Director of Supply Chain

Job summary

The Director of Supply Chain will establish end-to-end planning disciplines and lead a new department consolidating procurement, inventory, logistics, and materials engineering. They are responsible for designing cross-border material flows and ensuring ERP success through robust master data and process governance.

Job details

Job Summary The Director of Supply Chain establishes end-to-end supply chain planning discipline so that AMI’s growth promises meet physical reality. As AMI is growing & we are focusing on growth — from a single plant into a multi-site, cross-border manufacturer — this role stands up and leads a defined Supply Chain department, consolidating the planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and materials/process engineering that today are fragmented across Operations, Engineering, Business Administration, and Operational Excellence. It owns the planning, master data, and material flow that make a modern ERP and the AMI USA cross-border operation work. This is a net-new leadership hire reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, alongside the Director of Manufacturing Operations Qualifications & experience Experience. 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a discrete, custom, or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment. Function-building. Proven experience standing up or transforming a supply chain function — not only running an established one. ERP. Hands-on ERP selection and/or implementation experience (Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central, Infor, or similar), including MRP, transfer orders, and multi-level BOMs. Multi-site & cross-border. Multi-site planning and Canada–U.S. cross-border / import-export experience. Planning depth. Strong S&OP, demand planning, inventory optimization, and procurement / supplier-management expertise. Leadership. A track record building and developing teams and partnering across Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and IT. Data discipline. Comfort setting master-data, BOM, and routing governance. Credentials. APICS / CSCP / CPIM or equivalent. Key Responsibilities Sales & Operations Planning. Operations capacity across all sites. Materials, procurement & inventory. Lead materials planning, procurement strategy, inventory management, and supplier performance. ERP groundwork. Lay the process groundwork for ERP success — enforce robust planning routines before automation so the new ERP (the Epicor-versus-Business-Central decision now in progress) improves the business rather than simply speeding up poor processes. Master data & BOM governance. Own BOM structure, routing master data, and ERP planning / master-data ownership; partner with Sales on forecast accuracy, Engineering on BOM governance, and Operations on capacity. Cross-border material flow (Prentice). Design and run the cross-border material and inventory process for AMI USA / Prentice — in-transit visibility, customs and compliance data, and receiving — supporting the fabricate → cross-border transfer → weld → assemble → ship flow. Multi-site planning. Plan a multi-stage, multi-site material flow — raw material → fabrication → component inventory → kitting → interplant transfer → weld → assembly → paint → shipment — across Hawkesville, Elmira, and including any future Elmira fabrication-center-of-excellence model. Quality partnership. Partner with Quality and OpEx on supplier quality and on the check applied to parts leaving Hawkesville before cross-border transfer. Build the team. Structure the department’s groups, develop the people, and train and build the team into a proactive planning function. Success Metrics On-time delivery held or improved as volume grows. Inventory turns versus stockouts. Premium-freight and expedite cost as a percentage of sales, trending down. Quote-to-ship cycle-time reliability Material-cost savings from planning. ERP margin case — measurable contribution to the projected 5–10% margin improvement through planning, data, and master-data discipline.

What you’ll do

The Director of Supply Chain will establish end-to-end planning disciplines and lead a new department consolidating procurement, inventory, logistics, and materials engineering. They are responsible for designing cross-border material flows and ensuring ERP success through robust master data and process governance.

Requirements

Candidates must have 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience within a manufacturing environment. Proven expertise in ERP implementation, multi-site planning, and professional certifications such as APICS, CSCP, or CPIM are required.

Listed skills

• Inventory Optimization · Preferred
• Team building · Preferred
• Procurement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Supply chain leadership
• ERP implementation
• S&OP
• Demand planning
• Inventory optimization
• Procurement
• Supplier management
• Master data governance
• BOM management
• Cross-border logistics
• Multi-site planning
• Manufacturing operations
• Process engineering
• Team building
• Capacity planning
• Import-export compliance
• Materials Planning
• Supplier Management
• Infor Software
• Sales and Operations Planning
• Supply Chain
• Data Sovereignty
• Demand Planning
• Procurement Strategy
• Supply Chain Planning
• Planning
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Supplier Quality Management
• Automation
• Business Administration
• Certified in Planning and Inventory Management
• APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional
• Cycle Time Variation
• Process Engineering
• Sales
• Forecasting
• Governance
• Leadership
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Turnover
• Manufacturing Operations
• Material Flow Management
• Material Requirements Planning
• Operational Excellence
• Operations
• Sales Engineering
• Site Planning
• Supplier Performance Management

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• Engineering
• Director of Supply Chain
• Supply, Distribution and Related Managers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers