Director of Supply Chain

Director Of Supply Chain

Vantage Med Tech provides comprehensive design and manufacturing services, supporting the advancement of medical technologies from concept through to product realization. We develop and manufacture new products for the treatment of heart failure, cancer, stroke, Gene Therapy, COPD, TBI, Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Clots, Brain Surgery, and many more. We are searching for top-tier talent to apply their expertise to making life better for hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide.

Position Summary:

The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for leading Vantage Med Tech's end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution across procurement, supplier management, materials management, warehousing, inventory control, and shipping logistics. This role will develop scalable supply chain processes that support customer commitments, uninterrupted production, cost objectives, working capital performance, and supplier reliability across Kansas and New Jersey operations. This position requires a strategic and hands-on supply chain leader with strong experience in sourcing, global supplier management, commercial negotiations, ERP/MRP discipline, inventory optimization, warehouse operations, and cross-functional leadership in a regulated manufacturing environment.

The Director will lead a team of buyers and warehouse personnel while partnering closely with Manufacturing, Quality, NPI, Tech Services, Program Management, Finance, and site leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support Vantage's operational priorities, customer commitments, growth objectives, cost targets, and working capital goals.
• Lead all purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, warehouse, inventory control, and shipping logistics activities across Kansas and New Jersey operations.
• Negotiate supplier pricing, payment terms, lead times, supply commitments, commercial terms, contracts, and service agreements to improve cost, cash flow, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.
• Develop domestic and global sourcing strategies for critical commodities, including electronic components, printed circuit board assemblies, fabricated metals, injection molded plastics, printed materials, packaging, and other direct materials.
• Evaluate global supply markets, supplier capacity, geopolitical risk, cost trends, lead-time risk, and alternative supply options to improve supply chain resiliency.
• Establish supplier segmentation, supplier scorecards, performance reviews, escalation processes, and business reviews with key suppliers.
• Drive supplier development, supplier consolidation, dual-sourcing, lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and supply risk mitigation initiatives.
• Ensure material availability to support production continuity, customer commitments, NPI programs, product transfers, and transition-to-production plans.
• Lead shortage management and escalation processes for supplier constraints, delivery risks, end-of-life notices, material disruptions, and customer-impacting issues.
• Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, and NPI teams to align supplier readiness, inventory strategy, production requirements, and customer demand.
• Evaluate and maintain ERP/MRP planning parameters, supplier information, lead times, order quantities, safety stock, reorder points, purchasing controls, and supply-demand balances.
• Develop inventory strategies that balance material availability, customer service, production continuity, inventory turns, excess and obsolete exposure, and working capital objectives.
• Lead warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, storage controls, material issuance, inventory transactions, cycle counts, shipping, logistics coordination, and freight management.
• Establish and maintain cycle count discipline, inventory accuracy processes, root-cause corrective actions, and inventory control metrics across warehouse operations.
• Oversee domestic and international shipping logistics, carrier relationships, freight performance, shipment documentation, and on-time shipment execution.
• Maintain compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, Vantage quality system…