Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations

Harris•Elberfeld, IN

1d•$164,000 - $237,800

About The Position

The Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations develops and executes supply chain strategy supporting manufacturing and external product growth. The role leads purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, fulfillment, and logistics across the manufacturing network; establishes enterprise standards, operating expectations, and performance measures; and builds supply chain leadership and organizational capability as the business scales. The position translates manufacturing forecasts and facility assignments into network-level material requirements, establishes visibility into demand and constraints, and aligns material availability with production requirements and customer commitments. It sets inventory strategy and policies, balancing material availability with working capital, and identifies and mitigates risks that could affect production. The Senior Director develops national sourcing and purchasing strategies, governs material standards and supplier agreements, and builds strategic supplier relationships to improve quality, cost, delivery, and service. The role also develops Harris' fulfillment and logistics network, ensures consistent material handling and inventory controls, and scales fulfillment capabilities alongside manufacturing. The role establishes end-to-end visibility into material and order status, partners with engineering, technology, and data teams to improve systems and reporting, and monitors supply chain KPIs to identify risks, constraints, and improvement priorities. It owns supply chain outcomes while partnering across functions to align material availability, production requirements, and customer commitments.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute supply chain strategy supporting manufacturing and external product growth.
Lead purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, fulfillment, and logistics across the manufacturing network.
Establish enterprise standards, operating expectations, and performance measures.
Build and develop supply chain leadership and organizational capability as the business scales.
Translate manufacturing forecasts and facility assignments into network-level material requirements.
Establish visibility into material demand, constraints, and long-lead requirements.
Partner with Manufacturing Operations to align material availability with production requirements and customer commitments.
Establish inventory strategy and policies, including stocking levels, buffer and safety stock for long-lead and high-use materials, and working capital targets.
Identify and mitigate supply risks that could impact production.
Develop national sourcing and purchasing strategies that leverage enterprise scale while supporting justified regional requirements.
Establish and govern material standards, approved supplier strategies, and supplier agreements.
Develop strategic supplier relationships and improve performance across quality, cost, delivery, and service.
Identify supply risks and opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and strategic partnerships.
Lead the development and operation of Harris' fulfillment and logistics network.
Establish consistent standards for material receiving, staging, kitting, warehousing, shipment, and delivery.
Ensure material readiness supports manufacturing requirements and completed products flow efficiently to customers and jobsites.
Ensure inventory accuracy and control across warehouses and fulfillment centers, including receiving, storage, and cycle counts.
Scale fulfillment capabilities alongside the manufacturing network.
Establish end-to-end visibility of material and order status across the manufacturing network.
Partner with Industrial Engineering, Technology, and Data teams to improve supply chain systems and reporting.
Establish and monitor supply chain KPIs covering material availability, supplier performance, purchasing, fulfillment, logistics, and inventory.
Use performance data to identify risks, constraints, and improvement priorities.
Partner with Manufacturing Operations and Plant Leadership, Industrial and Product Engineering, Construction Operations, Finance, Quality Assurance, Technology and Data teams, suppliers, and strategic partners.