Director, Supply Chain
PLZ CorpPLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ prioritizes health and safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity. From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers (http://www.plzcorp.com/careers) or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY (https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY) The Director of Supply Chain, Personal Care leads the integrated supply planning and purchasing functions for the Personal Care Business Unit. This role is accountable for developing and executing supply, inventory, capacity, and material strategies that support customer service, working capital, cost, and growth objectives across all Personal Care manufacturing locations. As a key member of the Personal Care Supply Chain team, the Director leads the SIOP supply planning process, the network of site production schedulers, and the buying organization to ensure reliable supply, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute an integrated supply chain strategy that supports the Personal Care Business Unit’s five-year growth plan and annual operating objectives. Lead the monthly SIOP supply review, aligning supply, inventory, capacity, purchasing, and material plans with the demand plan; develop and communicate alternatives when plans are misaligned. Translate demand and inventory requirements into achievable capacity, production, material, and purchasing plans across all Personal Care manufacturing locations. Partner with Operations to measure capacity utilization and deploy capacity in support of customer service, operational continuity, and lowest landed cost. Lead and develop the network of site production schedulers and the centralized transactional buying team, ensuring consistent standard work, clear accountability, and strong performance against defined KPIs. Standardize and streamline scheduling process and toolset. Oversee material planning and buying execution to identify component and raw material requirements, address shortages, and communicate risks to production schedules and the annual operating plan. Ensure supply planning, scheduling, and purchasing processes support targets for OTIF, schedule attainment, inventory days on hand, working capital, and capacity utilization. Support Procurement partner to identify and qualify new or alternate sources of supply to improve supply continuity, reduce cost, and address supplier performance issues. Build supply chain resilience through supplier diversification, risk mitigation, and strong relationships with key Personal Care suppliers. Ensure relevant SAP master data, planning parameters, safety stocks, and inventory settings are accurate and optimized to support service and inventory objectives. Support new products, design changes, material onboarding, product conversions, end-of-life runouts, and disposition of slow-moving and obsolete materials. Collaborate with Corporate Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Operations, Quality, R&D, Finance, and other stakeholders to improve SIOP and end-to-end supply chain performance. Drive improvement in supply chain KPIs through solid root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions to achieve continuous improvement in planning, purchasing, supplier, and inventory performance. Provide effective leadership, coaching, and talent development for geographically dispersed planning and purchasing teams. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in suppl…