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Manager, Supply Chain Operations

Aleron
United States, California, Costa Mesa
Nov 03, 2026
Description Job Title: Manager, Supply Chain Operations Location: Costa Mesa, CA Employment Type: Temp (6 Months) Industry: Technology Compensation: $75.00/Hour Schedule: 40 Hours/Week 1 ^st Shift About the Opportunity: We're seeking a hands-on Supply Chain Operations Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain activities within a fast-paced, evolving business environment. This role will oversee procurement, supplier management, supply planning, inventory control, production, warehousing, logistics, and order fulfillment while establishing scalable processes and performance metrics. You'll play a key role in stabilizing daily operations, improving supply chain efficiency, and supporting the transition to an integrated third-party logistics (3PL) network. Why You'll Love Working Here: Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability. Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries. People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work. Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates. Why This Opportunity is Exciting: This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritises both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara Solutions Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide. Sound like a good fit? APPLY TODAY What You'll Do: Manage end-to-end procurement and purchasing activities, including purchase order issuance, production releases, supplier confirmations, payment holds, and order readiness across approximately 20 active suppliers. Develop and maintain supplier relationships, oversee supplier performance reviews, monitor component availability, manage lead times, and proactively address material shortages and product revision changes. Lead supply planning, replenishment, and inventory control across internal facilities and supplier locations, ensuring accurate stock levels and timely material availability. Oversee production, product configuration, receiving, warehousing, drop-ship coordination, order fulfillment, shipping, and returns management while meeting same-day shipping cutoffs and 24-hour release-to-ship targets. Establish supply chain KPIs, including on-time delivery, fulfillment cycle time, order accuracy, inventory accuracy, and supplier performance, while developing SOPs, escalation procedures, and process documentation. Job Requirements What You'll Bring: High School Diploma or GED 7+ years of experience in supply chain or operations. 2+ years of experience in leading cross-functional programs 2+ years of experience with hardware or electronics products, ideally including drop-ship and multi-supplier fulfillment. 2+ years of Hands-on ERP experience (Sage, NetSuite, or similar) and strong Excel/Sheets skills for planning and analysis. What Sets You Apart: Experience integrating an acquired or standalone operation into a larger company's supply chain, systems and 3PL network. Familiarity with Incoterms, trade compliance (ECCN/HTS) and product certifications (e.g., UL). Working knowledge of the full supply chain: procurement, supplier management, supply/demand planning, inventory control, warehousing, production, logistics and order fulfillment. Exposure to EDI/API supplier integrations and process automation. Background in restaurant technology, POS or drive-thru hardware. APICS/ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) or similar certification. A track record of building processes, SOPs, and KPIs from scratch in a lean or under-resourced setting. Comfort working on site and stepping into hands-on work when the operation needs it. Clear communication and the ability to work across Sales, Onboarding, Quality, Finance, Commercial, and 3PL partners. Additional Information: Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check. After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit. The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. The best part? They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Acara Solutions and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Website Privacy Policy \| Acara Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply