The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Illinois Tool Works is hiring a Supply Chain Manager in Allentown, PA.

• Role description

  This freelance Supply Chain Manager role puts you at the center of how Illinois Tool Works measures performance and prioritizes investment. Think of it less as a job and more as a $97,000 - $159,000 bet Illinois Tool Works is placing on your 6 years and your judgment.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Build the financial case for hiring before the business team drowns
  • Drive strategic planning and quarterly goal-setting across Illinois Tool Works business units
  • Translate 6 years of messy history into a forecast you'd stake your name on
  • Identify growth opportunities in the Allentown, PA market and beyond
  • Turn a recurring exception into a rule the system handles itself

  What You'll Bring

  • Strong working knowledge of SKU Management and Warehouse Management
  • A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
  • Comfort presenting to a PA-wide audience without a script
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams

  Illinois Tool Works builds the unglamorous business plumbing that Allentown, PA relies on, and it does so with purpose-soaked pride. Our PA team treats transparency as a feature, sharing the messy middle, not just the wins.

  For your Six Sigma and 7 of grit, we offer $97,000 - $159,000, mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to do Allentown on your terms.

  Pulled forward to the top of the queue today, so your timing is good.

  We're hiring, and your application could be the one we've been waiting for.

• Required skills

  • SKU Management
  • Warehouse Management
  • Six Sigma
  • Cold Chain Management
  • 5S
  • Facilitation
  • Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Ping Pong
  • Dependent care FSA
  • Biometric screenings
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Summer Fridays
  • Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
  • Referral bonus program
  • Company swag and merchandise
  • Stock Options
  • Conference Attendance
  • Voluntary benefits marketplace
  • Phased retirement options

• Apply before 2026-08-26

  Submit your application for this Freelance business position.