Director, Supply Chain

Director, Supply Chain

Location:

New York, NY

The Director, Supply Chain is a senior leadership role with full ownership of Nécessaire's end-to-end supply chain across strategy, cost structure, supplier relationships, risk management, and the team that executes against all of it. This role is accountable not just for operational continuity but for building the supply chain function into a durable competitive advantage as the brand scales.

The Director sets the strategic direction for the supply chain, leads commercial negotiations at the highest level, and partners with Finance, Planning, Product Development, and Operations to ensure supply chain decisions connect directly to business outcomes. Direct reports include the Supply Chain Associate and the expectation is to develop this team and build headcount in line with brand growth.

This is a player‑coach role. Strategic ownership does not come at the expense of operational judgment and the right candidate is as comfortable making a sourcing architecture decision as they are daily execution and resolving a supplier escalation.

This role reports to the VP, Operations and is based in the New York City area.

• Define and own the multi-year supply chain roadmap; translate Nécessaire's growth targets into supplier capacity, inventory positioning, and procurement infrastructure
• Lead supply base design decisions (make vs. buy, single vs. dual source, near‑shore vs. offshore) with full accountability for the cost, risk, and speed tradeoffs
• Identify structural capability gaps across people, process, and systems; build the operating model required to support the next stage of growth
• Establish supply chain KPIs and a performance accountability framework; report regularly to VP and cross‑functional leadership on function health and risk exposure

• Own the strategic supplier portfolio; cultivate and maintain executive‑level relationships with contract manufacturers and key component vendors including leading annual supplier business reviews and SLA accountability
• Design and execute a preferred supplier strategy that reduces concentration risk, supports innovation pipeline requirements, and creates leverage in commercial negotiations
• Serve as the executive escalation point for supply disruptions; lead cross‑functional response planning and own senior stakeholder communication

• Own the supply chain cost structure; lead annual COGS target‑setting in partnership with Finance and hold accountability for margin delivery across the full product portfolio
• Lead strategic cost negotiations with contract manufacturers and component suppliers; develop multi‑year pricing frameworks that create stability and protect margin
• Identify and resolve ad hoc supplier cost increases through negotiation and commercial leverage; build cost analysis and scenario models that support rapid, data‑backed decision‑making
• Build and present cost/risk scenario models that support high‑stakes decisions for new product launches, supplier transitions, market expansion
• Ensure supply chain cost assumptions are integrated into the annual operating plan and long‑range financial model; partner with Finance as a peer, not a downstream input

• Lead the supply chain workstream for all NPD from brief through commercial launch; own supply‑side go/no‑go milestone accountability
• Engage early in development to influence sourcing strategy, component selection, and BOM architecture reducing launch risk and preventing structural COGS problems before they're locked in
• Set lead time standards and procurement calendars that support the brand's innovation pace; surface supply constraints that affect launch timing to VP and cross‑functional leads
• Partner with the Sr. Supply Planner on BOM setup, inventory planning, and safety stock strategy for new products

• Oversee procurement execution across all finished goods and components; ensure PO management, receipt processing, and ERP data integrity are consistently maintained
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