H-1B Visa Supply Chain Lead Jobs
Supply Chain Lead roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, or a related field. Employers in manufacturing, logistics, retail, and tech regularly file H-1B petitions for this title. The annual cap and lottery apply, so timing your job search around the October 1 start date matters.
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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.
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!
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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Supply Chain Lead
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
Pull the O*NET profile for Supply Chain Lead and confirm your job duties align with the listed knowledge requirements. A role that accepts any bachelor's degree regardless of field can fail USCIS's specialty occupation test at adjudication.
Document your degree equivalency early
If your supply chain or engineering degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation before you start interviewing. USCIS accepts three years of relevant work experience as a substitute for each year of missing formal education.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Supply Chain Lead roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this title, so you're spending your time on companies that have already cleared the DOL step for this exact occupation.
Ask about cap-exempt status before accepting
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and certain government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning your petition bypasses the lottery. Supply chain roles at hospital systems or research institutions can qualify, so confirm the employer's cap status during final-round interviews.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier in your offer
Look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your specific SOC code and work location using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating. Your offered salary must meet or exceed the certified LCA wage or USCIS will deny the petition.
File premium processing if your OPT end date is tight
USCIS offers premium processing on Form I-129 that guarantees a decision within 15 business days. If your OPT expires within a few months of the H-1B cap filing window, premium processing is the practical way to avoid a status gap.
H-1B Visa Supply Chain Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Supply Chain Lead role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, if the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as supply chain management, industrial engineering, logistics, or operations management. The job description and internal employer requirements need to reflect that a specific degree is mandatory, not merely preferred. Roles where any bachelor's degree qualifies are more vulnerable to specialty occupation challenges during USCIS adjudication.
How do I find employers that actively sponsor H-1B visas for supply chain roles?
Migrate Mate lets you search Supply Chain Lead positions filtered by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history. This saves time by surfacing companies that have already gone through the DOL certification process for this job title rather than relying on guesswork or employer claims during interviews.
Can I use my OPT STEM extension while waiting for an H-1B cap decision?
Yes, if your employer is enrolled in E-Verify and your role falls under a STEM-designated Classification of Instructional Programs code. Supply chain and operations roles tied to engineering or computer science degrees often qualify. Your STEM OPT extension can bridge the gap between your initial OPT end date and your H-1B start date of October 1 if your petition is selected in the lottery.
What happens to my H-1B petition if my employer changes the Supply Chain Lead role after filing?
Material changes to the job duties, work location, or salary after USCIS approves the petition can require your employer to file an amended H-1B petition. Moving to a worksite in a different metropolitan statistical area triggers a new LCA with DOL. Minor duty adjustments within the same occupational category generally don't require an amendment, but your employer's immigration counsel should confirm.
Does Supply Chain Lead experience outside the U.S. count toward H-1B eligibility?
Yes. USCIS accepts foreign work experience as evidence of specialty occupation qualifications, and under the three-for-one equivalency rule, three years of progressive supply chain experience can substitute for one year of a U.S. bachelor's degree. International experience managing vendors, logistics networks, or procurement teams is directly relevant and should be documented in support letters from former employers.