Director, Materials

The Director of Materials is a strategic and operational leader responsible for the end-to-end materials management of a complex supply chain portfolio. This leader will orchestrate supply chain planning, inventory control, warehouse operations, logistics, and ERP governance across a complex footprint requiring deep US domestic expertise and robust international supply chain experience. Working in close partnership with Sourcing, Operations, and Customer Service, this role ensures flawless alignment between material availability, international and domestic supplier performance, production execution, and customer commitments.

A critical mandate for this role is driving schedule attainment, past-due reduction, and on-time delivery (OTD) while leading a comprehensive digital modernization effort. Over the next 18 months, this leader will play a key role in the organization's enterprise-wide transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This is a heavy change management and process-design role, requiring a proven track record of shifting organizational culture, ensuring data governance, and implementing AI-driven forecasting, planning, and advanced analytics.

WAGE TYPE: Salary

FLSA Exemption: Exempt

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Strategic Leadership

• Vision: Develop and execute supply chain and materials strategies aligned with business objectives and be able to align the team and organization around that vision.
• Team Leadership: Build a high-performing team across Planning, Shipping/Receiving, and Logistics including people development and organizational engagement.
• Collaboration: Build a culture of collaboration between critical internal departments and across supply base.
   

Domestic & Global Supply Chain Strategy

• Large-Scale Portfolio Stewardship: Ability to optimize end-to-end value streams for a supply chain network scaling to $250M, balancing cost, capital efficiency, and service reliability.
• Domestic & International Logistics: Own inbound and outbound logistics strategies, effectively navigating complex international freight forwarders, customs, global trade compliance, and domestic transportation networks.
• S&OP Leadership: Lead the executive Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes, translating high-level demand and supply plans into executable production blueprints.
• Freight Budgeting & Cost Optimization: Develop and manage freight budgets, transportation cost allocations, expedited freight allowances, and logistics productivity targets. Partner with Finance and Accounting to balance service, cost, and operational performance objectives.
   

Operations Alignment & Supplier Collaboration

• Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with Operations leadership to drive rigorous daily/weekly execution routines focused on schedule attainment and aggressive past-due backlog reduction.
• Strategic Sourcing Alignment: Partner with Sourcing (Procurement & Supplier Quality) to hold global and domestic suppliers accountable, using data-driven trends to mitigate risk and resolve systemic material constraints.
   

Transformational Change Management & ERP Ownership

• ERP Migration Leadership: Play a key role in the 18-month enterprise transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, ensuring robust process architecture, rigorous data migration/clean