Director Supply Chain

Fresenius Medical Care • Waltham, MA

11d • Remote

About The Position

The Supply Chain Director is responsible for designing and implementing supply chain strategies and capabilities based on business plans and objectives, new product introduction, or business opportunities. This role coordinates supply, manufacturing, and delivery systems to ensure the optimization of customer service, low inventories, low cost, superior quality, reduced cycle times, and order delivery. The Director will lead and manage the team responsible for the analysis of supply chain data, driving data insights to support process improvements and cost reductions, and providing analytical expertise and excellence to the supply chain organization. Additionally, this role provides strategic oversight of outsourced Distribution Center operations, managing relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and ensuring their performance meets contractual, operational, quality, and compliance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 12+ years related experience
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience at a manager or above level.
• Demonstrated ability to manage one or more departments.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Strong management skills with the ability to lead cohesive and productive teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management through diplomacy and tact.
• Demonstrated proficiency in taking initiative, collaborating effectively, and possessing a determined mindset to achieve goals.
• Strong “sense of urgency” and perseverance in pursuit of goals.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively lead and guide a team of leaders.
• Extensive budgeting experience.
• Direct distribution operations experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of outsourced Distribution Center operations to ensure alignment with supply chain objectives and service expectations.
• Manage relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers and hold partners accountable for contractual, operational, quality, and compliance performance.
• Monitor provider performance through KPIs, SLAs, scorecards, audits, and business reviews to ensure achievement of service, inventory, safety, and financial targets.
• Identify and support delivery with 3PL partners on operational improvement including cost, quality, and service performance.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, EH&S requirements, and applicable regulatory obligations.
• Lead issue resolution, escalation management, and continuous improvement initiatives with third-party providers.
• Partner cross-functionally to support contract management, network optimization, and business growth initiatives.
• Communicate Distribution Center performance, risks, and strategic recommendations to Supply Chain leadership.
• Design, document, and implement business processes related to supply chain analysis and decision support.
• Support the development of budgets, long-range, and strategic plan business models by providing data to understand operational drivers.
• Develops goals and objectives aligned with the strategy, manages execution of initiatives and delivers value to the organization.
• Works in cross-functional teams and with different end-users to meet internal and external stakeholder needs.
• Ensures that budgets and schedules are within company requirements with significant organizational responsibility for the overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, expense priority management, and recommendation and implementation changes of current methods.
• Leads operational efforts through subordinates to complete the administration of business processes and services to ensure the operations' effective achievement of goals within the assigned business unit(s).
• Acts as a mentor to Supply Chain Sr Managers and Associate Directors.
• Utilizes techniques in alignment with the company mission and core values as a means to implement positive change.
• Collaborates with employees in the establishment of clear and concise development plans to ensure succession planning and the advancement of future leaders within the organization.
• Provide strategic leadership of short- and long-term goals through the use of thoughtful techniques in the communication of the company’s mission and core values as a means to implement positive change and/or create organizational structure within the assigned business unit(s).
• Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• parental leave
• potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance

What This Job Offers

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