team, you’ll establish our Commercial Supply Chain function, building on the existing capability within the wider Operations team.
• Management of all commercial supplier relationships for our US business.
• Establishment of new commercial frameworks with existing suppliers including pricing negotiation, quality and service level agreements.
• Setting up of proactive supplier monitoring capability to ensure quality and service levels are maintained.
• Hlding suppliers to account on non-confirming product and performance.
• Overseeing the sourcing and buying of all commercial products and services including raising accurate purchase orders and taking overall responsibility for inventory value.
• Taking responsibility for vendor and product accuracy, you’ll proactively manage the supplier roster, introducing new vendors and exiting under-performing vendors when necessary.
• Committed to driving an agenda of continuous improvement in your function through the implementation of local initiatives and process improvements or through collaboration with other departments on cross-functional initiatives.
• Working alongside the Head of Operational Systems and Processes you’ll ensure that all your critical processes are documented and are being followed to the highest standards.
• Managing the Supply Chain Planner, and all the associated responsibilities (regular 121s, clear objectives and development plans, performance management as required).
• Working with other teams across the North American business to develop an efficient and harmonious working relationship based on mutual understanding, responding effectively to customer needs and product development.

What will give you the edge?

• Proven experience of working in a Supply Chain role in a manufacturing or assembly industry.
• A track record of delivering continuous improvement.
• Conversant with standard ERP systems & methodologies (ideally NetSuite).
• Line management experience.
• Excellent Communication skills and ability to build good working relationships.
• Highly effective at negotiation with strong commercial awareness.
• Can-do attitude with a determination to get the job done.
• Comfortable working in an ambiguous and changeable environment.
• Self-motivated, willing to take the initiative and make decisions.
• Determination and resilience with the ability to rise to the challenge.
• A flexible approach, with a desire to learn and develop.

What can we offer you in return for your talents?

We offer a market-competitive pay and benefits program, as well as opportunities for advancement, knowledge and skills development, and recognition of achievements. In addition, we offer the following benefits to our employees:

• Generous Holiday & Vacation Program, offering 20 days per year plus National Holidays.
• Health Coverage: Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Plans and Medical, Dental and Health Insurance.
• Financial Incentives: Annual Salary Reviews, Discretionary Bonus Referral Opportunities Flexible Spending Accounts and Life Insurance.
• Retirement Planning: 401(K) Retirement Program.
• Personal & Family Time: 1 day Paid Volunteering per year and Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Supportive work environment fostering teamwork, openness, and integrity.
• Opportunities for professional growth, training and career advancement.

Western Global is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.