Director, Supply Chain

Key Outcomes (12–36 Months)

• Deliver consistent on-time performance in a high-variability, make-to-order environment
• Improve working capital through inventory turns, lead-time reduction, and disciplined planning
• Establish Horton as a preferred customer with key strategic suppliers
• Build a robust supply risk and dual-sourcing posture for critical materials
• Develop a bench of promotable supply chain leaders capable of sustaining results
• Enable growth through scalable sourcing, planning, and supplier collaboration models

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the end-to-end supply chain strategy aligned with business objectives and financial targets
• Exercise final decision authority on sourcing strategies, supplier selection, and inventory policies within approved guardrails
• Surface and resolve tradeoffs between service, cost, risk, and cash—even when decisions are difficult
• Build strong, multi-level relationships across domestic and international suppliers
• Lead negotiations balancing total cost of ownership, quality, delivery, innovation, and long-term advantage
• Maintain and continuously update supply risk assessments (capacity, geopolitical, labor, single-source exposure)
• Develop sourcing strategies for components, subassemblies, and finished goods that meet margin and quality requirements
• Establish and sustain an operating plan that ensures smooth material flow through production
• Optimize planning parameters, replenishment cycles, and network design to support variability and growth
• Improve inventory turns while minimizing excess and obsolete material
• Lead demand-mix and capacity analysis to synchronize production, inventory, and customer demand
• Define and enforce operating standards, policies, and performance expectations
• Transform and continuously improve supply chain capabilities, including systems, analytics, and supplier collaboration
• Translate emerging technologies and best practices into practical business advantage
• Partner with Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing to achieve cost, service, and margin objectives
• Support strategic planning, due diligence, and integration activities tied to growth initiatives
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to reduce slow-moving inventory through coordinated actions
• Partner with Finance on working capital discipline, reserves, and accrual accuracy
• Build, coach, and retain A-player talent across purchasing, materials, and planning
• Set clear performance standards, address underperformance decisively
• Develop succession plans and leadership depth to ensure continuity and scalability
• Be a visible, credible leader in plants and with suppliers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years leading supply chain planning at the Manager level or higher in a multi-business or international environment
• Proven success leading transformation and delivering measurable business results
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills

Required Competencies

• Enterprise Thinking – Optimizes outcomes for the total business
• Strategic Mindset – Converts future opportunities into executable strategies
• Judgment Under Pressure – Makes sound decisions with incomplete data
• Leadership Courage – Challenges legacy practices and assumptions
• Drives Results – Delivers outcomes despite obstacles
• Financial Acumen – Applies financial insight to decisions
• Talent Magnet – Attracts, develops, and retains top supply chain leaders