Article info Received (15/11/2021) Revised (29/12/2021) Accepted (30/12 /2021) Corresponding Email: mahendraguntur24@gmail.com Jurnal Manajemen Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan http://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/jamanika December 2021 Vol.01 No.04 The Role of Supply Chain Management on Operational Performance and Competitive Advantage as Intervening Variables at Tofu Factory in Malang Raya Guntur Putra Mahendra 1* , Muhammad Jihadi 2 , Kenny Roz 3 1,2,3 Management Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia Corresponding E-mail: mahendraguntur24@gmail.com Abstract This study aims to determine the role of supply chain management on operational performance and competitive advantage as an intervening variable in a tofu factory in Malang Raya. The population in this study consists of 14 companies spread across Malang Raya with a total of 91 respondents. This research is quantitative research using the WarpPLS 7.0 application. The data analysis technique used is using hypothesis testing and Sobel test. The results test indicate that supply chain management has a positive effect on operational performance by mediating competitive advantage (full mediation). While supply chain management has a negative effect on operational performance if it is not through the competitive advantage variable. Keywords: supply chain management, competitive advantage, operational performance Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran supply chain management terhadap kinerja operasional dan keunggulan bersaing sebagai variabel intervening pada pabrik tahu di Malang Raya. Populasi dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 14 perusahaan yang tersebar di Malang Raya dengan jumlah responden 91 orang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan aplikasi WarpPLS 7.0. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah pengujian hipotesis dan uji Sobel. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa supply chain management berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja operasional dengan memediasi keunggulan bersaing (full mediation). Sedangkan manajemen rantai pasok berpengaruh negatif terhadap kinerja operasional jika tidak melalui variabel keunggulan bersaing. Kata kunci: manajemen rantai pasokan, keunggulan kompetitif, kinerja operasional INTRODUCTION The Indonesian manufacturing industry is an ever-present category in the Indonesian economy, as manufacturing is very popular among Indonesian consumers. The problems faced by the manufacturing industry are multi-dimensional, one of which is the problem of business units. Operational problems that are often faced by the manufacturing industry include various business departments, as well as external problems such as suppliers, buyers or consumers. Some experts reveal that even the most commonly used company performance indicators in empirical research are financial performance, operational performance, and market-based performance (Jahanshahi, 2012). Operational performance is the implementation of management activities, including selection, design, updating,