Senior Director of Supply Chain
Senior Director of Supply Chain Company Overview: Pretium Packaging is a leading North American manufacturer of injection-blow molded, and injection stretch-blow molded plastic containers, serving customers across food & beverage, personal care, healthcare, household chemicals, and specialty industrial markets. With a multi-plant manufacturing network, we are committed to operational excellence, customer responsiveness, and continuous improvement. Position Summary Sr. Director, Supply Chain, reporting to SVP, Supply Chain & Procurement, is a strategic and operational executive responsible for end-to-end supply chain performance across Pretium's manufacturing network. This role provides executive leadership over SIOP/S&OE processes, demand planning, production scheduling, inventory strategy, logistics, distribution, and supplier performance. The Sr. Director, Supply Chain will execute a scalable supply chain strategy that improves service levels, reduces backorders/overruns and working capital, strengthens supplier partnerships, enhances network optimization, and drives measurable supply chain cost improvements while supporting commercial growth objectives. This leader must operate as both strategist and operator equally comfortable in executive board discussions and in plant-level operational reviews. Key Responsibilities:
- Enterprise Supply Chain Strategy
- Enhance ongoing SIOP/S&OE process in a 2 to 3-year supply chain roadmap aligned with the company growth and functional strategies.
- Support network optimization initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Design supply chain resiliency strategies for resin sourcing, transportation volatility, and demand fluctuations.
- Establish standardized enterprise KPIs across all sites.
- Drive best-in-class practices and supply chain excellence roadmap
- Strategic Sourcing & Total Landed Cost optimization
- Lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategy for: o Freight and third-party logistics
- Negotiate national/regional supplier agreements and long-term contracts.
- Develop supplier scorecards (OTIF, quality, cost variance, innovation support).
- Mitigate supply risk through dual sourcing and supplier diversification.
- Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) and Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE)
- Lead and enhance ongoing SIOP and S&OE processes.
- Align commercial forecasts with manufacturing capacity planning.
- Improve forecast accuracy and reduce bias.
- Balance service levels with working capital efficiency.
- Drive monthly and weekly S&OP and S&OE reviews respectively
- Production Scheduling & Inventory Optimization
- Standardize scheduling processes across all facilities.
- Optimize safety stock strategies and DOH/inventory turns.
- Reduce obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
- Improve raw material yield and throughput alignment.
- Enable long term capacity planning to support growth strategies and footprint optimization
- Logistics & Distribution
- Oversee inbound and outbound freight strategy.
- Optimize carrier contracts and freight cost management/compliance.
- Improve OTIF (On-Time-In-Full) performance.
- Evaluate warehouse and distribution network efficiency.
- Lead implementation of robust Transportation Management System (TMS) to drive visibility, compliance and freight optimization
- Systems & Digital Enablement
- Leverage ERP systems for improved supply chain visibility.
- Drive data analytics capability for demand planning and capacity modeling.
- Implement dashboard reporting for executive-level transparency.
- Support digital transformation initiatives related to supply chain automation.
- Financial Performance & Working Capital
- Own supply chain cost structure and cost reduction initiatives.
- Improve cash conversion cycle.
- Reduce excess inventory while maintaining service targets.
- Support margin expansion through logistics efficiencies.
- Leadership & Talent Development
- Build and mentor a high-performing supply chain leadership team.
- Standardize roles, accountability, and metrics across plants.
- Develop succession planning for critical roles.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen).
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): OTIF (On-Time-In-Full) Forecast Accuracy Production Schedule Attainment (PSA) Inventory Turns/DOH Working Capital Reduction Freight Cost as % of Revenue Supplier Performance Metrics Obsolescence Reduction Fill Rate & Service Level %
Qualifications
Education Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or related field. MBA strongly preferred. Experience 12+ years progressive supply chain experience. 5+ years in a senior leadership role in supply chain. Experience in multi-site manufacturing environments. Background in plastics, packaging, chemicals, or high-volume manufacturing strongly preferred. Proven experience leading SIOP/S&OE in complex demand environments. Strong background in freight/logistics or commodity-based sourcing environments preferred. Leadership Competencies Enterprise thinking and systems orientation Strong financial acumen Negotiation and supplier management expertise Data-driven decision making Change management leadership High accountability and ownership mindset Ability to influence cross-functionally (Sales, Operations, Finance) Executive Presence and C-Suite interaction Travel Requirements 30–50% travel to manufacturing sites and supplier locations. Why Join Pretium Packaging? Multi-site growth organization with strong customer relationships. Opportunity to architect enterprise supply chain strategy. Direct executive visibility and influence. High-impact leadership role during transformational growth phase