Director, Supply Chain Strategy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Formulate the long-term strategy and future architecture for the global Supply Chain organization.

• Convert business growth goals, product strategies, customer needs, market dynamics, and external trends into a cohesive supply-chain strategy.

• Define strategic decisions regarding network footprint, manufacturing, partner ecosystem, capacity, resilience, inventory, and essential capabilities.

• Serve as the architect and integrator of the complete supply chain.

• Create and uphold a 3–5 year strategic roadmap for Supply Chain.

• Establish investment rationales, anticipated business outcomes, dependencies, trade-offs, priorities, accountability, and ownership.

• Develop strategies for global supply-chain footprint and ecosystem.

• Evaluate manufacturing capacity, geographic diversification, supplier ecosystems, contract manufacturing, distribution, and logistics networks.

• Analyze make/buy/partner decisions and operating models.

• Assess scale readiness, structural constraints, growth scenarios, capacity requirements, and supply-chain risks.

• Create business cases and fact-based recommendations for strategic supply-chain investments.

• Collaborate with Finance on the financial implications of various strategies.

• Establish metrics for assessing supply-chain strategy outcomes.

• Foster partnerships across PLM, R&D, Finance, Sales Operations, and other enterprise functions.

• Integrate supply-chain considerations into key business and product decisions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.

• Extensive progressive experience in global supply chain, operations, strategy, or a similar leadership position.

• Comprehensive end-to-end understanding of planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, supplier management, and supply assurance.

• Capability to devise long-term strategies and translate intricate business requirements into clear strategic priorities.

• Experience in a complex global manufacturing setting, preferably in technology, telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, or a similar industry.

• Experience in assessing supply-chain networks, manufacturing strategies, capacity needs, outsourcing models, and/or global supply ecosystems.

• Strong business and financial insight with a track record of developing investment recommendations and evaluating strategic trade-offs.

• Outstanding executive communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across organizational boundaries.

• MBA or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related field (preferred).

• Experience in an outsourced or contract-manufacturing operating model (preferred).

• Experience supporting periods of substantial business growth or structural change (preferred).

• Familiarity with scenario planning, network strategy, supply-chain risk, and global capacity strategy (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401(k) plan with company matching (USA).

• DCPP with company matching (Canada).

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Paid company holidays.

• Paid sick leave.

• Vacation time.

• Paid Family Leave and other types of leave.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Flexible work arrangements.