Director of Supply Chain

About the Role

Lead a team of up to 40 professionals across three Midwest locations. Shape and execute a forward-looking supply chain strategy with a focus on leveraging automation and predictive supply chain analytics to strengthen sourcing, procurement, forecasting, and inventory performance while delivering measurable cost savings and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Innovation
  • 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
• Digital Enablement & Analytics
  • 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
• Operational Excellence
  • 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 reporting automation
  • Direct ERP integration and ensure enterprise-wide process optimization
  • Monitor performance through real-time dashboards, metrics, and KPIs
• Organizational Leadership
  • 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

Requirements

• 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 in manufacturing with a concentration in supply chain; experience in operations strongly preferred
• Experience in automotive, chemical industry, or distribution
• Experience leading a supply chain turn-around
• 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 a plus

Benefits

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

No relocation is offered.