Director, Supply Chain

Edwards Lifesciences • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The Director, Supply Chain provides strategic leadership for the Metals supply chain network, overseeing planning, purchasing, logistics, capacity management, and execution across multiple global manufacturing locations. In a highly technical, process- and machine-driven environment, the role translates finished goods demand into Metals production plans and capacity scenarios across internal and external manufacturing operations. The director leads a global team of planning and purchasing professionals and partners with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, and suppliers to align demand, production capacity, material availability, and supplier forecasts. As the central Supply Chain leader for the Metals network, the director facilitates communication, resolves and escalates constraints, and develops the processes and capabilities needed to support an evolving global manufacturing network.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and experience in planning, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, and/or materials management, with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the previous level; equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria may be accepted.
• Demonstrated track record in people management, or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical-thinking skills, including discretion and judgment in decision-making.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills, including negotiation and relationship management skills and the ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Expert understanding of planning, purchasing, and logistics procedures and processes, and of applying functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems.
• Expert knowledge of financial mechanisms related to planning, purchasing, and logistics.
• Expert understanding of planning concepts and requirements, including capacity requirements planning, material requirements planning, production scheduling, and sequencing.
• Expert understanding of Sales, Inventory and Operating Planning (SIOP or S&OP).
• Expert understanding of ROHAS and other raw material regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage one or more teams and coach and provide feedback, including responsibility for employee actions such as hiring and termination and partnering with HR on employee relations.
• Ability to develop and integrate metrics into projects and operations that demonstrate the value of planning, purchasing, and logistics to the business.
• Strict attention to detail.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate management.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment.
• Ability to lead briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives.
• Ability to change others’ thinking or gain acceptance in sensitive situations without damaging relationships.
• Commitment to quality client service and proactive, responsive attention to client needs.
• Ability to develop peer, cross-functional, and cross-business relationships to maximize best-practice sharing and team effectiveness.
• Ability to lead and direct cross-functional teams in implementing global enterprise systems and related solutions.
• Ability to develop relationships and leverage them to influence change.
• Ability to support and solicit input from team members at all levels.
• Ability to adhere to company rules and requirements, including pandemic protocols and Environmental Health & Safety rules, and take appropriate measures to prevent injuries and pollution and protect the environment.

Nice To Haves

• 10 or more years of related experience.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry.
• MBA.
• Certification in a related field, such as CPM or APICS.
• Lean Six Sigma belt certification.
• Proven project management leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related systems, including JDE and Advanced Planning Systems working with Demand Flow methodology.
• Expertise in warehouse and distribution technologies, such as RFID, WMS, and bar coding.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct complex activities, including site procurement, vendor selection, and negotiation, across multiple value streams, with accountability for successful completion of deliverables.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and alternatives, and resolve issues in collaboration with cross-functional and matrix teams.
• Manage purchasing, planning, warehousing, and control of materials from replenishment forecasting through finished goods inventory and product delivery across multiple functions and locations; the role may include financial budget responsibilities.
• Develop a talent development strategy aligned with the department’s functional growth strategies.
• Identify risks and develop and lead implementation of broad, complex supply chain strategies, including negotiations with internal and external parties.
• Identify, validate, and implement supply planning, buyer planning, capacity planning, and S&OP processes across multiple value streams in alignment with business strategies.
• Develop infrastructure, including training design, processes, and SOPs.
• Promote a value stream mindset and continuous improvement based on lean, Six Sigma, and the EW Production System (EPS).
• Identify and evaluate strategic opportunities and recommend solutions.
• Perform other incidental duties.

What This Job Offers

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