Director of Materials; DMS

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At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact—innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high‑tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation serves diverse, global customers across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, from craft to smartphones, OLED screens to paper, Pall protects critical operating assets, improves product quality, minimizes emissions and waste, and safeguards health.

The Director of Materials (DMS Director) is responsible for creating, articulating, and supporting Pall’s DMS (Danaher Materials System) strategy throughout the materials teams globally, with responsibility for the APAC/EMEA/NA region. The DMS Director works with and provides direction for Materials Managers on‑site to tailor and execute the material strategy based on regional/market nuance, aiming to create a responsive end‑to‑end supply chain environment in collaboration with Strategic Sourcing partners.

The DMS Director manages the Materials Managers, supports their teams, and directs processes to ensure alignment with Pall’s Global Strategy for DMS and Commodities.

Key responsibilities include production planning standards, tactical procurement standards, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), partnering with sourcing for Plan for Every Supplier (PFES) and global commodity strategies, as well as warehouse and inventory management. The role focuses on deployment and training of Danaher Business System (DBS), DMS, and Problem‑Solving Process (PSP) tools within the materials organization, developing standards, best practices, and continuous improvement, mentoring and developing the planning, purchasing, receiving, warehouse and shipping teams, and overseeing compliance with Pall’s supply‑chain policies and expectations.

This onsite position is part of the global operations organization and can be based in:
DeLand, FL;
Cortland, NY;
Port Washington, NY;
Putnam, CT; or Timonium, MD.

• Deploy site goals and targets by aligning global targets for materials managers
• Develop PFEP standards & planning strategies aligned to global commodity strategies and feed back to the sourcing team to support and influence supplier decisions that impact inventory & service levels for a holistic end‑to‑end planning process
• Manage Purchase Price Variance (PPV) funnels, project management, and project execution by working with site buyers and material managers to deliver yearly PPV savings
• Align global material planning from global forecast to raw material procurement through the S&OP process
• Support & maintain the Global AOS deployment
• Drive the use of Kanban, DMS, and Inventory Management at Gemba (IMAG) Tools & Standards throughout the Materials Organization, ensuring problem‑solving processes and resolution
• Assign SMART inventory goals to materials teams globally, working with finance and sourcing and using Pall Industrial DMS tools and best practices

• A bachelor’s degree in business management, operations management, supply chain management, or engineering
• 5+ years of experience in materials planning and procurement in an international manufacturing and supply chain environment
• 5+ years of experience in inventory management, logistics, demand planning, and scheduling, including a solid understanding of procurement “best practices” (Supplier PULL Systems, VMI, Supplier Assessment, Vendor Rating, supplier Kanban, consignment, stocking, consolidated invoicing)
• 5+ years of proven functional leadership experience in procurement and inventory…