The Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager owns the strategic and tactical management of Forza's purchasing, production scheduling, inventory, and supplier relationships. As a member of the leadership team reporting to the COO, this seat ensures the supply chain runs efficiently, cost-effectively, and in step with Forza's growth and quality goals — while personally owning high-value vendor negotiations and developing the Purchasing Assistant and Production Planning & Work Order Specialist beneath it.

Strategic Supply Chain Leadership

Develop and execute supply chain strategy aligned with company growth goals, ensuring material availability against production and sales forecasts.

Lead capacity planning, demand forecasting, and supplier sourcing strategy.

Serve as the supply chain liaison to the COO and Leadership Team, providing data-driven insights and recommendations.

Identify supply chain risk — supplier performance, lead time, cost volatility — and implement mitigation strategies.

Manage dual sourcing of all critical components and raw materials.

Safeguard gross profit by aggressively monitoring and managing cost.

Purchasing Management

Manage strategic relationships with Platinum and critical vendors, negotiating optimal pricing, terms, and service levels.

Oversee vendor onboarding, qualification, and performance review programs.

Approve high-value purchase orders, ensuring cost control and compliance with quality requirements.

Partner with Sales and Operations to set and review reorder points for products and raw materials.

Identify and implement cost savings through improved sourcing, vendor consolidation, or alternate materials.

Work Order & Production Scheduling Oversight

Oversee the creation, scheduling, and management of work orders in the ERP system to meet stocking and production requirements.

Inventory & Logistics Management

Monitor and optimize inventory levels across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.

Hold final responsibility for inventory levels and drive down excess stock.

Direct rolling inventory counts, cycle counts, and inventory adjustments.

Collaborate with Sales to address slow-moving or obsolete inventory.

Oversee inbound freight, ensuring cost-effective and timely delivery of materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work with Finance to align purchasing strategy with cash flow goals.

Partner with Quality to ensure suppliers meet all product, compliance, and certification requirements.

Provide Sales with lead time and cost updates that impact customer pricing or delivery.

Support Operations on continuous improvement projects related to material flow and production efficiency.

Data, Systems, Reporting & Compliance

Maintain ERP system data integrity for all supply chain activity.

Develop and track KPIs for supplier performance, purchasing efficiency, inventory turns, and on-time delivery.

Provide weekly and monthly supply chain performance reports to the COO.

Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, quality standards, and company policy.
Continuously evaluate supply chain processes, implementing lean and cost-optimization initiatives.

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