Director, Global Supply Chain & ERP Optimization

Prince Industries, Inc.; Carol Stream, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Critical Illness insurance

Accident insurance

401(k) with match

Retirement planning advisor

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Prince Industries, Inc. in Illinois is seeking a Director of Supply Chain to lead Procurement, Material Planning, Inventory, and ERP optimization across multiple sites in a high-growth precision manufacturing environment.

You will drive raw material and tooling cost reductions, optimize inventory turns, and improve Epicor ERP usage to deliver measurable value. The role requires a hands-on leader who partners with operations, quality, finance, sales, and executives to align supply chain with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years progressive multi-site supply chain leadership in precision machining environments serving Aerospace, Defense, or MedTech.
• Proven experience leading supply chain teams directly and in a matrix structure.
• Strong knowledge of the metals supply chain (aluminum, stainless steel, nickel alloys).
• SME-level Epicor Kinetic ERP experience.
• Strong business acumen linking decisions to cost, delivery, quality, profitability.
• Leadership, communication, problem-solving, and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Procurement function across all Prince sites with a strategy for growth and cost reduction.
• Develop and optimize reporting for BOM cost reduction, PPV, shortages, category spend, supplier performance, tariff management.
• Evaluate current raw material supply contracts, manage new contracts, and determine where contracts are prudent to secure material supply and leverage spend.
• Analyze raw material spend and identify consolidation, contract, and/or mill-run options to reduce cost and improve availability.
• Analyze tooling spend and identify consolidation and/or manufacturer-direct contract options to reduce cost.
• Develop, mentor, and hold accountable all team members, building a culture of ownership, collaboration, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Lead Inventory Management and Material Planning across all Prince sites, establishing a strategy to optimize inventory turns and materials availability.
• Serve as the Epicor ERP Subject Matter Expert for supplier-facing and factory-facing modules.
• Use Epicor experience and expertise to ensure that Prince is extracting maximum value from the ERP system and that ERP processes and reporting are optimized.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or related field

Tools

Epicor Kinetic ERP

Job description

Prince Industries, Inc. in Illinois is seeking a Director of Supply Chain to lead Procurement, Material Planning, Inventory, and ERP optimization across multiple sites in a high-growth precision manufacturing environment.

You will drive raw material and tooling cost reductions, optimize inventory turns, and improve Epicor ERP usage to deliver measurable value. The role requires a hands-on leader who partners with operations, quality, finance, sales, and executives to align supply chain with