Director, Supply Chain

Cintrifuse; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintrifuse is seeking a senior supply chain leader to own material availability and supplier performance for a high-precision manufacturing environment. You will drive planning, inventory policies, and risk management to ensure uninterrupted production and successful launches.

The role requires 10+ years of manufacturing supply chain experience, strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep SAP/MRP knowledge to optimize costs and service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business or related discipline; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience in manufacturing with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience ensuring component availability and preventing production disruption in complex manufacturing.
• Experience establishing inventory-control systems, cycle-count programs, shortage-management processes, and purchasing controls.
• Strong ERP/MRP experience, preferably SAP, with understanding of master data and transactional accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own material availability for the approved production plan and mitigate shortages before production disruption.
• Establish and maintain forward-looking material-risk visibility across demand, forecast, stock, supplier lead times, and POs.
• Set inventory policies including safety stock, reorder points, cycle counting, and reconciliation to reflect SAP inventory.
• Issue POs with sufficient lead time, manage exceptions for overdue or at-risk orders.
• Lead supplier recovery and escalation for shortages, late deliveries, and quality issues; develop recovery plans.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

ERP/MRP SAP

Supply chain management

Inventory management

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Forecasting

Problem solving

Education

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

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Location: Onsite

Status Type: Full Time

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience in manufacturing, including significant responsibility for purchasing, planning, materials, inventory, and supplier management; 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated success ensuring component availability and preventing production disruption in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience establishing inventory-control systems, cycle-count programs, shortage-management processes, and purchasing controls.
• Strong ERP/MRP experience, preferably SAP, with practical understanding of how master data and transactional accuracy affect planning and execution.
• Experience managing supplier performance, capacity, lead times, delivery recovery, sourcing, negotiations, and cost improvement.
• Experience supporting new product introductions and/or time-critical commercial launches.
• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Experience with product sourcing, contract manufacturing, and Lean/Six Sigma or other structured continuous-improvement methods.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, judgment, ownership, and accountability for outcomes; demonstrated ability to respond promptly to critical supply issues, make timely decisions, and drive closure with minimal supervision.
• Advanced planning, problem-solving, risk-management, negotiation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to translate customer demand and production plans into executable material, supplier-capacity, and purchasing plans.
• Ability to establish effective manual controls, reports, and management processes when ERP functionality or data integrity is insufficient to manage immediate business risk.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, manage rapidly changing priorities, and personally engage in critical recovery activities.
• Strong financial acumen, including working capital, inventory, budgeting, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), and material-cost management.
• Ability to develop people, set clear expectations, manage performance, delegate effectively, and build a high-accountability team culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own material availability for the approved production plan and ensure Supply Chain identifies, communicates, and mitigates component shortages before they interrupt Manufacturing.
• Establish and maintain forward-looking material-risk visibility across current demand, forecast demand, safety stock, supplier lead times, open purchase orders, and supplier capacity.
• Establish inventory policies including safety stock, reorder points, cycle counting, reconciliation, transaction discipline, and root-cause/corrective-action processes to ensure SAP inventory accurately reflects physical inventory.
• Ensure purchase orders are issued with sufficient lead time, successfully transmitted to suppliers, acknowledged, and supported by documented delivery commitments. Maintain exception controls for unacknowledged, overdue, past-due, or otherwise at-risk purchase orders.
• Lead supplier recovery and escalation for shortages, late deliveries, quality issues, and capacity constraints; ensure documented recovery plans exist for critical material risks.
• Maintain documented supplier-capacity assessments against current and forecast demand, including anticipated commercial launches and growth scenarios.
• Establish and review supplier scorecards covering on-time delivery, quality/yield, capacity, lead time, responsiveness, cost/PPV, and corrective-action performance.
• Lead production and materials planning processes, including master scheduling, MRP, demand-to-supply reconciliation, inventory coverage, and escalation of constraints.
• Partner with customer-facing demand planning, Commercial/Alliance Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Supplier Management, and other functions to align demand, supply, launch requirements, and risk mitigation.
• Lead Supply Chain readiness for new product introductions and commercial launches, ensuring components, packaging materials, supplier commitments, inventory, and logistics capabilities are in place to meet contractual customer requirements.
• Provide direct tactical leadership during critical shortages, launch activities, inventory discrepancies, supplier disruptions, and other business-critical events until stable controls and recovery plans are established.
• Drive sourcing and purchasing strategies that improve supply continuity, quality, cost, lead time, and working capital, including negotiation of supply agreements and development of alternate/secondary sources where appropriate.
• Manage inventory levels across Enable locations to balance customer service and production continuity with inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, and cash-flow objectives.
• Oversee logistics, warehousing, shipping, order management, freight, carrier performance, and import/export compliance as assigned within the organizational structure.
• Define and prioritize Supply Chain business-system requirements and SAP/MRP improvements while ensuring immediate operational risks are controlled through effective interim/manual processes.
• Develop and maintain standard work, tiered management routines, dashboards, escalation processes, and performance metrics that make risks visible and drive timely corrective action.
• Establish annual objectives, budgets, cost-reduction plans, productivity goals, and continuous-improvement priorities for the Supply Chain organization.
• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable Supply Chain personnel; establish clear roles, priorities, performance expectations, training, succession plans, and appropriate staffing.
• Support Quality System requirements, supplier corrective actions (SCARs), nonconformance investigations, change controls, audits, and other regulated processes applicable to Supply Chain.
• Maintain productive supplier and cross-functional relationships while demonstrating proactive communication, reliable follow-through, and clear ownership of issues through closure.
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs.

Complexity of Duties

• Balances strategic supply-chain development with hands-on tactical execution and crisis recovery.
• Operates in a regulated, rapidly scaling environment where supply interruptions may affect manufacturing schedules, customer commitments, product launches, revenue, and patient access.
• Works cross-functionally and may influence teams without direct authority; must align stakeholders around common priorities and drive timely decisions.
• Uses ERP/MRP systems as critical tools while independently establishing additional controls when system functionality, master data, or transactional accuracy is insufficient.
• Regularly interacts with suppliers, customers, and senior leaders regarding supply risk, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, commercial launches, and contractual commitments.
• Requires strong working knowledge of manufacturing, quality systems, financial controls, inventory management, purchasing, planning, and supplier operations.

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