Director, Supply Chain
About The Position
As the Director, Supply Chain you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a global procurement organization and supporting framework. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating, and overseeing the work of the procurement staff and other stakeholders. You will develop and implement short- and long-term plans, goals and objectives focused on achieving the department’s mission and assigned priorities. This role requires a strong understanding of Lean manufacturing and is expected to support a culture of continuous improvement and champion the use of Lean tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Management or Business discipline
- 7+ years' experience in a manufacturing, production or military environment
- 5+ years' leadership experience in a manufacturing, production or military environment
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the leadership of buyers and planners; plan, direct, coordinate professional development of procurement team.
- Drive development, standardization, and implementation of procurement processes/procedures, supplier selection/management, negotiation and communication strategies, and cost reduction and process improvement methods.
- Develop and deploy advanced procurement and demand planning strategies that work optimally with product development team during the product design and life cycle.
- Promote and maintain up-to-date market knowledge about suppliers and service providers; develop long-term contract relationships as appropriate to exploit market opportunities and to secure strategic parts and services.
- Distribute key commodities’ current and projected pricing data; take appropriate actions to minimize company exposure to upward fluctuations.
- Develop key performance indicators and use them to report on company’s procurement performance; maintain a high-performance culture that meets/exceeds functional indicators with improved levels of service to both internal and external customers.
- Establish and maintain systematic, analytical, results-based methods for monitoring supplier performance; communicate results to suppliers and end-users; provide timely action plans for corrective actions to be taken as necessary.
- Manage and support corporate oversight for purchases across multiple expense categories and create strategic vision for company while driving purchasing synergies to achieve cost reductions across company product lines.
- Build strong partnerships with supply chain vendors.
- Embrace and exemplify the guiding principles of leadership and leadership fundamentals.
- All other duties assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
