What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director / VP of Supply Chain and Operations (Level Based on Experience) position at Ametrine, Inc.?
Title
Director / VP of Operations (Level Based on Experience)
Role Summary
The position is responsible for leading the company’s supply chain strategy, with a primary focus on developing and managing strong vendor and supplier relationships to ensure reliable, cost-effective sourcing of materials and services. The role provides high-level oversight of planning, manufacturing, and logistics operations, ensuring production schedules, resource planning, and delivery commitments are aligned with business objectives while maintaining quality, efficiency, and supply chain resilience.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Supply Chain Functions Include:
- Identify, select, and negotiate with suppliers, while monitoring supplier performance and quality to ensure alignment with company standards.
- Coordinate activities across suppliers, service providers, and cut & sew partners; ensure work progresses smoothly between stages and that handoffs are clearly managed.
- Create redundancies within the supply chain and develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address potential disruptions in the supply chain, such as supplier issues or economic fluctuations.
- Develop strong relationships with key suppliers and identify strategic sourcing alliances.
- Oversee procurement/purchasing processes to ensure the required materials needed by operations are available at the most cost-effective price to meet demand and quality standards.
- Ensure that all supply chain activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Key planning & Control Functions Include:
- Develop and implement the manufacturing plans aligned with business objectives.
- Oversee processes, capacity planning, and resource allocation for maximum efficiency, cost reduction, and timely delivery.
- Manage and maintain the ERP system.
- Provide timely data-driven reports and metrics about delivery schedule and potential bottlenecks to guide decision-making.
- Oversee planning and scheduling.
- Coordinate with procurement and logistics to supply the materials required to meet the schedule.
Key Manufacturing Oversight Functions Include:
- Provide strategic oversight of the company’s manufacturing operations to ensure alignment with production plans, quality standards, and business objectives.
Key Logistics Oversight Functions Include:
- Provide strategic oversight of warehouse operations to ensure inventory accuracy, efficient material flow, and alignment with production and delivery schedules.
Background, Experience, and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, or a related field
- Extensive experience in managing the operations, vendor relations, and supply chain of a hardware company
- Textile manufacturing experience (highly desirable)
- Prior military experience (desirable)
- 10 years of relevant leadership and operations experience.
- Successful startup manufacturing experience
- Vendor relations and supply chain experience
- ERP experience (mandatory)
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to mediate differences of opinion and facilitate resolution when conflicts arise
- Ability to build, motivate, and lead a team to execute and achieve company goals while maintaining schedule, scope, and budget
- Responsiveness and prompt issue resolution required for both national and international partners
- Ability to work in cooperation with the foreign entity of the company (namely Israel)
- Ability to travel: ~20%
About Ametrine Inc.
Join a rapidly growing company focused on protecting those who protect us. Ametrine, Inc is a textile and composite technology company that manufactures signature management solutions for military applications to protect US Warfighters. Ametrine Inc. is a subsidiary of Ametrine Ltd, An Israeli company. The two parts (US- Israel) of the company work in cooperation predominantly in R&D activities. We are a growing company and as such we need flexible team members who are willing to help build a solid foundation to support our growth.