Director of Supply Chain

Job Summary The Director of Supply Chain establishes end-to-end supply chain planning discipline so that AMI's growth promises meet physical reality. As AMI is growing & we are focusing on growth - from a single plant into a multi-site, cross-border manufacturer - this role stands up and leads a defined Supply Chain department, consolidating the planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and materials/process engineering that today are fragmented across Operations, Engineering, Business Administration, and Operational Excellence. It owns the planning, master data, and material flow that make a modern ERP and the AMI USA cross-border operation work. This is a net-new leadership hire reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, alongside the Director of Manufacturing Operations. Job Summary The Director of Supply Chain establishes end-to-end supply chain planning discipline so that AMI's growth promises meet physical reality. As AMI is growing & we are focusing on growth - from a single plant into a multi-site, cross-border manufacturer - this role stands up and leads a defined Supply Chain department, consolidating the planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and materials/process engineering that today are fragmented across Operations, Engineering, Business Administration, and Operational Excellence. It owns the planning, master data, and material flow that make a modern ERP and the AMI USA cross-border operation work. This is a net-new leadership hire reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, alongside the Director of Manufacturing Operations Qualifications & Experience • Experience. 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a discrete, custom, or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment. • Function-building. Proven experience standing up or transforming a supply chain function - not only running an established one. • ERP. Hands-on ERP selection and/or implementation experience (Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central, Infor, or similar), including MRP, transfer orders, and multi-level BOMs. • Multi-site & cross-border. Multi-site planning and Canada-U.S. cross-border / import-export experience. • Planning depth. Strong S&OP, demand planning, inventory optimization, and procurement / supplier-management expertise. • Leadership. A track record building and developing teams and partnering across Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and IT. • Data discipline. Comfort setting master-data, BOM, and routing governance. • Credentials. APICS / CSCP / CPIM or equivalent. Key Responsibilities • Sales & Operations Planning. Operations capacity across all sites. • Materials, procurement & inventory. Lead materials planning, procurement strategy, inventory management, and supplier performance. • ERP groundwork. Lay the process groundwork for ERP success - enforce robust planning routines before automation so the new ERP (the Epicor-versus-Business-Central decision now in progress) improves the business rather than simply speeding up poor processes. • Master data & BOM governance. Own BOM structure, routing master data, and ERP planning / master-data ownership; partner with Sales on forecast accuracy, Engineering on BOM governance, and Operations on capacity. • Cross-border material flow (Prentice). Design and run the cross-border material and inventory process for AMI USA / Prentice - in-transit visibility, customs and compliance data, and receiving - supporting the fabricate -> cross-border transfer -> weld -> assemble -> ship flow. • Multi-site planning. Plan a multi-stage, multi-site material flow - raw material -> fabrication -> component inventory -> kitting -> interplant transfer -> weld -> assembly -> paint -> shipment - across Hawkesville, Elmira, and including any future Elmira fabrication-center-of-excellence model. • Quality partnership. Partner with Quality and OpEx on supplier quality and on the check applied to parts leaving Hawkesville before cross-border transfer. • Build the team. Structure the department’s groups, develop the people, and train and build the team into a proactive planning function. Success Metrics • On-time delivery held or improved as volume grows. • Inventory turns versus stockouts. • Premium-freight and expedite cost as a percentage of sales, trending down. • Quote-to-ship cycle-time reliability • Material-cost savings from planning. • ERP margin case - measurable contribution to the projected 5-10% margin improvement through planning, data, and master-data discipline. #J-18808-Ljbffr