Supply Chain Manager

Overview

At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards. Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes.

This position is a Boston Office based role which may require travel to help assist in supporting several Academic, Life Science and Higher Education projects in Central MA. Active projects are in Worcester and Amherst. Our pipeline across New England is built out to 2026!

Here’s a Glimpse Into What We Are Offering

• Health, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
• 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more
  
  
  

Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Manager oversees procurement, logistics, and risk management to ensure the seamless delivery of materials and services for committed projects. This role collaborates with sales, project leadership, and Preconstruction teams to make informed decisions throughout the project lifecycle while maintaining proactive communication with subcontractors and vendors. Responsibilities include tracking material logistics, mitigating financial and reputational risks, supporting scheduling efforts through Procore, and establishing off-site storage solutions when needed. The Supply Chain Manager conducts shop visits to validate progress, and escalates issues when deviations impact project schedules, ensuring efficiency, minimizing risks, and keeping projects on track.

• Manage end-to-end supply chain operations and service delivery for committed projects.
• Oversee procurement and supply chain management, ensuring timely delivery of products by evaluating lead times and addressing potential delays
• Develop and maintain a material procurement tracking matrix, including material release, location of fabrication, expected lead time, shipping mode (boat, train, plane, truck), and required on-site date
• Collaborate with sales, project leadership, and preconstruction teams to support sales activities, maintain the supply chain matrix, and provide guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Utilize a supply chain matrix to monitor and mitigate financial and reputational risks while keeping stakeholders informed
• Strategize with internal teams to assess, review, and identify products based on client scope and requirements
• Support scheduling efforts by evaluating lead times and leveraging internal systems like Procore.
• Assess deviations from project plans, determine necessary escalations, and adjust schedules to minimize impact
• Partner with SPM/PM team to identify high risk materials for the project trades to maintain the materials status risk matrix tracking document
• Maintain proactive communication with subcontractors and material vendors through regular check-ins, securing updates and documentation on fabrication and delivery status
• Procure materials as early as possible to ensure availability, front-loading submittals, approvals, and fabrication in a prioritized, coordinated manner.
• Establish local, off-site, storage solutions for materials that cannot be stored at subcontractor facilities
• Continuously monitor industry trends to ensure the company remains at the forefront of supply chain innovation
• Conduct scheduled and unscheduled shop or fabricator visits to validate progress
• Collaborate with external clients, where applicable, to streamline the procurement of related items, including checking on client-supplied materials when traveling within proximity
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience : 7-10 years in the construction industry within project management, superintendent, estimating or purchasing like fields
• Education : Bachelor’s Degree in construction management or equivalent experience required
• Strong desire to learn and be inquisitive
• Strong negotiation skills
• Be an innovative thinker to dig deeper and create work arounds for issues that come up
• Strong technical knowledge/understanding of construction materials and equipment
• Proficiency in Procore, Microsoft Project and P6 system
• Outstanding relationship-building skills
• Ability to speak and write clearly in English to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to create a culture of inclusion and belonging by acting with courage, humility and curiosity; desire to learn about others and self-reflect
• Ability to build team relationships, stay organized, handle various work streams at one time, follow up and make accurate decisions
  
  
  

Additional Information

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.