Director of Supply Chain Management for a Leading Packaging Company
Treehouse PartnersOur client is a renowned business in the packaging/injection molding industry. They have been in operation for over 100 years, building a business based on strong relationships, quality craftsmanship, and a deep commitment to customer satisfaction. They are seeking a Director of Supply Chain Management to elevate and modernize the supply chain function across their manufacturing operations across
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multiple US-based facilities. Reporting to the VP of Operations, this leader will own procurement, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and planning…, building the systems, metrics, and team needed to improve service, cost, and customer satisfaction. Following a recent strategic investment from a private equity partner, the company is entering an exciting growth phase that blends the strengths of a family-rooted business with a sharper focus on data and performance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, data-driven operator who is just as comfortable on the warehouse floor as an executive meeting, and who will work closely with senior leadership and the company's investors in this highly visible role.
This is an in-person role, reporting to our client's office in Signal Hill, CA 5 days a week, with regular travel to manufacturing facilities in California, Indiana, and Georgia.
Responsibilities:
- Own the full supply chain function across a multi-site manufacturing network, covering sourcing and procurement, inventory control, warehousing, logistics, and planning, while building and coaching a high-performing team
- Assess warehouse and plant storage at every site and design improved layouts, location strategies, and put-away and picking rules that strengthen material flow and visibility
- Standardize receiving, internal material movement, picking, shipping, and truck staging practices across all facilities, and build a roadmap for selecting and implementing a warehouse management system
- Launch a cycle count program spanning plants, offsite warehouses, and consignment inventory, driving high record accuracy and shrinking physical inventory variances through root-cause analysis and corrective action
- Write and roll out consistent inventory control procedures for receipts, moves, adjustments, count preparation, recount thresholds, and approvals
- Partner with Finance to support a monthly close through regular inventory reconciliation and accrual support
- Map inbound, outbound, and plant-to-plant freight, put a consistent framework in place for carriers, load consolidation, and controls, and lower freight cost per unit without sacrificing service
- Improve the accuracy of freight charges billed to customers, received from vendors, and allocated between sites
- Set purchasing strategy by component category, determine what is bought locally versus negotiated centrally, and lead spend reviews, supplier negotiations, and vendor scorecards to deliver meaningful cost savings
- Establish safety stock, reorder point, and EOQ methods for critical components, clean up item master and planning data, and move replenishment from spreadsheets to ERP-driven planning signals
- Stand up and lead a monthly S&OP process with Sales, Operations, and Finance, translating consensus demand and supply plans into site-level operating, purchasing, and inventory priorities
- Define supply chain KPIs, including warehouse utilization, dock-to-stock time, picking productivity, cost per shipment, lane performance, and on-time delivery, and run a monthly review cadence to track results
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, or manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity
- Background in multi-site manufacturing or distribution with company-owned operations; experience in packaging or industrial manufacturing is strongly preferred
- Hands-on experience directly leading warehouse operations and logistics, beyond overseeing outsourced or contract-manufacturing partners
- Proven ownership of strategic sourcing and pr