Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions

Director, Global Supply Chain Solutions (Job )

Location:

Arizona:
Tempe

Post Date: 6/2/2026

Close Date: 9/28/2028

Category:
Materials

Employment Type:

Regular

At Benchmark
, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential.

At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary:The position has global remit and acts as the liaison for all supply chain matters associated with assigned customers and/or market segments. The position is aligned with the market segments and works closely with the Business Development Executives, assigned customers, manufacturing sites associated with those assigned customers as well as all other aspects and departments supporting the business. The position also provides supply chain architecture and design for the customers as needed and provides supply chain leadership for engineering design activities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide global supply chain leadership in the supply chain strategy development for assigned customers
• Partner with Business Development Executives in the process of developing new and existing customer relationships via sales effort support and meetings
• Gains deep understanding of customer’s product, markets, critical schedules, KPIs and critical to success elements in order to facilitate and communicate customer requirements throughout the Benchmark value chain
• Provide supply chain architecture and design services
• Supplier selection - Assist sourcing where possible as part of supply chain design
• Influence product and component design for total cost of ownership and supply chain design
• Identify cost reduction opportunities within the design to support the customer
• Look for opportunities for Benchmark design engineering to support the customer
• Facilitates strategic sourcing initiatives in support of assigned business
• Develop close working relationship with sourcing teams (Site level and corporate level)
• Identify missing sourcing requirements, collaborate with global sourcing to identify suppliers to fill requisites
• Provides initial Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input and recommends ideas to drive lowest total cost of ownership for the product
• Ensures proper establishment of new supplier relationships for assigned customers as appropriate where Benchmark preferred suppliers are utilized, or where Benchmark is sourcing new suppliers for customer’s products
• Act as conduit for Benchmark preferred supplier network and key/critical suppliers for product
• Identify suppliers and/or supplier capabilities required to support product/business
• Utilize Benchmark global preferred supplier network where possible
• Provide suppliers feedback on quote performance. Include corporate sourcing and corporate quote groups the same feedback
• Interfaces with Benchmark and supplier manufacturing sites as required
• Support continuous improvement for the supply chain strategy including the product, product’s market and customer
• Collaborate with site on strategies and executables
• Develop close working relationships with Site GM, Site Directors and CFT Supply Chain Analysts.
• Assist site with strategic quotes
• Interfaces with Design Engineering as required
• Listen closely to the customer for product, market and business needs to act as the interface with design
• Provide input/direction on design changes which optimize supply chain performance for product/ business
• Collaborate with the design team to align with customer expectations
• Develop close working relationship with quote teams (site level and Corporate)
• Establish Supply Chain Design and Strategy. Provide direction on preferred suppliers…