Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

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.