Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations

Harris Companies; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 164,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insu

401K with company match

Vacation time, sick time, and paid hol

Paid Parental leave

Short-Term Incentive Plan

Job summary

Harris Companies, inc in Saint Paul, MN seeks a Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations to lead strategy across manufacturing, sourcing, fulfillment and systems, driving enterprise-wide performance and organizational capability.

You will translate forecasts into material plans, manage inventory and working capital, establish standards and metrics, and collaborate across Finance, Engineering, and Suppliers to optimize cost, quality, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the supply chain strategy supporting manufacturing and external product growth.
• Lead purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, fulfillment, and logistics across the manufacturing network.
• Establish enterprise standards, operating expectations, and performance measures.
• Build and develop supply chain leadership and organizational capability as the business scales.
• Translate manufacturing forecasts and facility assignments into network-level material requirements.
• Establish visibility into material demand, constraints, and long-lead requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing Operations to align material availability with production requirements and customer commitments.
• Establish inventory strategy and policies, including stocking levels, buffer/safety stock for long-lead and high-use materials, and working capital targets, balancing material availability against cash.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks that could impact production.
• Develop national sourcing and purchasing strategies that leverage enterprise scale while supporting justified regional requirements.
• Establish and govern material standards, approved supplier strategies, and supplier agreements.
• Develop strategic supplier relationships and improve performance across quality, cost, delivery, and service.
• Identify supply risks and opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and strategic partnerships.
• Lead the development and operation of Harris' fulfillment and logistics network.
• Establish consistent standards for material receiving, staging, kitting, warehousing, shipment, and delivery.
• Ensure material readiness supports manufacturing requirements and completed products flow efficiently to customers and jobsites.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and control across warehouses and fulfillment centers, including receiving, storage, and cycle counts.
• Scale fulfillment capabilities alongside the manufacturing network.
• Establish end-to-end visibility of material and order status across the manufacturing network.
• Partner with Industrial Engineering, Technology, and Data teams to improve supply chain systems and reporting.
• Establish and monitor supply chain KPIs covering material availability, supplier performance, purchasing, fulfillment, logistics, and inventory.
• Use performance data to identify risks, constraints, and improvement priorities.
• This role works closely with: Manufacturing Operations and Plant Leadership, Industrial and Product Engineering, Construction Operations, Finance, Quality Assurance, Technology and Data teams, Suppliers and strategic partners.

Job description

Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations

Job Description:

Supply Chain Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute the supply chain strategy supporting manufacturing and external product growth.


• Lead purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, fulfillment, and logistics across the manufacturing network.


• Establish enterprise standards, operating expectations, and performance measures.


• Build and develop supply chain leadership and organizational capability as the business scales.

Demand Planning & Material Readiness

• Translate manufacturing forecasts and facility assignments into network-level material requirements.


• Establish visibility into material demand, constraints, and long-lead requirements.


• Partner with Manufacturing Operations to align material availability with production requirements and customer commitments.


• Establish inventory strategy and policies, including stocking levels, buffer/safety stock for long-lead and high-use materials, and working capital targets, balancing material availability against cash.


• Identify and mitigate supply risks that could impact production.

Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing & Supplier Management

• Develop national sourcing and purchasing strategies that leverage enterprise scale while supporting justified regional requirements.


• Establish and govern material standards, approved supplier strategies, and supplier agreements.


• Develop strategic supplier relationships and improve performance across quality, cost, delivery, and service.


• Identify supply risks and opportunities for standardization, consolidation, and strategic partnerships.

Fulfillment & Logistics

• Lead the development and operation of Harris' fulfillment and logistics network.


• Establish consistent standards for material receiving, staging, kitting, warehousing, shipment, and delivery.


• Ensure material readiness supports manufacturing requirements and completed products flow efficiently to customers and jobsites.


• Ensure inventory accuracy and control across warehouses and fulfillment centers, including receiving, storage, and cycle counts.


• Scale fulfillment capabilities alongside the manufacturing network.

Systems, Visibility & Performance

• Establish end-to-end visibility of material and order status across the manufacturing network.


• Partner with Industrial Engineering, Technology, and Data teams to improve supply chain systems and reporting.


• Establish and monitor supply chain KPIs covering material availability, supplier performance, purchasing, fulfillment, logistics, and inventory.


• Use performance data to identify risks, constraints, and improvement priorities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

This role works closely with:

• Manufacturing Operations and Plant Leadership


• Industrial and Product Engineering


• Construction Operations


• Finance


• Quality Assurance


• Technology and Data teams


• Suppliers and strategic partners

Your life at Harris

As one of the country's leading mechanical contractors, Harris offers you the best of both worlds: the stability, resources and opportunities of a national company, and the team culture, creative spirit and customer loyalty of a local business. If you thrive on variety and new challenges, we want to meet you!

From stadiums to manufacturing facilities, power plants to hospitals, concert halls to classrooms, we handle projects of all sizes and complexity from multiple regional locations across the country.

Harris Benefits + Compensation

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance


• 401K with company match


• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays


• Paid Parental leave


• Short-Term Incentive Plan

Visit our Careers Page for additional benefit details: https://www.harriscompany.com/careers/employee-benefits-at-a-glance

Pay Range:

$164,000.00 - $237,800.00

The actual salary offer will vary by candidate based on a wide range of factors such as specific skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.