Supply Chain Director

Robert Half • North Tonawanda, NY • 1d ago

Description

Robert Half Permanent Placement is excited to partner with a successful distributor in the Buffalo, NY area on their search for a skilled and qualified Supply Chain Director. This crucial role will offer leadership and innovation opportunities at a leading company with roots in our area back to the 1970s. This is a Direct Hire position with a starting salary of $1100,000 - $150,000 and includes a comprehensive benefits package plus annual bonus structure.

Please note: relocation expenses may be offered for the right candidate!

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Establish and implement supply chain processes and operating practices that improve procurement execution, inventory performance, material availability, logistics, and overall supply continuity

Evaluate purchasing and supply chain workflows to uncover inefficiencies, control gaps, risks, and opportunities for greater consistency, then drive appropriate corrective actions

Direct purchasing activities and provide leadership to the Senior Buyer, ensuring supplier commitments, pricing arrangements, inventory requirements, and operational needs are effectively translated into execution

Monitor supplier and material performance, coordinate resolution of shortages, quality concerns, pricing or quantity discrepancies, and other purchasing issues, while escalating significant trends and risks to leadership

Strengthen inventory management through improved ERP accuracy, transaction discipline, inventory visibility, demand alignment, usage analysis, and management of excess or slow-moving materials

Partner with Transportation and Distribution leadership to improve freight utilization, routing, carrier performance, warehouse workflows, material handling, order fulfillment, and the cost-effectiveness of internal and external transportation

Lead cross-functional improvement efforts designed to eliminate unnecessary manual work, reduce bottlenecks and waste, improve documentation and controls, enhance data integrity, and create scalable supply chain processes

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, with at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience spanning supply chain, procurement, purchasing, logistics, inventory, or related operations; demonstrated experience leading supply chain or purchasing personnel is required

Strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and process-development capabilities, with the ability to establish structure in evolving environments, manage multiple priorities, and work effectively with Sales, Finance, Operations, Planning, Transportation, and Distribution teams

Advanced working knowledge of ERP and inventory systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, along with demonstrated success improving supply chain reporting, data quality, operational controls, and process efficiency; experience in the oil, lubricants, or related industrial products sector and/or a multi-site environment is a huge plus

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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