Supply Chain Director

Forney Industries, Inc.; Fort Collins, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

401K with profit sharing

Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Forney Industries, Inc is seeking a Supply Chain Director in Fort Collins, CO to lead a four‑person procurement division and coordinate with the Forney Asia team. You will drive a global sourcing strategy, vet and negotiate with suppliers, and manage supplier performance while reducing costs and maintaining quality.

The role requires Lean/CI excellence, international supplier experience, and leadership of a procurement team to optimize inventory turns and service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Material Management, Operations Management or equivalent with 10‑years’ experience in Supply Chain/Procurement and 6‑years supervisory leadership.
• OR, 20‑years’ experience in Supply Chain/Procurement with 10‑years supervisory leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading Lean/Continuous Improvement implementations (e.g. Kaizen events, 5S, value stream mapping) within a supply chain or procurement organization; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience sourcing and managing suppliers internationally (e.g. Asia‑Pacific, Europe, and/or other overseas manufacturing regions), including direct experience with import/export logistics, overseas supplier negotiations, and offshore supplier management.
• Experience with NetSuite Enterprise Resource Program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean Implementation efforts by planning Kaizen events, applying 5S and value stream mapping, and building a continuous‑improvement culture.
• Oversee global sourcing strategy, supplier vetting, contract negotiations, and selection.
• Manage supplier relationships and adherence to contract terms to ensure on‑time production and cost control.
• Collaborate with sales, product management and engineering to bring new products to market.
• Work with logistics to ensure timely, cost‑effective delivery domestically and overseas.

Skills

Lean/Continuous Improvement

Supplier management

Global sourcing

Contract negotiations

Inventory management

Leadership

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Material Management, Operations Management or equivalent

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Supply Chain Director

Description

Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins, CO

Forney Industries, Inc is one of America’s longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Forney will be celebrating its 95th anniversary, and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940’s. With such a longstanding history, it’s safe to say that Forney has been there for welders and metalworkers since the beginning of the trade. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company now offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do it yourself markets. Distributing products to all 50 states, Forney has an extensive customer network, and is committed to providing the highest standard products and customer service possible.

Forney offers base salary, generous bonus potential, and employee benefits including 401K and Profit Sharing. Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Pet insurance. Flex spending accounts as well as other optional plans.

Salary range- $130,000-$150,000

Summary

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible to the Chief Operating Officer for the overall leadership of the four-employee Procurement Division for Forney Industries. The Director of Supply Chain will also be the key point of contact for our Forney Asia team. Forney Asia is a team of roughly 5 employees that help source, vet, and maintain relationships with vendors across Asia. Key responsibilities are to develop and maintain a global sourcing strategy that directly supports Company A’s fast-growing sales, to oversee manufacturer/supplier vetting, contract negotiations, and selection and to manage approved supplier relations. This role requires a proven background in global/international supply chain management and hands‑on leadership of Lean process improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Director is responsible for leadership of the Procurement Team to right‑size inventory levels, ensure optimal inventory turns, take corrective action for non‑conforming product and to minimize product costs and expenses without impacting quality.?

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage team that creates and manages accurate purchase order creation.
• Lead our Lean Implementation efforts by planning and facilitating Kaizen events, applying 5S and value stream mapping, and building a continuous‑improvement culture across the Procurement team.
• Work with sales and product management to support promotion or new customer opportunities.
• Work with product management and engineering to bring new products to market.
• Global Sourcing: Supplier vetting, contract negotiations, and selection.
• Supplier management: Adherence to contract terms, on‑time supplier production, cost/pricing negotiations, etc..
• Inventory turns: Reduce total on‑hand inventory while maintaining a customer service level of >95%.
• Prepare and issue Transfer Orders (inventory balance), as required to ensure appropriate product availability at all Forney Industry associated warehouses.
• Prepare and issue requests for Proposals/Quotes to support new product introductions.
• Create a faster, more agile supply chain. Use lean methodology to drive waste out of the material ordering processes.
• Work in conjunction with the Director of Logistics to ensure timely and cost‑effective delivery of overseas and domestic products.
• Improve product quality continuously. Participate in quality improvement teams, assist in developing quality improvement methodology and drive quality discipline into the supply base.
• Direct offshore resources for supplier management and on‑time supplier compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Material Management, Operations Management or equivalent with 10‑years’ experience in Supply Chain/Procurement and 6‑years supervisory leadership.
• OR, 20‑years’ experience in Supply Chain/Procurement with 10‑years supervisory leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading Lean/Continuous Improvement implementations (e.g. Kaizen events, 5S, value stream mapping) within a supply chain or procurement organization; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience sourcing and managing suppliers internationally (e.g. Asia‑Pacific, Europe, and/or other overseas manufacturing regions), including direct experience with import/export logistics, overseas supplier negotiations, and offshore supplier management.
• Experience with NetStuite Enterprise Resource Program preferred.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Computer literacy required. Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is mandatory.
• Implement and improve lean practices while reducing waste.
• Demonstrated ability to multi‑task.
• Analyze technical and financial data.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Attention to detail, the ability to make decisions, and working autonomously are key skills in this role.
• Basic office experience such as typing, filing, and proofreading are mandatory.
• Professional appearance and demeanor are expected.

Key Performance Indicators

• Inventory turns continuous year‑over‑year increase.
• Customer fill‑rate =95%.

Language & Mathematical Skills

Ability to develop, read and interpret contractual documents, customer requests, supplier proposals, sales data, cancellations and the like. Ability to write detailed reports and correspondence.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Ability to design and interpret supply chain and logistical calculations, formulas and graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to interpret a variety of contracts, reports and technical data furnished in written, oral, diagram or virtual on‑line formats. Must be a self‑starter and able to perform tasks without direct supervision. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, and occasionally weld, cut, and grind metal. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment is a traditional office setting with occasionally time spent in a warehouse environment. After hours international calls are required. International and domestic travel is required.

Please Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Duties, responsibilities or qualifications may change at any time with or without notice.