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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Supply Chain Manager I is an entry-level manager role responsible for managing supplier-related activities across complex programs, ensuring effective supplier performance, material availability, and cost visibility. This position provides ownership of supplier information management, order execution tracking, performance reporting, and spend forecasting to support program goals and operational execution.

The role operates with a high degree of independence and requires strong analytical capability, supplier engagement experience, and the ability to translate program requirements into executable supply chain actions.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Information Management

• Maintain and govern supplier master data including capabilities, certifications, pricing structures, and lead times
• Ensure supplier data integrity within ERP systems
• Develop supplier profiles to support sourcing decisions and audits

• Monitor purchase order status and manage execution to meet delivery requirements
• Lead supplier expediting for critical and long-lead materials
• Identify delivery risks and coordinate mitigation actions

• Develop supplier performance metrics (delivery, quality, responsiveness)
• Generate supplier scorecards and performance reports
• Support corrective actions for underperforming suppliers

• Maintain supplier-level and program-level spend visibility
• Track actual vs forecast spend and provide variance analysis
• Support budgeting and cost tracking through reporting

• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams
• Support procurement strategy execution
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing suppliers in manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Experience supporting government/defense programs
• Experience with supplier performance systems
• Knowledge of forecasting and cost reporting
• CSCP, CPIM or equivalent certification

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and Excel skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Effective communication across teams
• Problem-solving and independent execution

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.