Director of Supply Chain

Who We Are

Image Solutions designs, sources, manufactures, and distributes custom uniforms for regional and national organizations across a wide range of industries. Our mission is to make our customers, team members, and partners look and feel great at work. We’re known for personalized service, a strong team culture, and giving back, including donating 10% of our annual profits to charity.

The Role

The Director of Supply Chain leads the strategy and execution of our end-to-end supply chain, including planning, inventory, sourcing, procurement, production, product commercialization, and logistics.

As a member of the Leadership Team, you’ll partner across the business to build a supply chain that supports growth, strengthens product availability and service, manages cost and working capital, and reduces operational risk.

This role is a great fit for a leader who can move comfortably between strategy and execution. You use data to make decisions, create clarity and accountability, develop strong teams and supplier partnerships, and build processes that help the organization move faster and operate more effectively.

This is a hybrid position based in Long Beach, CA, with three days per week in the office and periodic international travel, including to Asia and Central America. The role reports to the President.

What You’ll Own

Supply Chain Strategy & Performance: Set the direction for the supply chain and establish the processes, priorities, and performance measures needed to support growth, profitability, customer service, and scalability. Identify risks and opportunities early and translate them into clear action.

Planning & Inventory: Lead demand and supply planning and inventory strategy to improve product availability while managing working capital. Create visibility into inventory health, backorders, supply gaps, purchasing needs, and capacity constraints so the business can make proactive decisions.

Sourcing & Supplier Management: Own domestic and international sourcing, procurement, supplier strategy, and negotiations. Develop a strong supplier network that delivers the right balance of cost, quality, capacity, lead time, reliability, and supply continuity.

Product Development & Commercialization: Lead the Product Development function and ensure new products move effectively from concept through commercialization and production readiness. Provide direction and oversight to the Product Development team, ensuring clear priorities, strong development processes, and accountability for quality, cost, manufacturability, and timelines. Partner with Design, Sales, Account Management, and suppliers to resolve issues and ensure products meet customer and business requirements.

Logistics & Distribution: Set transportation and distribution strategies that balance customer service, speed, and cost. Continuously evaluate freight, routing, consolidation, supplier, and operational decisions for opportunities to improve performance.

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead and develop the Supply Chain team with clear priorities, ownership, and accountability. Build strong partnerships across Operations, Sales, Account Management, Design, Finance, and other functions to ensure supply chain decisions support broader company goals.

What Success Looks Like

• Performance is measured against established company and functional OKRs, including key supply chain measures such as OTIF, inventory health, supplier performance, cost, and quality.
• Customers have the products they need when they need them, with fewer preventable backorders and supply disruptions.
• Inventory supports customer demand while maintaining appropriate working capital and minimizing excess or obsolete product.
• Supplier performance improves across cost, quality, lead time, capacity, and reliability.
• Supply chain risks, constraints, and performance are visible early enough for the organization to take action.
• New products move from concept to production with clear ownership, strong quality, appropriate cost, and reliable timelines.
• Logistics and supply chain decisions consistently balance service, speed, cost, and business needs.
• The Supply Chain team operates with clear priorities, accountability, strong processes, and the capability to support the company's growth.
• Cross-functional partners have confidence in supply chain data, communication, commitments, and execution.

What You Bring

• Significant leadership experience across supply chain, planning, procurement, sourcing, or related functions; 10+ years preferred.
• Broad understanding of apparel and promotional products, including sourcing, procurement, production, demand and supply planning, inventory management, and logistics.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams and driving accountability across functions.
• Experience with international sourcing and production, particularly within Asia and/or Central America.
• Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation experience; apparel, uniforms, or textiles experience strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with experience using data to guide inventory, sourcing, cost, and operational decisions.
• Experience leading or overseeing product development and commercialization, with a strong understanding of the apparel development lifecycle from concept through sampling and production.
• Experience with ERP, demand-planning, PLM, workflow, or supply chain reporting systems; NetSuite or similar ERP experience preferred.
• Ability to balance long-term strategy with hands-on leadership in a fast-moving environment.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to travel internationally as needed to support supplier and factory relationships.

What’s In It for You?

• Competitive base pay and annual bonus opportunity of up to 20% of base salary based on achievement of established goals and objectives
• Tuition reimbursement
• Matching 401(k), milestone rewards, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a growing organization that gives back to its community

Pay Range 185000 - 205000 USD