Supply Chain Manager

Industry: Manufacturing

Position Type: Full-Time Leadership Role

Location: Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Language: Bilingual English / Spanish Required THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is an established U.S.-based manufacturing organization with operations in Mexico and a complex North American supply chain supporting demanding customer and production requirements.

We are seeking an accomplished Supply Chain Manager to provide leadership across production planning, master scheduling, materials management, inventory control, logistics and the flow of materials from suppliers through manufacturing and ultimately to distribution centers and customers.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position responsible for ensuring that customer demand, production capacity, material availability, inventory and logistics remain synchronized.

The Supply Chain Manager will develop and manage the site's master production schedule and build plan, oversee MRP performance, optimize inventory, coordinate inbound and outbound logistics and lead the planning organization.

The successful candidate must be equally comfortable developing strategy, analyzing data, leading people and working directly with manufacturing teams to resolve immediate supply chain challenges.

STRATEGIC MANDATE The Supply Chain Manager will establish an integrated supply chain planning discipline connecting:

Customer Demand → Forecasting → SIOP/S&OP; → Master Scheduling → MRP → Materials → Production → Inventory → Distribution → Customer Delivery

This leader will be accountable for creating visibility across the entire process and identifying potential material, capacity, inventory or logistics constraints before they impact production or customers.

Key priorities include:

- Strengthening master production scheduling and production planning.
- Improving MRP accuracy, discipline and ownership.
- Optimizing raw material, WIP and finished-goods inventory.
- Ensuring material availability to production.
- Improving forecast and demand alignment.
- Strengthening SIOP/S&OP; planning.
- Improving supplier-to-plant material flow.
- Managing cross-border logistics supporting Mexico operations.
- Ensuring reliable outbound delivery to distribution centers and customers.
- Reducing excess inventory, waste, expedites and unnecessary freight costs.
- Building a high-performing planning and materials organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Master Production Scheduling & Planning
- Develop, manage and continuously improve the site's master production schedule and build plan based on customer demand, backlog, forecast, capacity, material availability and operational priorities.
- Translate demand into executable production schedules that maximize customer service while optimizing capacity and inventory.
- Lead daily production meetings and provide visibility into performance against the approved build plan.
- Identify schedule discrepancies, constraints and risks and lead cross-functional actions to resolve them.
- Coordinate production schedules with Operations, Procurement, Sales, Sourcing, Engineering and other functions.
- Develop monthly pre-SIOP/S&OP; schedules based on backlog, forecast, capacity and inventory.
- Participate in monthly SIOP/S&OP; meetings and recommend adjustments based on demand, capacity, material availability and inventory levels.
- Support the design and implementation of improved master scheduling processes utilizing SAP.

Materials Planning & MRP

- Lead personnel responsible for MRP and maintain high standards for system accuracy, data integrity and ownership.
- Review SAP/MRP data, inventory positions, demand signals and production requirements to ensure materials are available when needed.
- Identify shortages and potential supply constraints before they impact production.




- Adjust material requirements based on production changes, quality rejections, engineering changes and evolving customer demand.
- Develop planning assumptions for forecasted and emerging opportunities.
- Ensure timely receipt and availability of raw materials and components to production lines.
- Work closely with suppliers, sourcing and procurement to maintain continuity of supply.

Inventory Management

- Establish inventory strategies supporting customer service, production requirements and corporate working-capital objectives.
- Monitor raw materials, work-in-process and finished-goods inventory to optimize availability while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
- Review inventory levels and recommend actions to reduce avoidable waste and excess stock.
- Monitor warehouse and distribution-center inventory to prevent shortages and overstocking.
- Coordinate cycle-counting programs and ensure inventory accuracy within the ERP system.
- Plan, coordinate and execute the annual physical inventory in accordance with established controls and procedures.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and drive corrective actions.

Logistics & Cross-Border Supply Chain

- Coordinate the flow of raw materials from suppliers through procurement and transportation into the manufacturing operation.
- Ensure timely cross-border movement and delivery of materials to the Mexico plant.
- Coordinate outbound shipments from the manufacturing site to distribution centers and direct-to-customer locations.
- Ensure shipments are executed accurately and in accordance with customer requirements.
- Work closely with Purchasing, Planning, Shipping and Logistics to minimize freight costs and reduce unnecessary premium transportation.
- Identify opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, lead times and overall logistics performance.

Supply Chain Leadership

- Provide direct leadership to the Planning and Materials organization, including production planners, schedulers and other supply chain personnel.
- Establish clear expectations, accountability, performance measures and development plans for direct reports.
- Build a culture of urgency, accuracy, ownership and continuous improvement.
- Develop annual and monthly supply chain objectives and track performance against established goals.
- Create visibility into critical supply chain KPIs and lead corrective actions when performance falls below expectations.
- Develop scalable processes capable of supporting continued business growth.

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP The Supply Chain Manager will serve as a critical link between Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Warehousing, Shipping and Logistics. This leader must understand how decisions in one area affect the entire supply chain and be willing to challenge assumptions, escalate risks and drive decisions when customer delivery or production performance is at risk.

The successful candidate will be expected to combine strong analytical capabilities with a visible presence on the manufacturing floor.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

Success will be measured across areas including:

- Customer on-time delivery
- Production schedule attainment
- Material availability
- MRP accuracy
- Forecast and planning accuracy
- Inventory accuracy
- Inventory turns and working capital
- Excess and obsolete inventory
- Raw-material availability
- Production interruptions related to material shortages




- Freight and premium freight expense
- Supplier performance
- Distribution-center inventory levels
- Cycle-count and physical-inventory accuracy
- Cross-border logistics performance
- Team performance and development

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Approximately 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Significant experience across materials planning, production planning, master scheduling, inventory management, logistics and distribution.
- Strong understanding of MRP and Master Production Scheduling.
- Minimum of approximately 7 years of leadership experience managing teams and direct reports.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing production schedules based on demand, capacity and material availability.
- Strong ERP experience with SAP strongly preferred; experience with Oracle or other major ERP platforms is valuable.
- Experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems to improve planning accuracy, inventory control and production performance.
- Experience with forecasting, statistical analysis and understanding the financial and operational implications of planning decisions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational capabilities.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
- Experience leading continuous-improvement initiatives within supply chain or manufacturing.
- Bilingual English and Spanish required.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE Candidates will be particularly compelling if they bring experience in several of the following:

- Complex manufacturing environments
- U.S./Mexico manufacturing operations
- Cross-border supply chains
- SAP
- MRP optimization
- Master Production Scheduling
- SIOP/S&OP;
- Demand and capacity planning
- Production planning and scheduling
- Inventory optimization
- Supplier management
- Warehouse and distribution-center operations
- Freight and transportation optimization
- Annual physical inventory leadership
- Cycle-count programs
- Engineering-change material planning
- New product or changing manufacturing environments
- FDA-regulated or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Lean or continuous-improvement methodologies

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The idóneo candidate is a hands-on supply chain leader who can see the entire system rather than managing individual pieces of it. This person understands the connection between customer demand, forecasting, materials, production capacity, inventory, logistics and customer delivery and can quickly identify where a breakdown in one area will affect another.

We are looking for someone who can walk onto a manufacturing floor, lead a production-planning meeting, challenge an MRP assumption, analyze inventory, work through a supplier constraint, address a cross-border logistics issue and communicate the business impact clearly to senior leadership.

The strongest candidates will combine:

Supply Chain Expertise + Manufacturing Discipline + Analytical Strength + Leadership + Urgency + Accountability

This is an opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional to take ownership of a critical function and help create a more integrated, predictable and scalable supply chain operation.

CONFIDENTIALITY

This is a confidential executive search. The client's identity and additional information regarding the organization, leadership team, manufacturing operations and business strategy will be shared with qualified candidates at the appropriate stage of the search process.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $900,000.00 - $1,300,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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