Director Supply Chain Planning

KNM Resources•Morristown, NJ

About The Position

Reporting to the CFO, our client has engaged KNM resources to identify a Director, Supply Chain Planning with 10+ years of experience. Ideal candidate will have an MBA in Supply Chain, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or Business. Must have experience partnering with both commercial and operations stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelors in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance or Accounting
Proven Supply Chain experience indicating a strong understanding of impact on the business
10+ years of relevant experience with a minimum of 4 years in Supply Chain including “Best Practices”
Proven experience in sales and operations in a leadership role, including assuming a high profile position in communicating and representing the critical nature of an effective and cross-communicative approach between sales and operations teams
Able to effectively influence and drive decision-making around improvements and change across an organization, including leveraging business partnering skills
Track record of success involving supply/demand planning, managing order flow and working capital within a seasoned Sales and Operations environment
Proven experience achieving KPIs, including developing and leading the execution across multiple teams
Advance Excel required, including leveraging database tools to analyze and report on sizable data sets

Nice To Haves

MBA in Supply Chain, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or Business

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation and improvement of Commercial and Operations processes to achieve business goals
Drive the decision-making process end to end while engaging the leadership teams across the department
Through data analytics and other analysis, identify opportunities for growth within the business by maintaining strong relationships with key leaders across the organization, ensuring all parties are communicating and working towards the same goals.
Hands-on oversight of both divisions, covering demand/supply planning ensuring agreement with all parties
Assume a proactive position with providing insight and solution to any related demand/supply challenges
Maintain a seat at the table with regards to budgeting, forecasting, planning and strategy development
Ensure involvement in supply chain initiatives
Identify business growth opportunities through analysis of market trends and development of demands for the business
Establish and circulate metrics to ensure approach to maximizing business efforts is effective, efficient and profitable
Provide data analytics and flash reports on a routine basis
Enforce alignment with industry and business rules and regulations