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
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Develop and execute supply chain strategy aligned with company growth goals, ensuring material availability against production and sales forecasts.
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Lead capacity planning, demand forecasting, and supplier sourcing strategy.
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Serve as the supply chain liaison to the COO and Leadership Team, providing data-driven insights and recommendations.
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Identify supply chain risk — supplier performance, lead time, cost volatility — and implement mitigation strategies.
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Manage dual sourcing of all critical components and raw materials.
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Safeguard gross profit by aggressively monitoring and managing cost.
Purchasing Management
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Manage strategic relationships with Platinum and critical vendors, negotiating optimal pricing, terms, and service levels.
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Oversee vendor onboarding, qualification, and performance review programs.
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Approve high-value purchase orders, ensuring cost control and compliance with quality requirements.
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Partner with Sales and Operations to set and review reorder points for products and raw materials.
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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
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Monitor and optimize inventory levels across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
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Hold final responsibility for inventory levels and drive down excess stock.
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Direct rolling inventory counts, cycle counts, and inventory adjustments.
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Collaborate with Sales to address slow-moving or obsolete inventory.
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Oversee inbound freight, ensuring cost-effective and timely delivery of materials.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Work with Finance to align purchasing strategy with cash flow goals.
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Partner with Quality to ensure suppliers meet all product, compliance, and certification requirements.
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Provide Sales with lead time and cost updates that impact customer pricing or delivery.
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Support Operations on continuous improvement projects related to material flow and production efficiency.
Data, Systems, Reporting & Compliance
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Maintain ERP system data integrity for all supply chain activity.
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Develop and track KPIs for supplier performance, purchasing efficiency, inventory turns, and on-time delivery.
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Provide weekly and monthly supply chain performance reports to the COO.
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Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, quality standards, and company policy.
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Continuously evaluate supply chain processes, implementing lean and cost-optimization initiatives.
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