Highlights
You’ll lead a team of approximately six employees and partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance, and key suppliers to ensure materials are available to meet project schedules while optimizing cost, quality, inventory, and supplier performance. We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain operations within a custom automation and engineered-to-order manufacturing environment.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Souderton, PA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $95,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Title: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Souderton, PA
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Shift : 1st
Compensation: $95-130K yearly
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: 10% yearly bonus
Benefits:Full Comprehensive Benefit Package
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain operations within a custom automation and engineered-to-order manufacturing environment. This leadership role will oversee procurement, strategic sourcing, materials planning, inventory management, logistics, receiving, and stockroom operations.
You’ll lead a team of approximately six employees and partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Finance, and key suppliers to ensure materials are available to meet project schedules while optimizing cost, quality, inventory, and supplier performance.
Job Duties:
- Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support business growth and successful project delivery.
- Lead procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier selection, negotiations, and purchasing activities.
- Manage materials planning and inventory to ensure critical components are available while minimizing excess inventory and carrying costs.
- Oversee inventory control, receiving, warehousing, and stockroom operations.
- Establish inventory programs including ABC classification, cycle counting, safety stock, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
- Develop forecasting and demand planning processes aligned with engineering releases and project schedules.
- Build strong supplier partnerships and improve performance through KPIs, scorecards, and business reviews.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including long lead times, supplier capacity, obsolescence, and global disruptions.
- Partner with Engineering and Project Management to improve sourcing strategies and ensure material availability aligns with project milestones.
- Collaborate with Finance to improve working capital, inventory turns, forecasting, and purchasing controls.
- Identify cost savings through supplier negotiations, sourcing strategies, purchasing standardization, and value engineering.
- Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain.
- Develop KPIs and reporting to monitor supplier performance, inventory health, delivery, savings, and operational efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of buyers, planners, inventory professionals, and stockroom personnel.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, materials management, or purchasing within manufacturing, custom automation, capital equipment, or industrial machinery.
- Previous experience leading procurement, inventory, warehouse, or supply chain teams.
- Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and supply chain planning methodologies.
- Proven experience with strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contracts, and cost reduction.
- Demonstrated success improving inventory performance, working capital, and procurement processes.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and inventory optimization.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.