The Director of Supply Chain evaluates past performance data to forecast needs and production scheduling. Directs an organization’s overall supply chain operations, including purchasing and inventory of raw materials, selection of vendors, and distribution of finished goods. Being a Director of Supply Chain typically requires a bachelor’s degree. Develops strategic plans to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations. In addition, Director of Supply Chain typically reports to top management. The Director of Supply Chain manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. Working as a Director of Supply Chain typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience.
Director of Supply Chain Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Director of Supply Chain to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage inventory strategies and policy to optimize inventory turns and cash flow;
- Deliver targeted results including cost savings, supplier OTD and quality;
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies;
- Create and strategically adjust departments’ activities, policies and practices to meet and/or exceed KPI’s and customer satisfaction goals;
- Implement regulatory-compliant chain of custody requirements for blood products and complex cell and gene therapy products;
- Establish all import/export requirement for global product distribution including international warehousing;
- Engaged in operating income initiatives, reducing operations costs and increasing efficiency;
- Benchmarking and adapting industry best practices to drive state of the art supplier management standard work;
- Direct all incoming and outgoing patient material and products from procurement to infusion;
- Identify and select a logistic service provider of the shipping and receiving of blood products for use in GMP manufacturing;
- Lead implementation of supply chain department policies and systems to ensure the integrity of products, chain-of-condition and custody validation;
- Develop, implement and sustain success metrics, incorporating best practices, and effectively communicating improvements;
- Maintain responsibility for succession planning, organizational and talent development,
- Develops and maintains working relationships with global supply chain partners;
- Support regulatory group during GMP and pre-approval inspections.
Requirements:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, ERP or other pertinent software;
- Visual hearing abilities with or without correction;
- Communication Skills;
- Demonstrated ability to develop supplier strategies aimed at the development of a long-term viable supply base;
- Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required;
- Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and lean tools required;
- MUST have deep functional experience in supply/demand planning and direct spend category management;
- Expertise with electronic traceability and scheduling tools is required;
- Great interpersonal and communication skills;
- Bachelor’s degree in scientific or engineering discipline required, with an advanced degree preferred;
- Working with Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) firms;
- Previous experience in leading and building a team is required;
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills;
- Superior querying, Excel, and Access skills, with the ability to efficiently generate complex analytics;
- Experience negotiating terms and conditions including FAR, DFAR, and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).