Supply Chain Director

Waukesha, United States | Posted on 09/17/2026

Main Line Talent Group (MLTG) is a boutique recruiting firm specializing in ERP talent for manufacturing and distribution companies across the US and Canada. We place direct hire and contract professionals across the full spectrum of mid-market and enterprise ERP platforms — including Epicor (Kinetic, Prophet 21, Eclipse, Bis Track), Acumatica, Infor (CSI/Syteline, LN, M3, Visual), SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, and more.

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Our client is a technology-focused manufacturer specializing in purpose-built computing solutions for demanding, mission-critical environments. With a strong track record in long-lifecycle product programs, they operate a highly engineered, low-volume/high-mix production environment serving defense, industrial, and commercial markets. As they scale, they are creating a new Director of Supply Chain role reporting directly to the CEO to unify and elevate their supply chain function.

The Director of Supply Chain will lead and unify the Material Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Tactical Procurement, and Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) functions under a single, accountable owner. This is a high-visibility, highly collaborative Leadership Team role built for a hands-on operator who is prepared to build planning and sourcing discipline into a team that has historically operated more tactically than strategically — without adding unnecessary bureaucracy or diminishing the organization's speed and flexibility.

Material Planning & Inventory Strategy

• Build and maintain a material planning approach that keeps production supplied against firm and forecasted demand, tuned to long product life cycles and low/no-EOL sourcing constraints.
• Set inventory strategies and buffer/safety stock policies by commodity and program that protect lead times without carrying excess or obsolete inventory.
• Own the forecast-to-buy discipline that ties purchasing commitments (including NCNR terms) to real demand signals, reducing exposure to market pricing swings.
• Partner with Sales to improve forecast accuracy and translate customer demand signals into actionable material plans.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Own supplier selection, qualification, and segmentation strategy across electronic components, subassemblies, and mechanical/rugged enclosures.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and supply agreements; hold the line on pricing enforcement with existing suppliers.
• Develop dual-source and risk-mitigation strategies for constrained or single-source components common in long-lifecycle electronics.
• Partner with Product Management on supplier technical relationships where sourcing strategy intersects with product roadmap.

Tactical Procurement Execution

• Own day-to-day purchasing execution: PO issuance, expediting, supplier delivery performance, and issue resolution.
• Drive supplier score carding and hold underperforming suppliers accountable on quality, delivery, and cost.
• Build the operating cadence (S&OP-style reviews) that connects procurement execution to the production build schedule.
• Own and manage the company's Foreign Trade Zone program, using it to bring in components duty-free and support duty-deferred inventory strategies.
• Leverage the FTZ to provide a competitive, duty-free advantage on outbound shipments.
• Ensure FTZ operations remain compliant with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements, including recordkeeping, inventory control, and reporting.

Cross-Functional Leadership & KPI Ownership

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable the Material Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Tactical…