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Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.\nOur facility in Billerica, Massachusetts, is located in the metropolitan Boston area and specializes in the design and manufacturing of advanced photonics products based on MEMS and other micro-scale optical devices. Our unique technology enables the highest system performance in the most compact and cost-effective formats in a variety of applications.\nThis site's Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) products are laser-based imaging tools that have transformed ophthalmic care and made notable impacts on patients in cardiology, dermatology, oncology, gastroenterology, and other medical specialties.\nSenior Supply Chain Manager\nManage the overall supply chain function including procurement, materials planning, production planning, stockroom operations, shipping/receiving operations, ERP administration, supplier contracts / negotiations, site inventory levels, and logistics.\nQualifications & Experience\nBachelor of Science or Business Administration degree preferred but not required. Candidates without a college degree but with equivalent experience may be considered;\nASCM certifications a plus;\n5-10+ years of materials management experience in a manufacturing environment;\nExperience building teams and developing strategies that focus on building high performance teams;.\nDemonstrated expertise in supply chain functions: materials planning, master scheduling, inventory management and production control, and logistics preferred;\n5+ yrs of MRP experience; knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred;\nSix Sigma certification a plus but not required;\nCompetence with Microsoft Office applications\nExcellent presentation and interpersonal skills;\nAbility to travel up to 25% of the time.\nDuties & Responsibilities\nLead supply chain team members through the company’s organizational review process by mentoring, providing guidance, setting clear goals, and managing performance on an ongoing basis. Identify improvement areas to foster a high-performance culture.\nManage and improve MRP closed-loop planning processes. Oversee and manage the data integrity of the company ERP system to ensure schedule attainment goals and optimized inventory levels. \nDrive the development and continuous improvement of ERP related business processes in areas such as shipping/receiving, return to vendor, supplier consignment, manufacturing order management, and others.\nDevelop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to oversee inventory record accuracy, supplier on-time delivery, supplier quality, master schedule compliance, and bill-of-material accuracy\nLead and maintain data mining attributes in ERP systems that include lead time accuracy, safety stock, MOQ, and fixed lot sizes.\nLead the process development and implementation of Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) to accurately forecast production and material supply against customer demand and establish schedules that support on-time delivery.\nStrong ability to analyze data through multiple software platforms and Excel.\nDrive Site material deflation (cost reduction) efforts and participate in overall corporate deflation programs. Work with suppliers to identify opportunities for cost reduction through product value engineering and through the reduction or elimination of non-value-added supply chain processes.\nManages the supply chain (procurement and production control) of all phases of the product life cycle phase-gate process from NPI to end of life.\nRationalize supply base size to achieve global business objectives.\nWork with the Corporate Global Supply Chain Team to leverage Excelitas Frame Procurement Agreements and consignment in all procurement activities on a global basis (Asia, Europe, and America).\nSupplier negotiation skills with excellent contract experience. Manage supplier performance (price, delivery and quality) through quarterly supplier scorecard reporting and scheduled conference calls. Initiate corrective actions and ensure closure on key supplier issues.\nWork actively with Manufacturing team to ensure executable production plans are established and tracked, with clear escalation and timely issue resolution of production limiting factors.\nDevelop supplier partnerships to enhance mutual benefits in cost, delivery and quality while reducing complexity and product lead time. \n---\nAs part of our standard process for roles subject to ITAR regulations, we are required to ask all candidates whether they are a U.S. Person;\nMust be US Person to work at Excelitas;\nVisa sponsorship is not available for any position at Excelitas; \nEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.\nMinorities/Females/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.\nNo agencies please\nExcelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global team!","description_format":"text","description_chars":5330,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-04T21:54:02Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":42,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.756,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":21,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:5","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/excelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/excelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T07:57:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12080,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1918741},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1918741"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fexcelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fexcelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fexcelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/excelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fexcelitas-sr-manager-supply-chain"}]}