Supply Chain Director - Cleveland, United States - Pacific International Executive Search

Description

Pacific International has been retained by a high-growth and innovative leader in the semiconductor and power electronics space. They have retained us to identify a Director of Supply Chain to lead and redefine the function across the entire business. This position demands a strong people leader who can navigate complex business growth, develop teams, and ensure compliance with high standards.

Role responsibilities:

• Develops and implements a strategy to ensure that critical processes run efficiently and achieve organizational goals and performance KPIs.
• Inventory management for multiple locations and optimization including cash flow.
• Proactively manage the capacity planning process
• Oversee production planning and scheduling; communicate adjustments as necessary.
• Direct material purchasing and cost-out programs and projects.
• Manage the analyzing of production specifications, plant capacity data and oversee the calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools and resource requirements.
• Partner with production, engineering and vendor/supplier to ensure product launches are delivered on time and within budget.
• Display excellent communication, project and time management skills.
• Develop strategic sourcing team, process and procedures.

Background and qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration preferably with specialization in Logistics, Materials Management, or Supply Chain Management
• 10 to 15 years of progressive experience within Supply Chain in manufacturing
• Deep knowledge of the managed sub-functions and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function.
• Hands-on experience managing and optimizing inventory (Levels, Reduction, Cycle Counts, Controls, Storage)
• Thorough understanding of the production planning and scheduling process
• A working knowledge of lean manufacturing, 6S, continuous improvement processes, and cost-out is required.
• Must possess significant analytical skills and demonstrate consistent logic, rationality, and objectivity in decision making and recommendations.
• Results-orientated individual with excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead in a rapidly changing, intense and demanding environment.

Pacific International Diversity Statement:

At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.