Director of Procurement/Supply Chain

HomeFront Brands; Huntersville (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HomeFront Brands, based in Huntersville, NC, is seeking a Director of Procurement/Supply Chain to shape the strategy and performance of the supply chain across a multi-brand platform. You will build scalable procurement, inventory, and supplier-management capabilities that improve franchisee economics, service levels, and customer experience.

Reporting to the CEO, this role partners with brand leaders, franchise owners, finance, operations, and technology to maximize purchasing power while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, finance, engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, distribution, or operations with leadership responsibility.
• Deep category knowledge of kitchen and bath remodeling materials and installation products.
• Sourcing experience in exterior fencing systems and components for residential markets.
• Established relationships with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, fabricators, and installers in residential construction.
• Experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and improving cost, rebates, lead times, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise supply chain roadmap aligned with platform growth, brand priorities, and franchisee needs.
• Lead category strategies, competitive bids, negotiations, contracting, and supplier consolidation.
• Create programs delivering savings, reliable availability, and simplified ordering for franchises.
• Establish preferred-supplier programs, governance, scorecards, SLAs, and supplier reviews.
• Improve forecasting, replenishment, inventory visibility, and seasonal capacity planning with brands and franchisees.
• Evaluate and optimize distribution models, freight, lead times, and last-mile support across the network.
• Build spend analytics, dashboards, catalogs, and purchasing workflows; integrate ERP/POS data.
• Identify supply, regulatory, geographic, and single-source risks; maintain contingency plans.
• Lead a high-performing supply chain team and oversee external providers.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Strategic sourcing

Franchisee value

Supplier management

Demand planning

Inventory management

Distribution & logistics

Data analytics

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Team leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related

Tools

ERP systems

Franchise management software

Job description

Director of Procurement/Supply Chain

Role Details

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: On-site (Huntersville, NC) or remote

Employment type: Full-time, exempt

Travel: Approximately 25%, based on business needs

About Us

Based in Huntersville, NC, Homefront Brands is an established platform for franchised property services businesses in North America. We have 6 brands (and growing) operating on our platform. Our mission is to be the growth engine for aspiring entrepreneurs, established business builders and our veterans to create and enhance the American dream of building a better future, through the application of our world class franchise models.

Position Summary

The Director of Procurement/Supply Chain will lead the strategy, development, and performance of the supply chain function across a multi-brand home services franchise platform. This role builds scalable procurement, distribution, inventory, and supplier-management capabilities that improve franchisee economics, service levels, and customer experience. This role will partner with brand leaders, franchise owners, finance, operations, technology, and suppliers to aggregate system purchasing power while preserving the flexibility required by different trades, markets, and business models.

Key Responsibilities

• Supply chain strategy: Develop and execute an enterprise supply chain roadmap aligned with platform growth, brand priorities, franchisee needs, and financial objectives.
• Strategic sourcing: Lead category strategies, competitive bids, negotiations, contracting, and supplier consolidation across equipment, parts, materials, vehicles, uniforms, technology, and other indirect spend.
• Franchisee value: Create programs that deliver measurable savings, reliable availability, simplified ordering, and stronger local operating performance without compromising brand standards.
• Supplier management: Establish preferred-supplier programs, governance, scorecards, service-level agreements, business reviews, and corrective-action processes.
• Demand and inventory planning: Improve forecasting, replenishment, inventory visibility, and seasonal capacity planning in partnership with brands, distributors, and franchisees.
• Distribution and logistics: Evaluate and optimize distribution models, freight, lead times, emergency fulfillment, and last-mile support across the franchise network.
• Data and systems: Build spend analytics, dashboards, catalogs, and purchasing workflows; partner with technology teams to integrate supplier, ERP, POS, and franchise-management data where appropriate.
• Risk and continuity: Identify supply, commodity, regulatory, geographic, and single-source risks; maintain practical business-continuity and alternative-sourcing plans.
• Compliance and quality: Ensure suppliers and products satisfy applicable safety, quality, insurance, legal, environmental, and brand requirements.
• Cross-functional leadership: Influence stakeholders across a decentralized system, communicate program value, and drive adoption through field engagement, training, and change management.
• Team leadership: Build and develop a high-performing supply chain team and manage external consultants or service providers as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, business, finance, engineering, construction management, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, distribution, or operations, including leadership responsibility within residential construction, remodeling, building products, or closely related industries.
• Deep category knowledge of kitchen and bath remodeling materials, including cabinetry, countertops, plumbing fixtures, tile, flooring, hardware, appliances, and related installation products.
• Demonstrated sourcing experience in exterior fencing systems and components, such as wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain-link, composite materials, gates, posts, hardware, and associated installation supplies.
• Established relationships with manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, fabricators, and installers serving residential construction and remodeling markets.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex supplier agreements and improving material cost, rebates, lead times, fill rates, quality, warranty support, and working capital.
• Experience managing product specifications, substitutions, supplier qualification, quality standards, and code or compliance considerations for residential building and remodeling materials.
• Experience supporting a multi-location, franchise, dealer, contractor, or similarly decentralized network, with the ability to balance enterprise purchasing leverage and local market requirements.
• Strong commercial judgment, financial acumen, demand-planning capability, and command of supplier, category, inventory, and logistics management practices.
• Ability to translate procurement opportunities into practical programs that improve franchisee economics, product availability, installation readiness, and customer experience.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and change-leadership skills, with comfort operating in a growth-oriented environment.
• Ability to travel periodically to franchise locations, supplier and manufacturing sites, distribution facilities, trade events, and company meetings.

Measures of Success

• Verified savings and improved total cost of ownership for franchisees and the platform.
• Increased preferred-supplier participation and franchisee program adoption.
• Improved fill rates, on-time delivery, lead times, and critical-item availability.
• Reduced supply disruption exposure and faster resolution of supplier performance issues.
• Improved spend visibility, contract coverage, forecast accuracy, and inventory productivity.
• Strong franchisee satisfaction and positive supplier and brand stakeholder feedback.

HomeFront Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and are committed to maintaining an inclusive workplace.