Director of Supply Chain

About the role

The Director of Supply Chain – Building Envelope is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that support business growth, operational excellence, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity across the Building Envelope division.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Promote a culture of safety, ethical sourcing, compliance, and operational discipline throughout procurement activities.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality, environmental, safety, and ethical standards.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for direct and indirect spend categories that align with Building Envelope business objectives, operational requirements, and financial targets.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives to improve cost competitiveness, supplier performance, working capital, and supply reliability while minimizing risk.
• Establish and execute category management strategies for key materials, services, logistics, and capital expenditures to support manufacturing and business priorities.
• Identify and drive cost-reduction opportunities through supplier negotiations, value engineering, process improvements, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Leverage market intelligence, industry trends, and spend analytics to support sourcing decisions and long-term procurement planning.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, and relationship management activities to secure best value, quality, innovation, and service performance.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships and implement supplier performance management programs, including scorecards, KPIs, business reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead contract negotiations and management activities, including pricing agreements, service-level expectations, risk mitigation provisions, and commercial terms.
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify opportunities for innovation, sustainability improvements, product enhancements, and supply chain optimization.
• Direct transportation, warehousing, and distribution operations.
• Optimize freight costs while maintaining high customer service levels.
• Improve warehouse productivity, order accuracy, and delivery performance.
• Evaluate and manage third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial teams to align procurement priorities with business strategy, production requirements, capital projects, and growth initiatives.
• Support manufacturing facilities by ensuring continuity of supply, resolving supplier performance issues, and proactively managing supply chain risks.
• Participate in new product development, product reformulation, and capital investment projects to ensure procurement alignment and supplier readiness.
• Provide procurement leadership for business continuity planning, risk management, and supplier diversification strategies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop procurement team members while fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and results-oriented culture.
• Establish performance metrics and reporting processes to monitor procurement effectiveness, savings achievement, supplier performance, and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement processes, systems, governance, and operational efficiency.
• Support the implementation and optimization of procurement technologies, analytics tools, and best practices to strengthen organizational capabilities.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field required.
• Required Work Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive procurement and supply chain experience, including leadership roles within a manufacturing environment.
• Professional certifications such as Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or equivalent are strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive procurement and supply chain experience, including leadership roles within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading both direct and indirect procurement categories, including raw materials, logistics, MRO, capital expenditures, and operational services.
• Proven success developing and executing sourcing strategies, negotiating complex commercial agreements, and building strategic supplier partnerships that drive business value.
• Experience within the building materials, construction products, industrial manufacturing, or multi-site manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.