Assistant Supply Chain Manager – Structured Cabling

Mortenson

Assistant Supply Chain Manager managing supply chain operations for structured cabling in data centers. Collaborating with project teams and suppliers to ensure efficient procurement and delivery.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $102,000 - $160,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with internal stakeholders, including project teams, estimating, and design-phase leads, to align supply chain strategies with project goals and timelines.
Develop and implement package strategies with Supply Chain Leadership and Category Managers, leveraging volume across projects to improve cost, delivery, and risk profiles.
Onboard new suppliers; inviting to Mortenson prequal process and review supplier commercial redlines, identifying deviations that impact commercial, legal, safety, or schedule risk.
Facilitate factory assessment tours to fully vet our new suppliers.
Lead the first round of commercial review, negotiation, and clarification with suppliers; ensure go-by terms and conditions align with operating group expectations.
Partner with Legal, Operations, and Risk teams to ensure contract terms, insurance requirements, and compliance standards are consistently upheld.
Develop relationships with suppliers: solicit bids, analyze quotations and provide recommended project selection.
Remain knowledgeable about industry trends, market shifts, and critical equipment lead times, by maintaining budgetary pricing and current lead times to support budgetary pricing efforts.
Issue Purchase Agreements to suppliers and support negotiations and maintain contracts and agreements with key suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and competitiveness.
Track order status from time of placing order until delivery and communicate status to project teams via Project procurement log.
Assist team with timing for fiber management plan, if custom reels or pre-terminations are required.
Lead material planning to ensure timely delivery aligned with supplier Purchase Agreement and the project schedule.
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and productivity, while leveraging Mortenson’s combined buying power.
Collaborate with Category teams on capacity and volume opportunities, as well as project proposal strategies and pricing structures.
Capture feedback from the field and integrate it into procurement strategies, supplier selection, and Buyer coaching.
Create standard structured cabling bid packages to allow for consistency with suppliers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or related discipline or equivalent technical training and experience.
Proven people-leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, and mentoring teams to meet short- and long-term goals.
Experience driving process improvements and leading change to enhance supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate complex problems into clear actions.
Skilled communicator who builds trust and clarity across diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated project management skills, including managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong negotiation, organization, planning, and communication skills.
Ability to lead initiatives and influence decisions in a matrix organization.
Knowledge of construction processes, equipment, materials, and procurement procedures (preferred)
7+ years of progressive supply chain experience in the structured cabling, fiber, and/or data communications industries, including hands‑on management of large‑count fiber assemblies ranging from 288 to 1728 fiber count.
8+ years of progressive supply chain experience in the structured cabling, fiber, and/or data communications industries, including hands‑on management of large‑count fiber assemblies ranging from 288 to 1728 fiber count.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
Dental plan
401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption Assistance
Gym Membership Discount Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain managementprocurement procedurescommercial negotiationproject managementprocess improvementsfiber managementstructured cablingdata communicationscost analysisrisk assessment

Soft Skills

people leadershipcoachingmentoringstrategic thinkingcommunicationnegotiationorganizationplanningrelationship buildinginfluencing decisions