Supply Chain Manager
DESCRIPTION
The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading Two Roads Brewing Company's end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring the timely procurement of raw materials and packaging, maintaining inventory accuracy, developing production schedules, and supporting efficient brewery operations.
Reporting to the Vice President of Production, this position partners closely with Brewing, Packaging, Quality Assurance, Logistics, Sales, and Finance to align production capacity with customer demand while driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate is an experienced supply chain professional with a strong background in manufacturing who enjoys solving complex operational challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead procurement activities for brewing ingredients, packaging materials, and production supplies.
- Develop and maintain production schedules that support customer demand and manufacturing capacity.
- Manage inventory levels to ensure material availability while minimizing excess inventory.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance.
- Utilize ERP and MRP systems to manage purchasing, inventory planning, production scheduling, and reporting.
- Coordinate daily production planning activities across Brewing, Packaging, Quality Assurance, and Logistics.
- Analyze supply chain performance and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance service levels.
- Monitor key performance indicators including inventory accuracy, supplier performance, production schedule attainment, and inventory turns.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and inventory valuation activities.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across procurement, planning, and inventory management.
- Support new product launches, contract brewing operations, and other strategic initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.