Global Supply Chain Director, Engineered Materials

Job Location: Brecksville, OH preferred

Job type:Exempt, Full-time

Type of role:Hybrid

About Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit

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Unleash Your Potential. Are you a dynamic leader passionate about shaping the future of global supply chains? Join Lubrizol Engineered Materials (LZEM) as our Global Supply Chain Senior Director and drive our mission and vision in supply chain excellence. In this pivotal role, you will craft and implement cutting-edge supply chain strategies that not only align with our business goals but also prioritize safety, people development, and employee engagement.

As the Global Supply Chain Director, you will oversee all supply chain operations across our Life Sciences and Performance Coatings Businesses, ensuring they efficiently support our division's objectives. Your responsibilities will span across demand planning, long-term strategic planning, medium-term supply planning, short-term production scheduling, customer service, and customer assistance.

A key focus of this role is the continuous enhancement of our Sales & Operations Planning process. You will ensure end-to-end alignment and execution, maintaining a strong balance between customer service levels, costs, and inventory.

Sitting on both the Engineered Materials Leadership Team and the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team, you will play a crucial role in steering our supply chain towards unparalleled performance and financial success.

• Lead a Global Team
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  Manage a global supply chain organization of 90 employees, ensuring customer service and cost-to-serve expectations are met across our Life Sciences and Performance Coatings businesses.
• Strategic Alignment
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  Collaborate with the President of LZEM to align global supply chain strategies with the overall business strategies of LZEM.
• Representation and Strategy
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  Act as the supply chain representative in LZEM leadership team meetings, actively participating in business strategy sessions and developing supply chain plans to address identified business needs.
• Optimize Coordination
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  Work with LZEM Global Manufacturing Leaders to enhance the coordination between manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Leadership Development
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  Invest in and prioritize the development of current and future leaders through assignments, coaching, mentoring, and effective administration of rewards and recognition.
• Global Coordination
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  Coordinate with regional supply chain organizations to globally optimize planning, production, and inventory management. Set metrics for managing NWSM inventory levels and coordinate effective Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes. Communicate short and long-term strategic initiatives.
• Logistics and Process Improvement
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  Collaborate closely with the Logistics team to identify opportunities for streamlining and optimizing the distribution network. Implement supply chain process improvements to enhance efficiency and performance.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in the areas of supply chain management, engineering, or another related field. Extensive experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 10 years of supply chain experience plus supervisory/managerial experience (supply chain, manufacturing and/or commercial experience).
• Advanced degree in supply chain or business management is preferred.

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