Position Title: Director of Supply Chain
Department: Operations / Supply Chain
Reports to: SVP, Operations
Reporting RelationshipThe Director of Supply Chain is responsible for leading Vantage MedTech's end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution across procurement, supplier management, materials management, warehousing, inventory control, and shipping logistics. This leader will build scalable processes that strengthen customer service, support uninterrupted production, improve cost and working capital performance, and increase supplier reliability across the Kansas and New Jersey operations.
Position Summary:The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for leading Vantage MedTech's end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution across procurement, supplier management, materials management, warehousing, inventory control, and shipping logistics. This role will develop scalable supply chain processes that support customer commitments, uninterrupted production, cost objectives, working capital performance, and supplier reliability across Kansas and New Jersey operations.
This is an opportunity for a strategic, hands-on leader to shape a critical function in a growing medical device company. The successful candidate will combine commercial judgment, disciplined execution, and people leadership to create a more proactive and resilient supply chain. The Director will have broad organizational exposure, direct influence on customer commitments and business performance, and the opportunity to build the team, systems, metrics, and operating rhythms needed for Vantage's next stage of growth.
Responsibilities: - Develop and execute supply chain strategies that support Vantage's operational priorities, customer commitments, growth objectives, cost targets, and working capital goals.
- Lead all purchasing, sourcing, supplier management, warehouse, inventory control, and shipping logistics activities across Kansas and New Jersey operations.
- Negotiate supplier pricing, payment terms, lead times, supply commitments, commercial terms, contracts, and service agreements to improve cost, cash flow, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.
- Develop domestic and global sourcing strategies for critical commodities, including electronic components, printed circuit board assemblies, fabricated metals, injection molded plastics, printed materials, packaging, and other direct materials.
- Evaluate global supply markets, supplier capacity, geopolitical risk, cost trends, lead-time risk, and alternative supply options to improve supply chain resiliency.
- Establish supplier segmentation, supplier scorecards, performance reviews, escalation processes, and business reviews with key suppliers.
- Drive supplier development, supplier consolidation, dual-sourcing, lead-time reduction, cost reduction, and supply risk mitigation initiatives.
- Ensure material availability to support production continuity, customer commitments, NPI programs, product transfers, and transition-to-production plans.
- Lead shortage management and escalation processes for supplier constraints, delivery risks, end-of-life notices, material disruptions, and customer-impacting issues.
- Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Program Management, Finance, and NPI teams to align supplier readiness, inventory strategy, production requirements, and customer demand.
- Evaluate and maintain ERP/MRP planning parameters, supplier information, lead times, order quantities, safety stock, reorder points, purchasing controls, and supply-demand balances.
- Develop inventory strategies that balance material availability, customer service, production continuity, inventory turns, excess and obsolete exposure, and working capital objectives.
- Lead warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, storage controls, material issuance, inventory transactions, cycle counts, shipping, logistics coordination, and freight management.
- Establish and maintain cycle count discipline, inventory accuracy processes, root-cause corrective actions, and inventory control metrics across warehouse operations.
- Oversee domestic and international shipping logistics, carrier relationships, freight performance, shipment documentation, and on-time shipment execution.
- Maintain compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, Vantage quality system requirements, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations for medical device manufacturing and supplier management.
- Develop, coach, and hold accountable a team of buyers and warehouse / logistics personnel across multiple locations.
- Build standardized processes, roles, metrics, operating rhythms, and accountability systems across the Kansas and New Jersey supply chain teams.
- Support audits, customer reviews, supplier reviews, and executive reporting related to supply chain performance, inventory health, logistics performance, and supplier risk.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to cost, lead time, supplier performance, inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, freight cost, and process discipline.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field required; equivalent business experience may be considered where appropriate.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, sourcing, materials management, logistics, or operations roles within a manufacturing environment.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience managing procurement, buyer, materials, warehouse, logistics, or multi-site supply chain teams.
- Experience in medical device, electronics manufacturing, contract manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace, or another regulated environment strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating supplier pricing, payment terms, contracts, lead times, commercial terms, and supplier commitments.
- Experience developing global and domestic sourcing strategies, supplier risk mitigation plans, and supplier performance management processes.
- Strong experience with ERP/MRP systems, purchasing parameters, inventory controls, shortage management, cycle counting, and warehouse processes.
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction, product transfers, production supplier selection, prototype sourcing, or transition-to-production activities preferred.
- Familiarity with ISO 13485, FDA-regulated manufacturing, ISO 9001, or other quality-controlled environments preferred.
- APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, Lean, Six Sigma, or related supply chain certification preferred but not required.
Required Skills and Competencies:- Strategic supply chain leadership with the ability to translate business priorities into actionable sourcing, inventory, warehouse, and logistics plans.
- Strong commercial negotiation skills, including pricing, payment terms, lead times, contracts, supplier commitments, and total cost of ownership.
- Strong supplier relationship management, supplier development, escalation, and business review capabilities.
- Ability to evaluate global supply markets, anticipate supplier risk, and develop resilient sourcing strategies.
- Strong working knowledge of procurement, ERP/MRP, inventory planning, material availability, safety stock, lead-time management, and shortage resolution.
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, cycle counting, inventory accuracy, receiving, shipping logistics, and freight management.
- Ability to balance cost, quality, delivery, inventory, cash flow, customer commitments, and operational risk tradeoffs.
- Strong analytical, financial, problem-solving, judgment, communication, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable employees across multiple sites.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Planning, Program Management, Finance, site leadership, and suppliers.
- Comfortable operating in a regulated manufacturing environment with process discipline, documentation requirements, and customer audit expectations.
- High ownership, urgency, follow-through, executive presence, and ability to operate effectively in a growth-oriented business.
Vantage offers a supply chain leader the opportunity to build, influence, and deliver meaningful results in a business where operational performance directly supports customers and patients.
- Build and lead an end-to-end supply chain function with responsibility across procurement, supplier management, inventory, warehousing, and logistics.
- Shape the systems, talent, supplier strategies, and operating disciplines that will support Vantage's continued growth.
- Work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams across two operating locations, with broad visibility and the ability to make a measurable business impact.
- Help customers bring important medical technologies to market and positively impact the patients treated by the devices Vantage designs and manufactures.
- Join a company that has expanded its New Jersey and Kansas facilities and has the vision and financial resources to execute its growth platform.
- Receive a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, paid vacation, paid paternity leave, and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
No third-party candidates please. 
