Director, Supply Chain

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Director, Supply Chain - Horton Automatics

Position Overview

The Director of Supply Chain is a strategic, enterprise-level leadership role accountable for building, operating, and continuously improving a world-class supply chain that enables profitable growth, superior customer service, and operational resilience in a complex make-to-order manufacturing environment.

This is not a caretaker role.

The Director is expected to set the standard for supply chain excellence, exercise strong business judgment, and make disciplined tradeoffs across cost, service, risk, and cash.

Success requires leading transformation, building high-performing teams, and developing scalable capabilities that strengthen Horton's competitive position.

The role has end-to-end responsibility for supply chain performance and financial results, with Purchasing and Materials Management as direct reports.

Key Outcomes (12-36 Months)


* The successful Director of Supply Chain will:


* Deliver consistent on-time performance in a high-variability, make-to-order environment


* Improve working capital through inventory turns, lead-time reduction, and disciplined planning


* Establish Horton as a preferred customer with key strategic suppliers


* Build a robust supply risk and dual-sourcing posture for critical materials


* Develop a bench of promotable supply chain leaders capable of sustaining results


* Enable growth through scalable sourcing, planning, and supplier collaboration models

Qualifications


* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field


* 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a manufacturing environment


* 3+ years leading supply chain planning at the Manager level or higher in a multi-business or international environment


* Proven success leading transformation and delivering measurable business results


* Strong executive communication and influencing skills

Required Competencies


* Enterprise Thinking - Optimizes outcomes for the total business


* Strategic Mindset - Converts future opportunities into executable strategies


* Judgment Under Pressure - Makes sound decisions with incomplete data


* Leadership Courage - Challenges legacy practices and assumptions


* Drives Results - Delivers outcomes despite obstacles


* Financial Acumen - Applies financial insight to decisions


* Talent Magnet - Attracts, develops, and retains top supply chain leaders

Work Environment


* Typical work environment is in an office setting but also requires periods of time in the production environment.


* Exposure to hot and cold environments in the office and factory.

Travel


* Travel required including international travel

Qualifications


* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or related field


* 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in a manufacturing environm...