Success Academy Charter Schools
Specialist, Supply Chain
New York
No sponsorship$85k-$95kDetected 23 days ago
NegotiationForecastingSupply ChainProcurementContract ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingDemand Planning
About the role
- As the fastest-growing, highest-performing charter school network in New York State, Success Academy has reimagined public education.
- Success Academy's commitment to world-class schooling goes beyond delivering high-quality instruction.
- It requires the creation of schools that are beautiful, engaging, inspiring, and highly functional.
Responsibilities
- Support the definition and tracking of KPIs and performance metrics to support continuous improvement
- Support the demand planning and forecasting aligned to the school's needs/calendar
- Develop the optimum inventory levels at the schools and create and establish a customized distribution model, inclusive of both centralized and decentralized procured products
- Continually drive down the total cost of distributing and handling goods through process efficiency.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability; can quickly diagnose issues, simplify complexity, and drive practical solutions.
- Strong planning and operational discipline; able to design and manage inventory, distribution, and fulfillment processes with rigor.
Requirements
- They have 4-6 years of experience in supply chain management, with meaningful sourcing and procurement experience, and strong distribution and fulfillment skills.
- A relevant undergraduate degree is required, and an advanced business degree and/or professional certifications such as CIPS or CPSM are valued.
- A track record of leading significant work and delivering extraordinary results, not just maintaining existing processes.
- The ability to influence and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including vendors, school-based teams, and network staff.
- Comfort with systems and technology, including the ability to learn new tools quickly and use them to improve visibility, control, and execution.
- Experience in or a solid understanding of Project Management.
- Our ideal Supply Chain Specialist combines strong supply chain judgment with an unmistakable record of excellence. This person is very smart, highly effective, and able to bring clarity, rigor, and pace to complex operational work. They have 4-6 years of experience in supply chain management, with meaningful sourcing and procurement experience, and strong distribution and fulfillment skills. A relevant undergraduate degree is required, and an advanced business degree and/or professional certifications such as CIPS or CPSM are valued.
- The strongest candidates will demonstrate:
- An excellence reflex, with consistently high standards, sharp attention to detail, and clear, concise communication.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability
- can quickly diagnose issues, simplify complexity, and drive practical solutions.
- Strong vendor relationship and communication skills
- Sound judgment and strong ownership in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- able to move work forward independently and raise the bar for others.
- Resilience, maturity, and openness to feedback
- secure enough to adapt, improve, and stay effective under pressure.
Compensation
- is competitive and commensurate with experience.
- $85,000 - $95,000 USD
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- We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world.
- Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.
Benefits
- An entrepreneurial mindset; willing to take smart risks, challenge outdated ways of working, and build better systems from the ground up.
- This position is not bonus eligible.
Company info
- Thanks for your interest in Success Academy!
- Running a large, fast-growing, and high-performing network of public charter schools takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates, and supporters alike.
- We are growing fast in New York and expanding to Florida, and we would love to welcome you to our community!
- We work tirelessly every day to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status.
- When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through our doors a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
- Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.
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