Director-Supply Chain Management

#25-72647

Houston, Texas, USA

Job Category

Procurement/Supply Management

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time

Job Description

Primary Purpose

Performs supply chain and logistics functions such as material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, vendor selection and distribution. Creates integrated processes among internal functions (e.g., operations, purchasing and logistics) and outside suppliers.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Communicates sourcing strategies and results to senior leadership and governance bodies to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Directs the development and implementation of advanced reporting tools that provide actionable insights into purchasing, compliance, and supplier effectiveness.
• Directs the organization’s approach to managing contracts, ensuring favorable terms and consistent service delivery across all agreements.
• Drives strategic planning for materials and inventory, integrating forecasting and optimization practices to support growth and operational resilience.
• Establishes long-term supplier engagement strategies that align with organizational goals and enhance overall performance.
• Optimizes freight cost efficiency and delivery liability for all multimodal transportation systems.
• Shapes the organization’s logistics strategy by aligning storage, distribution, and transportation functions to support operational excellence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

Education

• Typically requires a 4-year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  
  

Experience

• Typically requires 12 years of related experience.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Contract Management - Streamlining the creation, execution, storage or renewal of contracts, with a focus on compliance, often via software or other automated means.
• Data Analysis - Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.
• Demand Forecasting - Estimating the quantity of goods and services the organization realistically expects sell over the forecast period.
• Inventory Management - Managing overall inventory by controlling, overseeing, maintaining and storing products for sale. Ensuring proper inventory management to support all order fulfillment.
• Logistics Management - The part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet customer requirements.
• Purchasing/Procurement Strategy - Refers to The governance framework and roadmap for the way the organization conducts its procurement activity and runs its procurement function.
• Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
• Supply Chain Management - Supply chain management is the management of the flow of goods and services and includes all processes that transform raw materials into final products.
• Supply Chain Risk Management - A systematic process for managing supply chain risk by identifying susceptibilities, vulnerabilities, and threats throughout the supply chain and developing mitigation strategies to combat those threats whether presented by the supplier, the supplies product and its subcomponents, or the supply chain (e.g., initial production, packaging, handling, storage, transport, mission operation, and disposal).
• Vendor Management - Overseeing relationships with key vendors and partner organizations that deliver products, services, and support to the business. Negotiating and managing contracts with key service providers to ensure service levels are set appropriately and met on an ongoing basis.