Supply Chain Director

Director of Supply Chain – Manufacturing

The Director of Supply Chain – Manufacturing is responsible for establishing and executing the corporate supply chain strategy across a network of manufacturing facilities. This position provides direct corporate accountability for sourcing, logistics, forecasting, and inventory management performance while exercising matrixed functional leadership over plant-level teams.

The Director ensures purchasing efficiency, freight optimization, forecast accuracy, SIOP integration, and inventory health (including slow & obsolete control). The role also owns the negotiation and governance of supplier and customer contracts, ensuring compliance, and cost-effectiveness as it relates to Supply Chain.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Great People & Culture – A supportive, values-driven environment where teamwork and integrity come first.
• Competitive Pay & Benefits – Including comprehensive healthcare, dental, vision, and an 8% fully funded retirement plan.
• Growth Opportunities – We invest in your development with training, mentorship, and the chance to take on new challenges.
• Work That Matters – Contribute to innovative products that make a difference in how people live and work.
• Stability with Flexibility – A growing company with a strong foundation that understands the importance of life balance.

• Develop and lead the company’s end-to-end supply chain strategy aligned with business growth, cost, and service objectives.
• Define and deploy standardized policies, Supply Chain KPIs, and best practices across all manufacturing facilities.
• Provide matrix leadership to site supply chain teams to ensure alignment with corporate initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Sales, and Engineering to drive an integrated, data-driven supply chain model.

• Lead corporate sourcing initiatives for raw materials, components, and indirect spend.
• Drive material cost reduction through strategic supplier partnerships, alternate sourcing, and value engineering.
• Establish and monitor corporate Purchase Price Variance (PPV) targets and ensure site accountability for cost performance.
• Implement supplier scorecards, compliance audits, and performance reviews.
• Develop and manage the corporate freight and logistics strategy for inbound, interplant, and outbound shipments.
• Negotiate worldwide, national and regional carrier agreements to achieve cost, service, and reliability goals.
• Oversee implementation of transportation management systems (TMS) and freight audit controls.
• Analyze logistics costs and drive freight optimization projects across all facilities.

• Lead the corporate SIOP process integrating demand planning, supply planning, and capacity alignment.
• Ensure monthly forecast accuracy and visibility across commercial, manufacturing, and procurement teams.
• Collaborate with Sales and Operations to balance customer demand with inventory and production capability.
• Drive proactive decision-making through data analytics, scenario planning, and supply risk analysis.

• Establish corporate inventory policies, including safety stock and reorder parameters.
• Oversee cycle counting programs, ensuring accuracy targets are achieved at all sites.
• Monitor inventory turns, days on hand, and working capital performance.
• Partner with Finance to validate physical versus system inventory alignment and reporting integrity.

• Define corporate procedures for identifying, reporting, and mitigating slow and obsolete material exposure.
• Lead cross-functional reviews with Operations, Engineering, and Sales to disposition or repurpose inventory.
• Drive root-cause corrective actions to reduce recurring S&O generation.
• Publish S&O performance metrics and financial exposure reports to leadership monthly.
• Negotiate and oversee supplier and customer contracts, ensuring alignment with business terms, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Maintain a centralized contract repository, tracking key dates, obligations, and compliance requirements.
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