Director, Personal Care Supply Chain Excellence

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401k match

Paid time off

Bonus program

Job summary

PLZ Corp is seeking a Director of Supply Chain, Personal Care, to lead integrated supply planning and purchasing across Personal Care facilities in North America. You will shape capacity, inventory, and supplier strategies to support service, cost, and growth targets.

Responsibilities include leading the SIOP process, coordinating site schedulers and buyers, and driving continuous improvement with cross-functional teams. A strong track record in supply chain leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or related field.
• APICS certification or advanced degree is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience across multi-site operations.
• Knowledge of Personal Care supply chain and key supplier relationships.
• Proven ability to improve working capital with strong service levels.
• Experience leading networked planning and buying teams with significant spend.
• Strong knowledge of SIOP/S&OP, capacity planning, and inventory optimization.
• Proficiency in SAP and advanced Excel for planning and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated supply chain strategy for Personal Care.
• Lead monthly SIOP supply review and communicate alternatives.
• Translate demand and inventory into capacity and material plans.
• Partner with Operations to measure capacity utilization and deployment.
• Lead site production schedulers and centralized buying team.
• Oversee material planning, procurement, and risk communication.
• Ensure KPIs for OTIF, inventory days, and working capital are met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve end-to-end supply chain.

Skills

SAP

SIOP/S&OP

Supply chain leadership

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Remote team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

APICS certification

Tools

SAP planning module

Job description

PLZ Corp is seeking a Director of Supply Chain, Personal Care, to lead integrated supply planning and purchasing across Personal Care facilities in North America. You will shape capacity, inventory, and supplier strategies to support service, cost, and growth targets.

Responsibilities include leading the SIOP process, coordinating site schedulers and buyers, and driving continuous improvement with cross-functional teams. A strong track record in supply chain leadership is essential.