Director, Business Unit Supply Chain
About The Position
The Director, Business Unit Supply Chain is the senior supply chain leader embedded in Power Solutions, connecting commercial and product priorities with supplier and operational capabilities. In partnership with Global Supply Chain and the Power Solutions leadership team, this role shapes supply strategies, strengthens critical suppliers, enables new-product and production ramps, and resolves persistent supply constraints. The role creates fact-based visibility, brings functions together, and ensures strategic initiatives and recovery plans move from decision to sustained results. It reports to the Vice President & General Manager of the Power Solutions businesses. The position is hybrid and based within commuting distance of Rochester, New York. Domestic and international travel of up to 50% is required. Relocation benefits are available. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 12 or more years of progressive experience across supply chain, sourcing, supplier development, operations, engineering, manufacturing, or program leadership in a complex technical business.
- Experience translating business and product strategies into supplier, capacity, sourcing, and continuity plans that deliver measurable results.
- Proven success developing and scaling suppliers, qualifying new sources, managing transitions, and supporting production ramps.
- Demonstrated ability to resolve chronic supply problems through structured analysis, cross-functional action, and sustained follow-through.
- Strong judgment across capacity, cost, quality, lead time, inventory, technical requirements, and business risk.
- Ability to lead through influence, align senior stakeholders, and mobilize resources in a global matrixed organization.
- Clear executive communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and escalation-management skills.
- Eligibility to work in the United States; the employer will not sponsor work visas for this position.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree.
- Experience in semiconductor capital equipment, RF and/or power electronics, precision components, or comparable advanced-manufacturing markets.
- Experience expanding a global supply base and developing suppliers in new regions.
- Working knowledge of ERP and material-planning systems, engineering changes, revision-controlled materials, shortages, and production transfers.
- Familiarity with electronics, PCB assemblies, thermal-management components, cables, fabricated metals, machining, and electromechanical products.
- CPIM, CSCP, and/or APICS certification.
Responsibilities
- Translate Power Solutions growth plans, customer obligations, and product and technology roadmaps into actionable supply strategies, priorities, and required capabilities.
- Serve as the principal Power Solutions counterpart to Global Supply Chain, aligning business needs, tradeoffs, decisions, and accountabilities.
- Develop forward-looking views of demand, supplier capacity, material exposure, and concentration risk to identify potential execution gaps.
- Shape plans for critical suppliers based on capability, capacity, quality, economics, investment commitment, and scalability, including supplier development, expansion, transition, or replacement as appropriate.
- Guide qualification and ramp-up of additional sources for high-risk technologies and components, coordinating technical, quality, operational, and customer-approval requirements.
- Partner with Global Supply Chain and suppliers on capacity investments, strategic agreements, regional supply options, and risk-reduction plans that support sustainable growth.
- Resolve recurring shortages and supplier issues durably by addressing underlying process, capacity, design, quality, or ownership gaps rather than relying on repeated expedites.
- Enable new-product introduction and production transitions by incorporating sourcing, manufacturability, supplier readiness, material availability, and scale requirements early.
- Balance immediate delivery and revenue needs with longer-term resilience, cost, inventory, and supply-base health objectives.
- Establish an operating cadence with concise metrics, clear owners, timely decisions, and executive escalation for key supply risks and initiatives.
- Coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain support around agreed Business Unit priorities while preserving functional accountability.
- Travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.
- Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods and communicate and exchange accurate information.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Life and disability insurance.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Sick time.
- 15 paid vacation days.
- Parental leave.
- Adoption assistance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Relocation benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
