Manager, MRO Supply
Date: Mar 23, 2026
Location: Carrollton, GA, US, 30116
Company: Southwire Company LLC
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?
Location: Thorn Customer Solutions Center
Job Summary
The MRO Supply Manager will be responsible for the storeroom performance of multiple remote maintenance storerooms. The Manager will lead the existing storeroom associates with oversight over contractor managed storerooms to ensure adherence and proper utilization of standardized MRO inventory policies and procedures. Performance in this role will be defined by each managed storeroom's ability to right-size inventory value, achieve acceptable turn rates, maintain inventory accuracy, avoid stockouts, and manage obsolescence.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide supervision to a team of hourly associates across remote wire and cable manufacturing MRO storerooms. Also provide oversight to existing contract managed storerooms.
- Develop standard operating procedures for executing transactional and operational activity to maintain storeroom performance, appearance, and condition.
- Ensure inventory accuracy in each storeroom meets or exceeds 95% cycle count accuracy.
- Maintain ‘right-sized’ value through responsive obsolescence management, acceptable turns, duplicity elimination, and excess avoidance.
- Analyze performances utilizing the SAP MM and PM modules.
- Ensure adherence to all relative policies and procedures.
- Network with supply chain leadership to ensure standardization across all MRO storerooms.
- Provide customer satisfaction by minimizing material stockouts (< 2%) and thorough investigation / problem solving following stockout occurrences.
- Foster a culture of virtual storerooms through effective escalation, storeroom associate capabilities, and consistent master data assignments.
- Demand a safe work place across all areas of responsibility.
Required Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree or 5+ of interenal Southwire experience
5-7 Years of experience in supply chain, logistics and/or spare parts logistics
Experience with SAP
Experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Etc.)
Preferred Education & Experience
8-11 Years Experience
Spans of Control
Does this role manage Southwire team members: Yes
Number of direct reports: 10+
Travel
Domestic - up to 25% of time
Physical Requirements
Standing - 10% of time
Sitting - 80% of time
Walking - 10% of time
Working Conditions
- Office
- Plant/Warehouse Floor
- Overtime, Weekends & Holidays
- Dust/Fumes/Gases/Chemicals
- Loud Noise
Equipment
- Hard Hat
- Computer/Keyboard
- Safety Glasses
- Safety Shoes
- Safety Vest
Competencies
Skills
Benefits We Offer:
- 401k with Matching
- Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
- Parental Leave
- & More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nearest Major Market: Atlanta