Director, Supply Chain Strategy & Value Realization

MSC Industrial Direct Co.,Inc.; Davidson (NC); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

MSC Industrial Direct Co.,Inc. in Davidson, NC seeks a Director of Supply Chain Strategy, Analytics & Value Management to lead financial and strategic decisions for logistics and planning.

You will build investment cases, optimize inventory, and drive network efficiency with a value-based framework. You will partner with Planning, Procurement, Finance and Operations to translate analytics into measurable improvements in service levels, working capital and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Strategy, Finance, Operations, Analytics, or related fields.
• Experience supporting supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, logistics, transportation, procurement, planning, and network design.
• Demonstrated experience developing executive-level analyses and recommendations.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of business cases and investment strategies supporting supply chain transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate tradeoffs among inventory investment, service levels, transportation costs, working capital, and growth opportunities.
• Develop financial and operational models supporting strategic decision making.
• Quantify and prioritize opportunities across inventory, transportation, network design, sourcing, and process improvement.
• Establish value-capture frameworks to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business results.
• Serve as the Logistics & Planning lead for inventory productivity and working capital performance.
• Partner with Inventory Strategy, Planning, Procurement, and Finance teams to establish inventory targets and performance goals.
• Develop analytics supporting: inventory turns, inventory productivity, fill rate optimization, inventory investment levels, excess and obsolete inventory reduction.
• Network optimization & strategic analytics: develop models for network footprint, inventory placement, service level design, transportation optimization, facility investments, inventory segmentation, and cost/service/working capital impacts.
• SIOP / IBP & Business Integration: integrate financial outcomes into SIOP and IBP processes, lead reviews, and align cross-functionally.

Skills

Supply Chain

Strategy

Analytics

Finance

Leadership

Tools

Blue Yonder

Planning Analytics

Job description

MSC Industrial Direct Co.,Inc. in Davidson, NC seeks a Director of Supply Chain Strategy, Analytics & Value Management to lead financial and strategic decisions for logistics and planning.

You will build investment cases, optimize inventory, and drive network efficiency with a value-based framework. You will partner with Planning, Procurement, Finance and Operations to translate analytics into measurable improvements in service levels, working capital and cost efficiency.