Director of Supply Chain

About the role

The client is looking for a Director of Supply Chain to lead procurement, sourcing strategy, supplier management, and inventory planning. This senior position will partner with operations, finance, manufacturing, and executive leadership to drive cost savings, risk mitigation, and uninterrupted supply.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all procurement and sourcing activities across direct and indirect spend categories.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that improve cost, quality, service, and supplier reliability.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing agreements, and long‑term supplier partnerships.
• Build supplier accountability through performance metrics, scorecards, and regular business reviews.
• Identify opportunities to reduce material costs, improve inventory turns, and strengthen working‑capital performance.
• Partner with operations and production leadership to align purchasing with demand and manufacturing requirements.
• Evaluate supplier risk and create contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply.
• Lead inventory planning and balance service levels with inventory investment.
• Develop and mentor a small supply‑chain team while establishing scalable processes and reporting.

Required profile

• 10+ years of progressive supply‑chain, procurement, or sourcing leadership experience.
• Experience in food, beverage, ingredient, consumer‑products, packaging, or manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record of negotiating supplier agreements and delivering measurable cost savings.
• Strong understanding of supplier management, inventory planning, forecasting, and S&OP processes.
• Ability to build processes, KPIs, and accountability structures in a growing organization.
• Financial acumen to assess margin impact, working capital, and inventory performance.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Required skills