Director, Supply Chain

The Overhead Door•Lewisville, TX

About The Position

The Director of Supply Chain is a strategic, enterprise-level leadership role accountable for building, operating, and continuously improving a world-class supply chain that enables profitable growth, superior customer service, and operational resilience in a complex make-to-order manufacturing environment. This is not a caretaker role. The Director is expected to set the standard for supply chain excellence, exercise strong business judgment, and make disciplined tradeoffs across cost, service, risk, and cash. Success requires leading transformation, building high-performing teams, and developing scalable capabilities that strengthen Horton’s competitive position. The role has end-to-end responsibility for supply chain performance and financial results, with Purchasing and Materials Management as direct reports. Key Outcomes (12–36 Months) The successful Director of Supply Chain will: Deliver consistent on-time performance in a high-variability, make-to-order environment Improve working capital through inventory turns, lead-time reduction, and disciplined planning Establish Horton as a preferred customer with key strategic suppliers Build a robust supply risk and dual-sourcing posture for critical materials Develop a bench of promotable supply chain leaders capable of sustaining results Enable growth through scalable sourcing, planning, and supplier collaboration models

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a manufacturing environment
3+ years leading supply chain planning at the Manager level or higher in a multi-business or international environment
Proven success leading transformation and delivering measurable business results
Strong executive communication and influencing skills

Responsibilities

Own and execute the end-to-end supply chain strategy aligned with business objectives and financial targets
Act as the enterprise integrator across demand planning, supply planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and finance
Exercise final decision authority on sourcing strategies, supplier selection, and inventory policies within approved guardrails
Surface and resolve tradeoffs between service, cost, risk, and cash—even when decisions are difficult
Build strong, multi-level relationships across domestic and international suppliers
Lead negotiations balancing total cost of ownership, quality, delivery, innovation, and long-term advantage
Maintain and continuously update supply risk assessments (capacity, geopolitical, labor, single-source exposure)
Develop sourcing strategies for components, subassemblies, and finished goods that meet margin and quality requirements
Establish and sustain an operating plan that ensures smooth material flow through production
Optimize planning parameters, replenishment cycles, and network design to support variability and growth
Improve inventory turns while minimizing excess and obsolete material
Lead demand-mix and capacity analysis to synchronize production, inventory, and customer demand
Define and enforce operating standards, policies, and performance expectations
Serve as the architect of future-state supply chain capabilities, including systems, analytics, and supplier collaboration
Lead transformation initiatives end-to-end—from business case through adoption and sustained results
Translate emerging technologies and best practices into practical business advantage
Partner with Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing to achieve cost, service, and margin objectives
Support strategic planning, due diligence, and integration activities tied to growth initiatives
Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to reduce slow-moving inventory through coordinated actions
Partner with Finance on working capital discipline, reserves, and accrual accuracy
Build, coach, and retain A-player talent across purchasing, materials, and planning
Set clear performance standards, address underperformance decisively
Develop succession plans and leadership depth to ensure continuity and scalability
Be a visible, credible leader in plants and with suppliers