Director of Personal Care Supply Chain & Planning

PLZ Corp; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k match

Paid Time Off

Bonus incentive programs

Job summary

PLZ Corp is seeking a Director of Supply Chain, Personal Care, to lead integrated supply planning and purchasing for the Personal Care Business Unit in the United States. You will drive supply, inventory, capacity, and material strategies to meet service, working capital, cost, and growth targets across multiple manufacturing sites.

You will lead a network of site schedulers and a centralized buying team, ensure data accuracy in SAP, and collaborate with functions including Operations, Quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or a related field required; APICS certification or advanced degree is a plus.
• Proven experience leading multi-site supply planning, materials management, purchasing, or procurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated supply chain strategy supporting five-year growth and annual objectives.
• Lead monthly SIOP supply review aligning supply, inventory, capacity, purchasing, and material plans with demand.
• Translate demand and inventory requirements into achievable capacity, production, material, and purchasing plans.
• Partner with Operations to measure capacity utilization and deploy capacity to support service, continuity, and cost.

Skills

Leadership

Supply planning

Supplier management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related field

APICS certification or advanced degree (plus)

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

PLZ Corp is seeking a Director of Supply Chain, Personal Care, to lead integrated supply planning and purchasing for the Personal Care Business Unit in the United States. You will drive supply, inventory, capacity, and material strategies to meet service, working capital, cost, and growth targets across multiple manufacturing sites.

You will lead a network of site schedulers and a centralized buying team, ensure data accuracy in SAP, and collaborate with functions including Operations, Quality,