Director, Integrated Supply Chain

Azenta Life Sciences•South Plainfield, NJ

11d•$166,000 - $208,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Integrated Supply Chain provides strategic leadership for procurement, sourcing, logistics, courier and vendor management, supplier management, related site operations support, and people leadership across the Multiomics organization. The director builds and leads a scalable, high-performing, data-driven procurement and logistics function focused on cost optimization, supply assurance, timely movement of critical materials, supplier and courier performance, compliance, talent development, and operational alignment across global sites, laboratories, manufacturing operations, and business stakeholders. This senior people leader aligns procurement, logistics, and planning; is accountable for courier services and supplier strategy as the business grows; and leads global procurement and logistics teams. The role partners with Finance, Operations, Quality, Facilities, R&D, Commercial, and site leadership to ensure timely, compliant, cost-effective availability and movement of goods, services, specimens, materials, equipment, and supplies for laboratory, manufacturing, customer, and site operations. The role is based in South Plainfield, New Jersey, with a hybrid schedule requiring onsite presence four days per week currently and as business needs require. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required. The position may require occasional support outside standard business hours to address urgent supplier, materials, site operations, or global stakeholder needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Life Sciences, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or operations experience; preferably in life sciences, biotechnology, laboratory services, manufacturing, or another regulated environment.
At least 5 years of people leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and leading managers or geographically dispersed teams.
Demonstrated experience developing procurement strategies, leading global sourcing initiatives, negotiating complex supplier agreements, and delivering measurable cost savings.
Strong knowledge of direct and indirect procurement, category management, supplier relationship management, contract management, materials planning, inventory management, logistics coordination, courier/vendor management, and operational support processes.
Experience partnering with Finance, Quality, Operations, Facilities, R&D, Commercial, and senior leadership to align procurement priorities with business outcomes.
Strong understanding of supplier risk management, business continuity planning, quality expectations, regulatory considerations, and internal control requirements.
Experience with ERP, MRP, sourcing, spend analytics, or planning systems.
Demonstrated ability to use data, KPIs, and analytics to solve complex business problems, influence decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
Excellent communication, executive presentation, negotiation, change management, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, prioritize competing demands, and convert strategy into clear action plans across a complex global environment.
Demonstrated ability to build team capability, set clear expectations, create accountability, develop future leaders, and foster an inclusive, collaborative, performance-driven team culture.
Ability to provide occasional support outside standard business hours for urgent supplier, materials, site operations, or global stakeholder needs.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Experience with NetSuite; strongly preferred.
Experience managing logistics, courier, freight, transportation, or time-sensitive material movement processes supporting laboratory, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, or customer-facing operations.
Experience leading Lean, Kaizen, process improvement, or procurement transformation initiatives.
Professional certification such as APICS CPIM/CSCP, ISM CPSM, CPM, CIPS, Lean Six Sigma, or PMP.
Occasional domestic and international travel may be required to support suppliers, sites, business reviews, audits, and operational initiatives.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an integrated procurement strategy supporting global Multiomics business objectives, including cost savings, supply continuity, quality, compliance, and operational scalability.
Lead strategic sourcing, category management, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and supplier consolidation across direct and indirect spend categories.
Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global procurement and logistics organization across multiple locations.
Establish supplier governance processes, including supplier scorecards, Quarterly Business Reviews, service level agreements, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement expectations.
Partner with Finance and business leaders to develop procurement budgets, savings targets, productivity initiatives, and spend analytics that improve margin and working capital performance.
Oversee procurement support for New Product Introduction, existing product development, laboratory operations, manufacturing needs, and site-level operational requirements.
Drive end-to-end materials availability through inventory management and support implementation of SIOP processes.
Provide strategic oversight of inbound and outbound logistics, including courier services, freight coordination, shipment visibility, delivery performance, temperature-sensitive shipments where applicable, and escalation of service disruptions.
Evaluate, select, and manage courier, freight, transportation, and logistics partners to ensure service reliability, cost effectiveness, compliance, chain-of-custody expectations, and alignment with laboratory and customer turnaround-time requirements.
Develop procurement and logistics operating standards and workflows, including purchase order management, vendor onboarding, shipment coordination, courier escalation protocols, service level expectations, and reporting routines.
Identify and mitigate supplier, material, logistics, facilities, and operational risks through proactive planning, dual sourcing, business continuity planning, and escalation management.
Partner with Facilities and Operations stakeholders to source and manage vendor support for maintenance, site services, safety, equipment lifecycle management, warehouse organization, and operational services.
Ensure procurement processes comply with applicable policies, quality requirements, regulatory expectations, internal controls, and relevant local, state, and federal standards.
Leverage ERP, planning, sourcing, and analytics tools to improve visibility, automate procurement workflows, strengthen reporting, and support data-driven decision-making.
Use procurement, logistics, and courier performance data to identify service gaps, reduce shipment delays, improve vendor accountability, and strengthen end-to-end supply chain visibility.
Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators, including cost savings, purchase price variance, supplier performance, on-time delivery, inventory health, contract compliance, and procurement cycle time.
Champion Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve procurement efficiency, supplier performance, materials flow, and site operations support.
Prepare and present strategic updates, risk assessments, business cases, and operational performance reports to senior leadership.
Oversee workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, goal setting, coaching, performance management, talent development, succession planning, recognition, engagement, and retention for direct and indirect team members.
Occasionally coordinate with courier, logistics, warehouse, site operations, and customer-facing teams to resolve urgent shipment, material availability, or service continuity issues.