Supply Chain Director (Glendale)

Are you a Supply Chain Director seeking long-term career progression in a multi-billion-dollar, global Aerospace & Defense manufacturing organization?

Do you have experience working in fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environments (Aerospace / Defense / Automotive / Electronics)?

Our exclusive client, a well-established, global Aerospace & Defense manufacturing organization, is currently undergoing major growth and requires an experienced Supply Chain Director to strategically partner with senior manufacturing leaders and transform their approach to supply chain management, driving cost reductions, efficiency, and supplier performance during a major period of growth.

With succession planning to multi-site, director-level positions built in, this role offers significant opportunities for career advancement in a well-established, rapidly-growing organization primed to facilitate professional progression!

Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Director :

• Act as a Strategic Business Partner : Develop and lead the execution of global supply chain strategies that support objectives for material cost reduction, supplier On-Time Delivery (OTD), inventory reduction, supplier quality, and lead time improvements, including rationalizing the supply base, increasing sourcing from low-cost sources, leveraging spend across business units, and implementing supplier agreements.
• Leadership : Guide and direct a team of procurement, receiving, stockroom, and shipping professionals, ensuring compliance with company policies, work rules, and the Bargaining Unit Agreement while building a highly skilled, motivated, customer-focused team.
• Supply Chain Optimization : Lead efforts to develop, implement, and manage alternate material replenishment methods (e.g., consignment, Kanban, vendor-managed) to increase inventory turns year-over-year while supporting 100% customer on-time delivery and lead-time reduction; oversee the development of visual standard work for major processes and reduce transactions required to maintain materials and information flows.
• Supplier Management : Oversee the resolution of issues affecting on-time delivery and quality from suppliers, coordinating meetings to keep Value Stream and Site management informed; monitor supplier scrap, handle in-house rejects of purchased parts, and coordinate technical communications to obtain timely corrective actions; support new product introduction procurement requirements.
• Operational Excellence : Manage site tactical procurement activities, including all assigned personnel and data integrity in the system; support Value Stream Managers' efforts to establish point-of-use inventory, ARMs, Make or Buy decisions, and other initiatives; work with the Strategic Procurement Director to ensure company-wide policies and initiatives are followed.
• Continuous Improvement : Champion lean concepts such as Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Leadership, and 5S; implement a pull system / Kanban approach to component flow; develop supplier quality systems and performance metrics to drive accountability and resolve problems quickly using creative, outside-the-box thinking.

If you are a Supply Chain Director looking for a role that can offer genuine career progression on a global scale, where you can make a significant impact upon the future direction of a growing, multi-billion-dollar organization, please apply today.

Suitable candidates will be contacted within 24 hours!