AMBITION
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade
Location: Northville
Director Of Supply Chain
Join the OX team, creators of OX-IS—an all-in-one solution meeting building code requirements for structural sheathing, continuous insulation, and weather and air resistive barrier performance. We're seeking a Director of Supply Chain who's ready to be part of an innovative company delivering high-performance building solutions that simplify construction and ensure code compliance.
About The Role
The Director of Procurement – Building Envelope is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that support business growth, operational excellence, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity across the Building Envelope division. This role leads strategic sourcing initiatives for both direct and indirect spend categories, including raw materials, packaging, logistics, manufacturing inputs, MRO, capital projects, and operational services. The Director partners closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, and Commercial leadership to optimize total cost of ownership, strengthen supplier performance, mitigate supply chain risks, and support business objectives.
This leader drives procurement excellence through category management, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, analytics, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and sustainability objectives.
What You'll Accomplish
Safety & Compliance
Ensure adherence to all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Promote a culture of safety, ethical sourcing, compliance, and operational discipline throughout procurement activities. Ensure supplier compliance with quality, environmental, safety, and ethical standards.
Procurement Strategy & Category Leadership
Develop and implement procurement strategies for direct and indirect spend categories that align with Building Envelope business objectives, operational requirements, and financial targets. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives to improve cost competitiveness, supplier performance, working capital, and supply reliability while minimizing risk. Establish and execute category management strategies for key materials, services, logistics, and capital expenditures to support manufacturing and business priorities.
Identify and drive cost-reduction opportunities through supplier negotiations, value engineering, process improvements, and strategic sourcing initiatives. Leverage market intelligence, industry trends, and spend analytics to support sourcing decisions and long-term procurement planning.
Supplier Management & Strategic Sourcing
Lead supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, and relationship management activities to secure best value, quality, innovation, and service performance. Develop strategic supplier partnerships and implement supplier performance management programs, including scorecards, KPIs, business reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives. Lead contract negotiations and management activities, including pricing agreements, service-level expectations, risk mitigation provisions, and commercial terms. Collaborate with suppliers to identify opportunities for innovation, sustainability improvements, product enhancements, and supply chain optimization.
Logistics & Distribution
Direct transportation, warehousing, and distribution operations. Optimize freight costs while maintaining high customer service levels. Improve warehouse productivity, order accuracy, and delivery performance. Evaluate and manage third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Operational Support
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial teams to align procurement priorities with business strategy, production requirements, capital projects, and growth initiatives. Support manufacturing facilities by ensuring continuity of supply, resolving supplier performance issues, and proactively managing supply chain risks. Participate in new product development, product reformulation, and capital investment projects to ensure procurement alignment and supplier readiness. Provide procurement leadership for business continuity planning, risk management, and supplier diversification strategies.
Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement
Lead, mentor, and develop procurement team members while fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and results-oriented culture. Establish performance metrics and reporting processes to monitor procurement effectiveness, savings achievement, supplier performance, and compliance. Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement processes, systems, governance, and operational efficiency. Support the implementation and optimization of procurement technologies, analytics tools, and best practices to strengthen organizational capabilities.
Key Success Measures
Cost savings and cost avoidance achievement. Supplier quality,…
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