Senior Director of Materials & Execution - Materials Management & Execution, Supply Chain

Supply Chain Execution Leadership

• Lead global materials planning and execution processes to ensure uninterrupted supply and optimized inventory levels.

• Drive execution excellence across procurement, manufacturing support, fulfillment, and logistics coordination.

• Develop and implement strategies to improve supply continuity, delivery performance, and operational responsiveness.

• Proactively manage supplier execution driving alignment to balance demand, production capacity, and inventory investment.

Materials Management

• Direct inventory planning, replenishment, allocation, and material flow across multiple sites and distribution networks.

• Ensure proper inventory control management and proactively manage clean to build assessments to ensure material availability.

• Drive supplier commits at a weekly, monthly, and quarterly level and ensure suppliers can deliver to those commits. 

• Establish inventory targets, safety stock policies, and execution metrics aligned with business goals.

• Drive shortage mitigation with Sourcing team and excess and obsolete inventory reduction

• Ensure material readiness to support manufacturing schedules and customer commitments.

• Work with Supply Planning team on allocation of material during times of supply constraints.

Operational Performance & Analytics

• Define and monitor KPIs including OTIF, fill rates, supplier commits accuracy, and supplier performance.

• Use data analytics and business intelligence tools to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.

• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for execution failures and supply disruptions.

• Champion continuous improvement and drive operational excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Logistics, and Suppliers onon forecast and risk short and long term.

• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to improve supply reliability and responsiveness.

• Support new product introductions, infrastructure expansions, and strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Serve as a key escalation point for supply chain execution.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build and lead high-performing global teams across materials planning and supply execution functions.

• Foster a culture of accountability, agility, collaboration, and operational discipline.

• Mentor leaders and develop organizational capabilities in advanced supply chain execution practices.

• Lead organizational transformation initiatives and process standardization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field required; MBA preferred.

• 12+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience, including materials management and execution operations.

• Experience leading complex global supply chain organizations in manufacturing, technology, consumer goods, or related industries.

• Strong expertise in ERP/MRP systems.

• Proven track record driving inventory optimization, service improvement, and operational execution performance.

• Deep understanding of Materials Management and Execution, S&OP, demand/supply planning, inventory management, and logistics operations.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience using supply chain metrics and dashboards.