Director of Supply Chain

Enterprise leadership role responsible for supply chain strategy, supplier performance, working capital, and scalable growth across the R.W. Beckett family of companies. REPORTS TO Vice President of Operations FUNCTION Supply Chain LOCATION North Ridgeville, Ohio Position Mandate The Director of Supply Chain provides strategic leadership, coordination, and functional support for supply chain activities across the R.W. Beckett family of companies, strengthening enterprise-wide capabilities in procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, materials planning, inventory management, logistics, and supply chain performance. Operating within a decentralized manufacturing environment, the Director partners with business-unit and operational leadership to leverage the collective scale, resources, systems, and purchasing power of the organization while preserving the responsiveness and specialized capabilities of individual businesses, and builds a scalable supply chain capability capable of supporting continued growth and acquisitions. Primary Accountabilities 1. Enterprise Supply Chain Leadership Provide leadership, direction, and functional support for supply chain activities across the R.W. Beckett family of companies, developing an enterprise strategy that balances corporate leverage and standardization with the needs of individual businesses and manufacturing locations. Partner with general managers, operations leaders, Finance, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and other functional leaders; establish enterprise-wide standards, processes, metrics, and operating disciplines; and facilitate collaboration among supply chain professionals. 2. Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Lead and support strategic sourcing initiatives across businesses, locations, product categories, and commodities, consolidating purchasing activity and leveraging enterprise-wide spend where doing so creates measurable business value. Develop sourcing strategies that optimize total cost, quality, delivery, service, innovation, and supply continuity; lead or support significant supplier negotiations and strategic relationships under governance that preserves local decision-making authority. 3. Supplier Management and Risk Develop a disciplined approach to supplier selection, qualification, performance measurement, and development, partnering with Quality and Engineering on qualification, First Article Inspection, PPAP, and corrective action. Identify and mitigate risks associated with single-source suppliers, geographic concentration, capacity constraints, financial instability, transportation, and geopolitical conditions, with contingency, dual-source, and business-continuity strategies for critical materials. 4. Materials, Planning, and Inventory Provide functional leadership and best-practice support for materials management, production planning, inventory control, forecasting, demand planning, and sales, inventory, and operations planning. Improve inventory performance, turns, and working capital, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and establish meaningful supply chain KPIs, while maintaining customer service and manufacturing continuity. 5. Logistics, Systems, and Continuous Improvement Evaluate inbound and outbound freight strategies, leverage common carriers, freight agreements, warehousing, and distribution practices, and support domestic and international logistics and import/export compliance. Promote continuous improvement and standardization, and partner with IT and operating leadership on ERP, MRP, WMS, planning, and analytics technologies and consistent reporting on performance, cost, and risk. 6. Organizational Development, Growth, and Acquisitions Mentor and serve as a functional resource for supply chain leaders, assess organizational structures, capabilities, staffing, and succession needs, and develop internal talent and career paths across the family of companies. Participate in acquisition due diligence when requested and identify post…

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