Director, Materials

Job Title

Director, Materials

SUMMARY

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

E

xempt

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/cleansing, and high user adoption.

Change Advocacy

Apply structured change management methodologies to transition teams from legacy systems to modernized, digitally enabled workflows, mitigating operational friction and system resistance.

Data Integrity

Ensure accuracy of planning, inventory, and product master data, identifying and resolving data issues that impact productivity, operational performance, and planning effectiveness.

AI, Data & Advanced Analytics

Digital Modernization

Drive the adoption of AI/ML predictive models for demand forecasting, supply planning, and advanced inventory segmentation/slotting.

Predictive Risk Mitigation

Utilize advanced analytics and automated dashboards to proactively identify and intervene in supply chain disruptions before they impact production schedules.

ORGANIZATIONAL

STRUCTURE

Reports

to

Vice President, Operations

QUALIFICATIONS

The

• requirements
• listed
• below
• are
• representative

of

the

• knowledge,
• skill
• and/or
• ability
• required.

Equivalent

combinations

of

education

and

• experience
• may
• be
• substituted

for

the

• expected
• levels

of

education

and

• experience
• required.

Required

Experience

8–12 years of progressive, leadership experience in materials management, global logistics, or supply chain planning.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business (MBA preferred).

Portfolio Scale

Demonstrated success managing large-scale supply chain operations of $250M.

Geographic Scope

Solid experience balancing complex US domestic logistics networks alongside international supply chain operations (overseas supplier management, global freight, and trade compliance).

Results

Proven ability to drive operational performance through analytics and cross-functional leadership

Change Management Expertise

Explicit experience leading organizational change management initiatives, restructuring processes, and training teams through digital transformation.

Preferred

Change Management Expertise

Experience leading organizational change management initiatives, restructuring processes, and training teams through digital transformation.

ERP Software

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Microsoft Navision

Technology

Hands-on experience deploying or managing AI/ML tools, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), or predictive demand planning software.

Certifications

Lean, Six Sigma, or APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP).

Success Metrics

Leadership

Improvement in Engagement scores with tangible actions to drive team development and build succession plans for key roles

Operational Excellence

Drastic reduction in past-due backlog, optimized logistics spend, and measurable improvement in production schedule adherence / OTD.

Inventory & Capital Efficiency

Optimized inventory turns and working capital performance across a $250M portfolio.

Successful Business Central Implementation

On-time, within scope, with high user adoption and zero operational downtime.

What Makes This Role Unique

Substantial Scale & Autonomy

Total ownership of an end-to-end material flow, spanning global sourcing logic to domestic warehouse execution at a $250M scale.

Lead AI Integration

Actively embed AI and predictive analytics into core planning and forecasting, moving away from reactive firefighting into predictive, data-driven execution.

Digital Transformation

You will be integral in the transition to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, fundamentally reshaping how this organization executes.

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Print date

7/17/2026