Director of Supply Chain required for rapidly growing global organization
- Director level
- Richmond, VA
A leading global organization is seeking a Director of Supply Chain to join their rapidly expanding team!
The Director of Supply Chain will play a pivotal part in the organization's development and continued growth by maintaining supplier relationships to optimize supply and inventory. The individual is responsible for maximizing productivity and minimizing costs through constant process improvement and strategy crafting.
The Director of Supply Chain will have the following responsibilities:
- Maintain Supplier relationship adhering to companies global strategy
- Price & Term Negotiation
- Establish Supplier Terms
- Act as a SME for the assigned commodities/suppliers
- Manage a team and establish organizational structure
- Drive continuous improvement across the entire supply chain
- Implement processes to help improve efficiency across the business
- Liaise with senior leadership to ensure alignment of key business priorities and objectives
- Facilitate Supplier Quality reviews
- Develop a standardized process to understand key factors which will directly impact order volume in the future by analysing historical data
The ideal candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree strongly preferred
- 8-10 years' experience required
- Experience in a data-driven forecasting environment
- Experience managing a full P&L in a manner that will drive optimal business results
- Ability to shift seamlessly between hands-on and high-level strategic leadership abilities
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, aggressively growing environment and lead a team through ambiguity
- Exemplar intrapersonal skills