Supply Chain Manager

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Supply Chain Manager
Animal Safety | Remote
About the Role
Neogen is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead material planning, inventory management, and supply chain execution across the Animal Safety business.
This role is responsible for leading a team of material planners, improving planning discipline, strengthening inventory performance, and ensuring product availability while balancing customer service, working capital, excess inventory, and scrap risk.
The Supply Chain Manager will partner closely with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, distributors, and other stakeholders to improve supply chain visibility, standardize processes, and drive stronger business outcomes.
The successful candidate will bring strong people leadership, analytical thinking, process improvement, and cross-functional partnership skills, with the ability to build structure and drive continuous improvement across the supply chain function.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will make an impact by:

Leading and developing a team of material planners responsible for supply planning, inventory management, and product availability

Providing clear direction, coaching, performance feedback, and development opportunities to team members

Establishing planning expectations, operating rhythms, and accountability across the material planning function

Overseeing analysis of forecast projections, demand changes, inventory requirements, and product delivery performance

Ensuring inventory levels support customer demand while minimizing backorders, excess inventory, obsolescence, and scrap risk

Driving improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory health, service levels, and planning execution

Reviewing supply and inventory data to identify risks, trends, constraints, and opportunities

Leading cross-functional efforts to resolve shortages, capacity constraints, supplier issues, and other supply disruptions

Partnering with Procurement, Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Commercial, Quality, and other functions to align supply plans with business priorities

Building and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers, distributors, and other external partners

Supporting supplier performance discussions and identifying opportunities to improve supply continuity and reliability

Establishing and improving standardized supply chain processes, tools, and performance metrics

Supporting the development of stronger planning and inventory management capabilities across the Animal Safety organization

Monitoring key supply chain metrics and using data to drive decisions and corrective actions

Supporting new product introductions, product transitions, discontinuations, and lifecycle planning

Leading or supporting supply chain improvement initiatives focused on planning, inventory optimization, customer service, cost, and operational efficiency

Identifying supply chain risks and implementing mitigation strategies

Improving communication and visibility across planning, procurement, operations, and commercial teams

Providing recommendations to leadership regarding inventory, supply risk, service performance, and planning priorities

Promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Logistics, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

5+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, material planning, demand planning, inventory management, procurement, or a related function

2+ years of people leadership or direct team management experience

Experience leading material planning, supply planning, inventory management, or related supply chain activities

Experience analyzing demand, forecast, inventory, and supply data to support business decisions

Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement, Finance, Manufacturing, Commercial, or related teams

Experience identifying and resolving supply chain risks, shortages, inventory issues, or planning constraints

Experience using ERP, MRP, planning, or inventory management systems

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in animal health, life sciences, food safety, manufacturing, consumer products, or another product-based industry

Experience leading material planners, demand planners, buyers, or other supply chain professionals

Experience with supplier management and supply continuity planning

Experience with inventory optimization, working capital improvement, or obsolescence reduction

Experience supporting new product introductions and product lifecycle management

Experience building or standardizing supply chain processes within a growing or changing organization

Experience leading continuous improvement or operational excellence initiatives

Experience with advanced planning, forecasting, reporting, or analytics tools

Experience managing supply chain KPIs and performance metrics

What Will Help You Succeed

Strong people leadership and team development skills

Ability to build structure and improve processes in a changing environment

Strong business judgment and decision-making capability

Ability to balance customer service, inventory, cost, and supply risk

Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills

Ability to influence across functions and organizational levels

Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities and make decisions with incomplete information

Continuous improvement mindset

Strong ownership and accountability

Come Be Part of a Mission That Matters
At Neogen, our mission is to protect the world’s food supply. Our Animal Safety products and solutions support customers across animal health, agriculture, food production, and related industries.
Joining Neogen means becoming part of a global organization where your leadership can help strengthen supply chain performance, improve customer service, develop people, and support a mission that matters.
Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters!From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too.
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