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Sr. Director, Supply Chain - BMP Chemicals

Job in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Listing for: Avantor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
  • Supply Chain/Logistics
    Procurement / Purchasing, Operations Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
  • Management
    Operations Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 168000 - 282000 USD Yearly USD 168000.00 282000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

The Opportunity:

The Sr. Director, Supply Chain establishes and governs the global supply chain strategy across all regions and business segments, ensuring alignment with corporate growth, profitability, resilience, and customer experience objectives. The role partners with the VP, Supply Chain to set the long‑term supply chain strategy for BMP Chemicals and independently translates that strategy into a supply chain operating model, priorities, and execution roadmap.

Once established, The Sr Director, Supply Chain owns the supply chain COE and is accountable for developing and executing action plans to achieve the established targets. This leader is responsible for the orchestrating the entire supply chain management of all product lines. This includes raw material planning and inventory management of raw materials, production planning and scheduling of finished goods.

This position is also responsible for communicating warehousing needs of finished goods and the distribution of the finished goods through the end‑to‑end global supply chain for single sourced products. This role has global responsibility across BMP Chemicals and influences outcomes across multiple business segments, manufacturing sites, regions, and functional organizations. This also includes reporting metrics and organizing standard meetings to drive visibility and improvement into supply chain performance, including trade compliance.

Education:
  • Masters in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or a related field required
  • MBA preferred
  • Green Belt Six Sigma Certifications & Supply Chain Certification (APICS/ IBF) are preferred
Experience:
  • Minimum of ten (10) years in commercial and operations-oriented activities with at least eight (8) years in key management roles directly responsible strategic leadership in Operations and/or Supply Chain Planning functions
  • Deep knowledge of planning / S&OP process and understanding of business / financial goals to provide strategic direction is required
  • Proven track record of meeting/exceeding goals and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all functions
  • Chemical industry experience
  • In depth knowledge of ERP systems, particularly SAP/APO experience required
  • Demonstrated use of OpEx/ABS/or other continuous improvement techniques and methodology to lead improvement efforts through effective problem solving and implementation of corrective action plans
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and working both globally and cross-functionally
  • Understanding of financial impact of plans and actions
  • Well-developed project management skills
  • Strong strategic agility, change leadership, collaboration, and influence skills
  • Proven ability to lead and develop a global organization effectively
  • Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization, including executive management
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
How you will thrive and create an impact

Creates/Develops/Communicates supply chain strategy in line with business strategy. Accountable for supply chain financial performance, including working capital, inventory reserves and exposure, productivity, service, cost-to-serve, and realized financial benefits delivered through supply chain decisions. Develops and executes budgets and action plans to achieve established targets. Provides leadership and ownership across Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, and Network Supply Strategy. Leads a global organization comprised of directors and/or senior managers, accountable for organizational capability, succession depth, leadership pipeline, workforce strategy, organizational design, and development of future supply chain leaders across the supply chain function.

Defines and approves enterprise supply chain policies associated with BMP Chemicals, planning standards, inventory governance models, and performance frameworks adopted globally. Drives the use of consistent tools and processes across functions, enabling all functions to optimize…

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