Supply Chain Project Lead

The Supply Chain Project Lead is responsible for ensuring all materials are available to support the production schedule and on-time customer delivery. This role focuses on ensuring purchase order execution, facilitating and/or leading issue resolution, driving cross functional engagement and serves as an escalation point- collaborating closely with Category Managers, Engineering, Warehousing, Operations and assigned Customer. The Lead must be agile, action oriented, highly organized, and capable of balancing priorities in a fast-paced environment, ensuring parts flow seamlessly through the supply chain to production.

Primary Duties

• Bill of Material Readiness

o Review and validate BOMs (Buyout list) for accuracy and completeness before order placement.

o Identify missing part data and proactively resolve with Engineering/Design teams.

o Ensure buyout lists are issued in a timely manner to support on-time order placement in alignment

with required schedules.

• Supplier Delivery Readiness

o Ensure lead-times with suppliers meet production schedule requirements; highlight risks and

escalate where needed.

o Validate purchase orders (POs) are placed in the required timeframe to support production

requirements.

o Collaborate with Category Managers on supplier performance issues, escalating when corrective

action is required.

o Ensures all Procurement activities are carried out with a high sense of urgency.

• Cross-Functional Coordination

o Partner with Category Managers to ensure agreements and preferred supplier contracts are in place.

o Work with Warehousing teams to ensure parts are received, inspected, and staged/isolated for

production readiness.

o Participate in internal and external (Customer led) project/program team meetings to provide supply

chain updates, flag risks, and propose mitigation plans.

• Mitigate Delivery Issues & Continuous Improvement

o Work with buyers to identify and resolve procurement or delivery delays, securing engagement from

stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, and suppliers.

o Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to material shortages or delivery risks.

o Contribute to process improvement initiatives, including standardizing expediting protocols and

escalation pathways

• Performance & Reporting

o Track and report material readiness status, highlighting risks to production schedules.

o Support tactical supply chain KPIs such as on-time delivery to production, supplier adherence to

lead-times, PO cycle times, and expedite responsiveness.

o Provide clear and timely updates to project teams and leadership.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience).

· 7+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or materials management within a manufacturing or project-based environment. · Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. · Excellent communication skills, with ability to influence and secure engagement across suppliers and internal teams. · ERP/MRP experience required; SAP strongly preferred. · Intermediate to advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Visual, auditory, and computer usage skills.
• Agility: Adjusts quickly to shifting priorities and production demands.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for material readiness and delivering against commitments.
• Collaboration: Builds effective relationships across suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• High Performance: Operates effectively in high-pressure environments with a solutions mindset.
• Customer Focus: Always aligned with the goal of supporting on-time delivery to the end customer.