Supply Chain Director

VMC Group is seeking a strategic and operationally driven Director of Supply Chain to lead enterprise-wide planning, supply chain governance, and operational alignment across multiple manufacturing sites. This executive leadership role owns the integrated planning process that aligns demand, capacity, materials, and customer commitments across the organization through ERP and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).

The Director of Supply Chain will be accountable for designing, governing, and continuously improving VMC’s enterprise S&OP model and planning cadence. This role ensures the organization can make reliable customer commitments, stabilize production schedules, reduce expediting, improve working capital performance, and successfully scale operations through growth initiatives, facility transitions, and consolidations.

Responsibilities not limited to:

1) Enterprise S&OP Ownership (Primary Accountability)

• Design, implement, and own VMC’s enterprise S&OP framework and operating cadence
• Facilitate weekly S&OP meetings with structured inputs, decisions, accountability, and action tracking
• Lead monthly Executive S&OP reviews with a forward-looking view of demand, capacity, inventory, supplier risk, and financial impact
• Define and enforce planning governance including frozen windows, change control, and escalation processes
• Drive planning discipline and cross-functional alignment across operations, sales, customer service, finance, purchasing, and manufacturing leadership

2) Demand, Backlog & Customer Commitment Governance

• Own enterprise demand visibility, backlog health, and shipment-date credibility
• Partner with Sales and Customer Service to ensure customer commitments align with achievable production capacity and material readiness
• Lead weekly enterprise “Orders at Risk” reviews and drive recovery actions across functions
• Improve forecast alignment and customer delivery performance across all manufacturing sites

3) Multi-Site Supply & Capacity Planning

• Own the master production schedule and enterprise capacity plan across all VMC manufacturing facilities
• Partner with Plant Managers on constraints, bottlenecks, staffing assumptions, and throughput risks
• Lead inter-site load balancing, outsourcing strategies, and make-versus-buy decisions
• Ensure alignment between short-term operational execution and long-term manufacturing footprint strategy

4) Materials Planning & ERP/MRP Governance

• Establish enterprise standards for ERP/MRP planning logic, parameters, and data integrity
• Oversee shortage management processes and escalation protocols
• Drive improvements in inventory turns, material availability, and excess/obsolete inventory reduction
• Ensure planning accuracy and adherence to ERP/MRP processes across all sites

5) Supplier Risk & Performance Leadership

• Oversee supplier performance management and risk mitigation strategies in partnership with Purchasing
• Identify and mitigate single-source, long-lead-time, and supply continuity risks
• Champion proactive risk mitigation initiatives including dual sourcing, inventory buffering, and supplier development strategies

6) Facility Transition & Consolidation Leadership

• Lead supply chain planning strategy for facility consolidations, new building ramp-ups, and operational transitions
• Establish readiness criteria, contingency plans, and operational “go/no-go” milestones
• Provide executive-level visibility into transition risks, mitigation plans, and execution progress
• Ensure continuity of customer commitments throughout facility transitions and operational scaling efforts

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of progressive supply chain and planning leadership experience within manufacturing environments
• Multi-site manufacturing experience required
• Demonstrated enterprise ownership of S&OP and cross-functional planning processes
• Deep working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and planning governance
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive operational tradeoff decisions
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and executive presentation skills
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading planning efforts through plant launches, relocations, or consolidations
• Background in engineered-to-order, industrial, or regulated manufacturing environments
• APICS/ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP
• Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or operational excellence experience
• Experience supporting organizational growth and operational transformation initiatives