Director of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Director--Hybrid

Are you a strategic and results-driven Supply Chain Director who has proven turn around experience? If so, this opportunity may be of interest to you. You will lead a team of up to 40 professionals across three Midwest locations. You will shape and execute a forward-looking supply chain strategy, with a future focus of leveraging automaton and predictive supply chain analytics experience to strengthen sourcing, procurement, forecasting, and inventory performance while delivering measurable cost savings and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute an enterprise supply chain strategy centered on AI, automation, and predictive analytics
• Advance innovative sourcing approaches and sustainable procurement practices
• Lead enterprise MRO procurement, supplier negotiations, and performance optimization

• Evaluate and implement ROI-driven technologies, including RPA, machine learning, and predictive analytics
• Translate supply chain data into actionable business insight
• Guide organizational capability building as AI-enabled tools are deployed

• Provide leadership across materials planning, purchasing, sourcing, and inventory management
• Drive improvement in inventory turns, past due orders, supplier performance, and meeting production goals through the use of lean analysis, system optimization and AI tools.
• Direct ERP integration and ensure enterprise-wide process optimization
• Monitor performance through real-time dashboards, metrics, and KPIs

• Build and develop a high-performing, analytically driven supply chain organization
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and cross-functional partnership
• Collaborate closely with operations, finance, sales, logistics, IT, and solution development leaders

Qualifications

• Seeking candidates who reside in either the Detroit area or in northern IN
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred
• 15+ years of experience manufacturing with a concentration in supply chain. Experience in operations strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated change management experience including motivating a team to embrace change in how future work will be conducted.
• Success in process optimization and AI-enabled procurement transformation using predictive analytics preferred
• Experience with robotic process automation (RPA) and/or machine learning algorithms(MLA) a plus
• Experience in procurement, sourcing, inventory management, and supplier strategy
• Experience in directed-buy and/or category management environment preferred

Total Rewards

• Immediate health benefits
• Free on-site clinics and prescriptions
• 401(k) match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous PTO and holidays
• Parental leave
• Supplier discounts

Complete job description available upon request.