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What we do-

Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility, and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin® products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. The Company's Cryogel® and Pyrogel® products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform® into additional high-value markets. Aspen is headquartered in Northborough, Mass.

What we value-

At Aspen, our values reflect who we are and how we work both with each other and our customers, suppliers, and communities. They shape our interactions, guide our decisions, and inspire us to bring our best. Whether collaborating internally or externally, our values drive us to make a meaningful impact within Aspen and in all our relationships.

Aspen’s CORE Values

• We Do the Right Thing
• We are Problem Solvers
• We are Allies
• We Drive Forward

What you will do-

The Supply Chain Manager owns the EP site supply chain from the approved demand plan through material procurement, production scheduling, inventory control, warehousing and delivery. The role serves external customers and internal Aspen receiving plants, including Monterrey where applicable, with reliable supply, accurate inventory and competitive total cost. Scope includes raw materials, chemicals, packaging, work in process, finished goods, trial materials and assigned maintenance supplies.

The manager converts demand into executable plans, prevents material shortages, controls working capital and leads disciplined ERP transactions. Success requires visible floor leadership, clear accountability and verified improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost. Corporate Supply Chain retains enterprise sourcing governance; Operations executes production; Quality controls product disposition and release.

How will you do it-

Safety and operational discipline:

• Lead safe receiving, storage, material handling and shipping. Conduct routine floor reviews, verify training and corrective actions, and stop unsafe activity. Apply approved chemical storage, segregation and handling controls with EHS.

Integrated planning and production scheduling:

• Own the EP supply plan within sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP). Reconcile customer orders, interplant demand, forecasts and inventory with approved capacity, staffing, maintenance downtime, yield and Quality release lead times.
• Maintain a rolling 13-week constrained production and material plan aligned with the longer-range SIOP outlook. Agree frozen and flexible scheduling horizons with Operations; control changes and communicate their service, cost and inventory effects.
• Translate the plan into daily production schedules and material requirements. Review shortages and schedule adherence daily; escalate gaps with recovery dates, alternatives, named owners and customer impact.

Materials and inventory ownership:

• Set item-level planning policies, safety stocks, reorder points, order quantities and lead times using demand variability, replenishment risk, shelf life and criticality. Cover both MRP and non-MRP materials, consumables and critical spares with Maintenance.
• Own inventory accuracy by item, lot, location, quantity, unit of measure and status. Maintain risk-based cycle counts, controlled physical inventories and timely root-cause correction. Reconcile inventory discrepancies with Finance without masking errors through unsupported adjustments.
• Control receiving, put-away, line replenishment, returns, work-in-process transfers, finished goods and trial inventory. Enforce FIFO or FEFO as appropriate; protect product, lot traceability and segregation of held, rejected, expired or obsolete stock.
• Run monthly inventory reviews with Finance, Quality and Operations. Reduce excess, slow-moving and obsolete stock through approved consumption, return or disposition plans. Protect service and continuity when reducing working capital.

ERP transactions and master data:

• Act as the site supply chain process owner for the ERP currently deployed at EP. Establish standard work, role-based training, auditable transactions and exception dashboards; coordinate system changes and access controls with IT.
• Post receipts, issues, transfers, returns and completed production promptly. Reconcile material consumption, output, scrap and variances with Production and Finance. Drive accurate work-order closure, including a daily aging review and month-end reconciliation.
• Govern purchasing and planning parameters, location data, units of measure and inventory status. Validate BOM, routing and yield data with Engineering and Operations, who retain technical approval. Use approved changes and testing before changing system logic.

Supplier execution and continuity:

• Own site purchasing execution within delegated authority, including requisition conversion, purchase-order accuracy, confirmations, expediting and invoice discrepancy resolution. Work with Corporate Supply Chain on supplier selection, commercial agreements and total landed cost.
• Maintain supplier delivery and capacity scorecards. Escalate recurring misses with corrective actions and verified recovery. Coordinate supplier quality problems with Quality and commercial escalation with Corporate Supply Chain.
• Maintain a critical-material risk register covering single sources, supplier capacity, lead times, transportation and shelf life. Develop tested contingencies and qualified alternate sources with Corporate Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality; define readiness milestones and accountable owners.

Warehousing logistics and customer fulfillment:

• Lead receiving, warehouse and shipping operations across site shifts and assigned storage locations. Plan labor, layout, storage capacity, equipment, housekeeping and material flow to minimize handling, damage and delays.
• Own shipment readiness and execution for released product. Verify quantities, lot identity, packaging, labeling, customer instructions and documentation; measure movement from production to the designated warehouse against an agreed service time.
• Coordinate domestic, international and interplant freight with approved providers and trade-compliance specialists. Confirm responsibilities for customs documentation, shipping terms, transit protection and proof of delivery before dispatch.
• Manage freight service and total landed cost within corporate agreements. Control premium freight approvals and reason codes; recover eligible claims and prevent recurring expedite costs. Maintain shipment visibility and notify Customer Service promptly of delivery risks.
• Coordinate returns with Customer Service and Quality, ensuring authorization, traceability, segregation and approved disposition. Reconcile customer and interplant discrepancies through documented corrective actions.

Financial performance and continuous improvement:

• Prepare and control the supply chain operating budget, covering labor, freight, warehousing and assigned services. Review actuals and forecast monthly; explain variances and deliver corrective actions.
• Deliver measurable improvements in inventory, transaction accuracy, lead time, freight and labor productivity. Use Lean and structured root-cause methods. Obtain Finance validation of realized savings and distinguish recurring savings from working capital release.
• Lead daily execution reviews, weekly supply-risk and service reviews, and monthly SIOP, inventory and budget reviews. Every missed target requires a cause, action owner, due date and verification of effectiveness.

Decision authority and functional boundaries:

• Approve schedules, replenishment settings, staffing deployment, orders and logistics decisions within the approved plan, budget and authority matrix. Escalate decisions outside those limits before committing funds or changing delivery commitments.
• Block movement or dispatch when safety, inventory identity, required documentation or product status is uncertain. Quality authorizes product acceptance, release and disposition; EHS and designated technical owners retain process-safety responsibilities.
• Request inventory adjustments with documented evidence and independent approval. Maintain separation between purchasing, receiving, adjustment approval and payment; Finance owns accounting policy and reserve decisions.
• Perform other related duties assigned by management that are consistent with the role and approved functional responsibilities.

Performance measures

The following are proposed starting targets, not established EP results or certified industry benchmarks. Confirm baselines and definitions within 30 days and agree phased targets with the Site Leader and Finance. Apply the same service rules to external and interplant customers; show results separately.

KPI Definition’s and Proposed Target:

• Customer OTIF - Orders delivered on time and in full ÷ orders due, using the original agreed date and quantity. Target 100% monthly; record approved changes separately.
• Material availability - Production hours lost to unavailable required materials. Target zero preventable hours; log every event, cause and recovery.
• Schedule adherence - Work orders completed within the agreed window and quantity ÷ work orders due under the frozen schedule. Shared with Operations; target 95% weekly. Report changes separately.
• Inventory accuracy - Exact-match item/lot/location/quantity/status records ÷ records counted. Target 99.5% monthly and 100% for designated critical stock; also report gross absolute value variance.
• Inventory investment - Days of inventory = average inventory at cost ÷ trailing 90-day daily cost of goods sold. Proposed 12-month goal: reduce 10% from approved baseline without service loss; track aged stock separately.
• Supplier delivery - Purchase-order lines received by the agreed required date and in full ÷ lines due. Target 98% monthly; no retrospective date changes to improve results.
• Transaction timeliness - Receipts and transfers posted within 24 hours; completed work orders accurately closed within 24 hours of final required sign-off. Target 95% for each; 100% by Finance close cutoff.
• Supply chain cost - Controllable spend within approved volume-adjusted budget. Proposed six-month goal: reduce avoidable premium freight 50% from the first 90-day baseline; Finance validates realized savings.

Monitor safety observations and action closure, training completion, traceability exceptions, forecast error and bias, warehouse transfer time, shipping errors and improvement-action closure as supporting measures. Never trade safety or product conformity for a cost or delivery target.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct Reports Include-

Planning, Materials, Warehouse, and Logistics leads; site buyer(s) where assigned.

Lead the assigned planning, purchasing execution, materials, warehouse and logistics team in accordance with company policies. Responsibilities include selection, onboarding, training, staffing by shift, work assignment, coaching, performance evaluation and succession planning. Define responsibilities, maintain a skills matrix and provide cross-training for critical tasks. Address performance gaps promptly and verify that standard work is followed on the floor.

Why you are right for the job-

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and demonstrated experience.
• At least 8 years of manufacturing supply chain experience, including 3 years leading teams, with responsibility for planning, materials, inventory, warehousing and logistics.
• Demonstrated delivery, inventory, working capital and cost improvements, including transaction discipline and supply recovery during disruption.
• Experience supporting multiple shifts, internal and external customers, and international flows. Chemical, advanced materials or automotive manufacturing experience preferred.

Technical skills

• Strong capability in SIOP, production scheduling, MRP, capacity planning and inventory policy. Understand how variability, yield, scrap, downtime and shelf life affect supply plans.
• Hands-on proficiency with a manufacturing ERP, including inventory transactions, work orders, planning parameters and exception reporting. Oracle Cloud or Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferred; proficiency with the system deployed at EP is required after onboarding.
• Advanced Excel, operational dashboard and analytical skills. Ability to reconcile records with Finance and diagnose master-data and transaction failures.
• Working knowledge of purchasing, supplier recovery, freight, landed cost, warehouse controls, traceability and shipping documentation; experience with trade-compliance specialists.
• Knowledge of applicable quality, environmental and customer requirements. Automotive and IATF knowledge preferred where relevant; confirm applicability for EP.
• ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification and demonstrated Lean or Six Sigma application preferred.

Leadership and operational skills

• Lead cross-functional decisions using facts, options and financial impact. Communicate effectively with operators, suppliers, customers and senior leaders.
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills. Decide within delegated authority, escalate risks early and hold owners accountable through verified closure.
• Availability for regular on-site floor leadership, coordination across shifts, occasional travel and urgent supply disruptions as operationally required.

What to expect-

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Frequently required to stand, sit, and use hands.
• Occasionally required to walk, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, or crawl.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.
• Must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PERKS OF JOINING OUR TEAM!

Aspen is committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package, a positive and productive work environment, encouraged work/life and family balance, and opportunities for growth and development, in a culture that is focused on inclusion, sustainability, and working together to solve the world’s toughest challenges.

Aspen is proud to offer a competitive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Holidays, Sick Time, and PTO. In addition, we also offer 401k Employer Match, Life and Disability Insurance, and other benefits.

Expected Compensation: Between $120,000 and $135,000 USD/year based on experience. Yearly bonus eligibility.

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to abuttitta@aerogel.com or call and leave a voice message at (508) 466-3111 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information and we will return your message.

For Our Rhode Island Applicants:

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The East Providence, RI facility of Aspen Aerogels is subject to Title 28, Chapter 29-6.2 of Rhode Island General Laws, which governs Worker’s Compensation.

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