Director of Supply Chain

IDEX Corporation • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The Director of Supply Chain is a strategic leader responsible for purchasing, sourcing, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and materials planning in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment. This role ensures reliable supply, exceptional customer service, strong working capital performance, and cost competitiveness while leveraging ERP systems to drive visibility, accountability, and data-driven decision making. The Director of Supply Chain partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Sales to resolve supply chain challenges, mitigate risk, and deliver on customer commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated expertise in purchasing, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and inventory optimization.
• Strong ERP experience and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive cost productivity, improve service levels, and solve complex supply chain challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies that improve customer service, profitability, and operational performance.
• Lead Purchasing, Sourcing, Inventory Control, and Supplier Management functions.
• Build a high-performing team focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and customer success.
• Develop sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, delivery, and risk.
• Lead supplier negotiations, contracts, and commercial agreements.
• Deliver annual productivity and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Identify, qualify, develop, and manage strategic suppliers.
• Establish supplier scorecards and business reviews focused on quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• Partner with suppliers to improve performance and ensure supply continuity.
• Lead mitigation and recovery plans for supplier-related disruptions.
• Optimize inventory levels to balance customer service and working capital objectives.
• Improve inventory accuracy, material availability, and inventory turns.
• Lead forecasting, replenishment, and planning processes to support production and customer demand.
• Reduce shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence.
• Leverage ERP systems to drive planning accuracy, inventory visibility, purchasing effectiveness, and performance reporting.
• Ensure data integrity and process discipline across supply chain operations.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards that enable proactive decision making and issue resolution.
• Ensure supply chain performance supports on-time delivery and customer satisfaction goals.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve supply shortages, delivery risks, and operational constraints.
• Escalate, prioritize, and resolve critical supply chain issues impacting customers and business performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director