What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Supply Chain position at Sterling Engineering Inc.?
Title: Supply Chain Director
Location: Richardson, TX
Hire Type: Full Time
Compensation: $180,000 - $220,000 plus bonus
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO
Must have Skill Set:
- 10 years of supply chain leadership experience
- Proven experience leading multi-site and/or global supply chain operations
- Proven experience in complex manufacturing
- Strong expertise in planning, inventory, procurement, logistics, and transportation
- Proven experience driving inventory, cost, and working capital improvements
- Experience leading and developing supply chain management teams
- Experience with high-mix/low-volume manufacturing
- Strong executive communication, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Overview:
We are seeking a Supply Chain Director to lead supply chain strategy and operational excellence across a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment. The successful candidate must have proven experience leading global or multi-site supply chain operations and a track record of improving inventory, working capital, cost, planning, logistics, and customer performance. This role partners with senior leadership, customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges and drive measurable results.
Job Duties:
- Lead supply chain strategy across multiple sites and geographies.
- Oversee planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, transportation, and warehousing.
- Drive inventory optimization, cost reduction, working capital, and continuous improvement.
- Lead supply chain transformation, technology, and process improvement initiatives.
- Partner with executives, customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
- Lead and develop supply chain managers and teams.
- Support customer/product launches and complex supply chain initiatives.
- Establish KPIs and drive operational performance.
- Improve supplier performance, logistics, and material flow.
- Travel up to 50%.
Qualifications:
- Must have 10 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience.
- Must have proven multi-site/multi-geography leadership experience.
- Must have proven manufacturing supply chain experience.
- Must have strong expertise in inventory, planning, procurement, logistics, and transportation.
- Must have a track record of measurable cost and working capital improvement.
- High-mix/low-volume manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- CPIM or similar certification is a plus.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.