Director, Supply Chain (Virtual, US, 99999)
供应链主任负责与供应链副总裁合作，领导开发和执行供应链战略以通过成本，服务和运营性能推动竞争优势。该职位为商品管理组织提供了领导力，并确保与植物材料管理团队的协调支持业务目标。该职务侧重于实现物质成本节约，提高供应商绩效，优化工作资本和减少领先时间，同时确保采购，规划和后勤功能之间的强有力的集成。这一角色通过跨功能合作，以确保供应链能力有效地支持产品性能，财务目标和运营要求。该职位的位置优先级将是北卡罗来纳州惠茨特；俄俄州或墨西哥雷诺萨附近。你将做什么：· 计划，开发和实施与业务目标一致的供应链和采购战略，包括绩效目标，指标和长远规划举措 · 与供应链副总裁合作伙伴定义和完善策略，同时转化战略方向为可执行的执行方案在采购，规划和物流方面 · 提供直接领导商品管理组织，在所有支出类别中推动成本，供应商业绩和风险减轻的责任·与植物材料管理团队 （规划，购买，安排）密切合作，确保采购策略，需求规划和工厂执行要求之间的协调 · 在 SIOP （销售，库存和运营规划）过程中负责并参与，以调整需求，供应和产能，确保有效的计划和库存战略 ·拥有并领导物流战略和执行，包括运输，货物优化以及与物流合作伙伴协调以确保有效可靠的材料流动 ·负责供应商管理活动，包括谈判，合同，绩效管理和关系发展，以确保成本竞争力，质量和服务水平得到实现 ·通过结构化的节约成本计划和强有力的供应商策略推动物资降低倡议，确保财务目标的实现 ·建立和执行有关质量，交付性能和领先时间减少的供应商期望。
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The Director, Supply Chain is responsible for leading the development and execution of supply chain strategies in partnership with the VP of Supply Chain to drive competitive advantage through cost, service, and operational performance. This role provides leadership to the commodity management organization and ensures alignment with plant materials management teams to support business objectives.
The position focuses on delivering material cost savings, improving supplier performance, optimizing working capital, and reducing lead times, while ensuring strong integration across sourcing, planning, and logistics functions. This role collaborates cross-functionally to ensure supply chain capabilities effectively support product performance, financial targets, and operational requirements.
Location preference for this role will be Whitsett, North Carolina; Kent, Ohio or near Reynosa, Mexico.
What you will do:
- Plans, develops, and implements supply chain and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives, including performance goals, metrics, and long-range planning initiatives
- Partners with the VP of Supply Chain to define and refine strategy, while translating strategic direction into actionable execution plans across sourcing, planning, and logistics
- Provides direct leadership of the commodity management organization, driving accountability for cost, supplier performance, and risk mitigation across all spend categories
- Partners closely with plant materials management teams (planning, buying, scheduling) to ensure alignment between sourcing strategies, demand planning, and plant execution requirements
- Leads and participates in the SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) process to align demand, supply, and capacity, ensuring effective planning and inventory strategies
- Owns and leads logistics strategy and execution, including transportation, freight optimization, and coordination with logistics partners to ensure efficient and reliable material flow
- Leads supplier management activities including negotiations, contracts, performance management, and relationship development to ensure cost competitiveness, quality, and service levels are achieved
- Drives material cost reduction initiatives and ensures delivery of financial targets through structured cost savings programs and strong supplier strategies
- Establishes and enforces supplier expectations related to quality, delivery performance, and lead-time reduction to improve overall supply chain responsiveness
- Collaborates cross-functionally with Engineering, Finance, and Plant Operations to align supply chain strategies with product requirements, financial objectives, and operational constraints
- Develops and implements policies, processes, and best practices to ensure supply continuity, appropriate inventory levels, and efficient material flow across the organization
- Conducts data analysis, benchmarking, and market assessments to identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier rationalization, and lead-time improvement
- Leads, develops, and evaluates team members, including hiring, performance management, and capability development to build a high-performing organization
- Contributes to overall supply chain and business strategy through insights, recommendations, and continuous improvement initiatives
What we are looking for:
- BS/BA in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, sourcing, or plant operations
- Proven experience leading commodity management or supply chain organizations across multiple locations
- Strong background in supplier negotiations, cost management, planning, and logistics operations
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive business results
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Ability to define strategies and execute effectively to achieve financial and operational targets
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally (~20%)
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