Director of Supply Chain

Professional Employment Group; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Employment Group seeks a strategic, hands-on Director of Supply Chain to lead and scale supply chain operations for a growing medical device contract manufacturer. You will oversee procurement, supplier management, inventory, warehousing, and logistics across multiple locations.

Key responsibilities include developing global sourcing strategies, negotiating terms, and ensuring material availability for NPI and transfers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years in supply chain, procurement, sourcing, or operations within manufacturing.
• 5+ years leading purchasing/procurement teams.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments preferred (medical devices, life sciences).
• Strong negotiation, supplier development, and risk management experience.
• Experience sourcing electronics, PCB/PCBA, metals, plastics, or other components valued.
• Solid understanding of ERP/MRP, inventory planning, and material availability.
• Experience supporting NPI or product transfers preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate strategically while hands-on in a growth manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies aligned with growth, commitments, cost objectives, and production needs.
• Lead purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, inventory, and materials across locations.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, and contracts with suppliers.
• Develop domestic and global sourcing strategies for key components.
• Identify, onboard, and develop new suppliers; strengthen existing relations.
• Drive supplier consolidation, cost reduction, and lead-time improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

We are seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Supply Chain to lead and scale supply chain operations for a growing medical device contract manufacturing organization. This role will have a strong emphasis on procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and supply chain development, while overseeing purchasing, inventory, warehousing, and logistics activities across multiple locations.

This is an opportunity to join an organization in a significant growth phase and help build the processes, supplier relationships, team structure, and operating discipline needed to support continued expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies aligned with business growth, customer commitments, cost objectives, and production requirements.
• Lead purchasing, strategic sourcing, supplier management, inventory, and materials activities across multiple locations.
• Negotiate supplier pricing, payment terms, lead times, contracts, and supply commitments.
• Develop domestic and global sourcing strategies for key manufacturing components, including electronics, PCB/PCBA, fabricated metals, injection-molded plastics, packaging, and other direct materials.
• Identify, qualify, onboard, and develop new suppliers while strengthening existing supplier relationships.
• Drive supplier consolidation, dual sourcing, cost reduction, lead-time improvements, and supply-risk mitigation.
• Establish supplier scorecards, performance metrics, business reviews, and escalation processes.
• Ensure material availability to support production, customer commitments, new product introduction, and product transfers.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Program Management, and Finance to align supply chain strategy with business needs.
• Develop scalable purchasing processes, SOPs, metrics, and operating rhythms as the organization grows.
• Oversee inventory strategy, material planning, shortage management, and inventory accuracy.
• Lead and develop a team of Buyers and Supply Chain personnel across multiple locations.
• Support compliance with applicable FDA, ISO 13485, and quality-system requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, cost, lead times, inventory, and overall supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain, procurement, sourcing, materials, or operations experience within manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing purchasing, procurement, materials, or supply chain teams.
• Experience within medical device, electronics manufacturing, contract manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace, or another regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong experience negotiating supplier pricing, contracts, payment terms, lead times, and supply commitments.
• Demonstrated experience with supplier development, sourcing strategy, supplier risk management, and supplier performance.
• Experience sourcing components such as electronics, PCB/PCBA, plastics, metals, or other manufactured components is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP, purchasing processes, inventory planning, and material availability.
• Experience supporting NPI, product transfers, or transition-to-production activities preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.
• APICS/ASCM, CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, Lean, Six Sigma, or related certification is a plus.