Beneva Group has recently been retained by a high-growth manufacturing company to find their Director of Supply Chain. This person will be tasked with designing and implementing a new supply chain organization/structure to renovate or replace inefficient and costly current-state processes.

Position Overview:

This position, reporting to the SVP of Operations, will lead the North America Supply Chain. The role is instrumental in leading and delivering a supply and demand team that delivers best-in-class customer service levels while driving strong, cost-effective production and inventory management processes. The role requires a keen interest in planning operations, forecasting demand, manufacturing processes, supply chain optimization, team building, and collaboration across the company and with external supply chain partners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create and deliver continuous improvement roadmap to optimize storage, transportation function, planning, and purchasing experience.
• Design and implement methods to gather and manage logistics & supply chain data from both internal and external resources.
• Develop and establish key supply chain KPI in areas of inbound logistics & warehousing to improve supply chain processes.
• Manage all 3PL warehouse partners, including establishing KPI standards.
• Partner with business teams on matters of inventory, freight, storage projections, negotiations, and contracts to support efficiency and costs.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
• Lean / Six Sigma certification
• 8+ years of Materials, Distribution, and Logistics Management leadership experience in manufacturing and warehousing facilities.
• Experience successfully designing and implementing a Lean supply chain organization/structure
• Proven track record of improving departmental KPI's/deliverables and inventory improvement through Kanban systems, VMI, and PFEP
• Experience using mainstream ERP/MRP/WMS systems
• Prior multi-site supply chain management experience
• Deep functional expertise in key areas including distribution and logistics network optimization, transportation, warehouse sourcing, 3PL operating experience, and production and inventory planning
• Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

Location: This position is based in the Newark, NJ, area. Relocation assistance is available.