Director, Supply Chain

Enable Injections, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Enable Injections, Inc. is seeking a senior leader to shape and direct global supply chain and operations. The role emphasizes creating a future-focused business plan, optimizing sourcing, production, and logistics across multiple sites.

Strong leadership and strategic thinking are essential to drive profitability and meet corporate goals. The incumbent will manage a matrix organization, implement best practices, and ensure SAP-based planning and control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management (MBA preferred)
• 12 years progressive experience directing supply chain in a manufacturing multi-site environment
• Proven ability to articulate a future vision, business plan and profitability while meeting goals
• Experience with product sourcing and contract manufacturing
• Experience applying lean and six sigma tools

Responsibilities

• Establish operations and supply chain goals, purchasing strategy, and annual objectives to drive growth and efficiency
• Build global supply chain team within a matrix structure to leverage scale and local flexibility
• Oversee supply chain budget, service metrics, and cost-focused continuous improvement programs
• Drive working capital reduction and cash-flow optimization across supply chain activities
• Direct global sourcing strategy and negotiations with contract manufacturers and suppliers
• Coordinate demand/build planning with internal partners for quality and delivery targets
• Develop strategic cost reduction and inventory/production planning plans
• Maintain master production schedules via SAP and manage MRP systems
• Develop logistics strategies from manufacturing to distribution, including freight, warehousing, and order management
• Ensure regulatory compliance, risk management, and carrier performance improvements
• Lead HR strategies for supply chain teams including recruitment, performance reviews, and development
• Oversee inventory levels and integrated materials, production, and stock-keeping programs
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with operations, marketing, and alliance partners
• Support certifications and continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain
• Establish KPIs to measure productivity and distribution network efficiency

Skills

Strategic leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

SAP

Production planning

Budgeting

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP systems

Job description

Job Details

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management, MBA preferred
• 12 years progressive experience managing and directing a supply chain organization for a manufacturing company with multiple sites; minimum 5-years in a senior leadership role
• Proven record of accomplishment in supply chain with demonstrated ability to articulate a future vision, business plan and profitability while meeting and/or exceeding corporate goals
• Experience with product sourcing and contract manufacturing
• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of applying lean and six sigma tools

Description

Location

onsite

Status Type

Full Time

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or Operations Management, MBA preferred
• 12 years progressive experience managing and directing a supply chain organization for a manufacturing company with multiple sites; minimum 5-years in a senior leadership role
• Proven record of accomplishment in supply chain with demonstrated ability to articulate a future vision, business plan and profitability while meeting and/or exceeding corporate goals
• Experience with product sourcing and contract manufacturing
• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of applying lean and six sigma tools

Skills & Competencies

• Strong management skills including the ability to make decisions with minimal supervision, goal setting, delegation, coaching, and motivating
• Strong leadership skills
• Advanced written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced problem-solving, decision-making, and planning abilities
• Negotiating, scheduling, controlling and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and rapidly changing priorities
• Project and program management skills
• Knowledge of manufacturing process flow and budgeting processes
• Advanced knowledge of SAP systems and their use in business planning and execution
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing, business, inventory control, and budgeting processes
• Flexible, open minded, and able to think creatively to solve complex operational issues while maintaining open communications and a cooperative work environment

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, reach with hands and arms
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
• Moderate noise ( i.e.: computer printers, traffic) exists daily in the work environment

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Sr. Director of Operations and the other PD&O members, establish operations and supply chain goals, purchasing strategy, and annual objectives to drive business growth and supply chain and operations effectiveness
• Establishes a global supply chain team within a matrix organization structure that leverages the scale of the organization by employing best practices and standardization while allowing the local flexibility needed to best serve our customers
• Oversee the supply chain budget and operating performance, along with key service, quality and cost metrics and focus on continuous improvement programs
• Drives supply chain practices and activities that minimize working capital and maximize cash flow which includes component purchasing and costing
• Directs global sourcing efforts including sourcing strategy, tactics and oversight of negotiations for sourcing agreements and contracts with contract manufacturer, direct material, MRO, and logistics providers
• Collaborate with internal business partners to ensure alignment on demand/build planning, manufacturing plans, new product introductions, supplier performance and other supply chain opportunities to meet all quality and delivery requirements
• Coordinate with the PD&O team to establish a strategic cost reduction strategy and process
• Oversee the forward-looking plan for inventory and production planning and react to issues such as price increases, changes in customer contracts, new product launches, and new business development
• Work to maintain contracts (Manufacturing Service Agreements) for all suppliers to mitigate risk to business operations
• Creates and implements supply chain team human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, polices, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation strategies
• Responsible for managing inventory levels at all Enable Injections locations
• Develops and maintains integrated materials, production, and inventory stock keeping programs
• Directs the development of production schedules in terms of master schedules and materials requirements planning through SAP
• Defines operation and supply chain business systems needs and prioritizes the development and utilization of SAP MRP systems and software applications
• Develops and administers integrated logistics strategies, including supply chain activities, from point of manufacture through information management support, deployment freight, warehousing, customer freight, shipping, order management, and customer warehousing (consignments)
• Ensures import/export compliance to maintain safe and legal transport related to all goods and facilities, as well as the proper and appropriate use of tariff codes
• Oversees and sets strategy for traffic administration, including carrier selection, performance measurement, training, and cost containment for the company and its distribution
• Ensures the execution and continuous improvement of standard logistics processes, such as the replenishment system, data interchange systems, electronic data systems administration and related functions. Experienced in implementing VMI solutions
• Establish methods in metrics to measure productivity and efficiency of distribution network
• Establishes priorities and manages day-to-day activities of the department. Manages a group of specialized professionals. Maintains productive working environment. Establishes work priorities. Manages employee performance. Facilitates employee training and development efforts
• Directs major process improvement projects that impact improved material forecasting, flow and management
• Maintains close working relationships with operational staff members as well as alliance management & marketing personnel, supplier relationships, especially for new product planning and launches
• Responsible for development and flow down of performance and compensation reviews, recruitment and hiring, and employee development and training
• Actively supports SCAR and drives the quality systems as well as certifications as required

Complexity Of Duties

• Strategic planning balanced with tactical execution of the work
• Performs work in a global context with direct and indirect reports. Ability to influence without direct authority utilizing common objectives and goals to align teams and drive outcomes
• Ability to work across global locations and cultures. Influences a common company culture and “way of working” while respecting local culture differences, environments and regulations
• Considers both internal and external influences to form strategic approach and plans
• Contacts are frequent with equivalent level inter-organizational managers, field sales managers and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements or contractual clarifications
• Requires a working knowledge of financial and operational systems

Nearest Major Market

Cincinnati