The Supply Chain Director is accountable for leading and integrating the end-to-end planning and logistics ecosystem, bringing together Demand & Supply Planning, Materials Planning, Inbound Operations, Warehousing, Transportation, and Customer Fulfillment into a single, high-performing supply chain function. The role is responsible for balancing service, inventory, capacity, and cost to deliver superior customer outcomes while maximizing working capital efficiency and network performance.
As a critical leader in KNF's supply chain transformation, this position will establish the processes, governance, capabilities, and performance disciplines required to enable a robust S&OP+ operating model, drive enterprise-wide decision making, and support scalable growth across Retail, Club, and DCOM channels. The role will also play a key part in network optimization, supply chain resilience, and cross-functional alignment to ensure supply capabilities evolve in step with the company's growth ambitions.
What You'll Do:End-to-End Strategy & Governance- Define and deploy the integrated Plan & Deliver strategy, covering supply planning, material planning, fulfillment, and logistics.
- Establish governance mechanisms across planning and logistics functions to ensure alignment to business growth objectives.
- Lead the supply chain work required for deployment of S&OP+ in 2027. With future state leadership preparation for monthly S&OP and executive review forums, driving structured decision-making on demand-supply balancing and capacity trade-offs.
- Own enterprise-level KPIs across service, inventory, working capital, and logistics cost.
Leadership of Planning & Logistics Functions- Provide strategic leadership to Supply Planning Lead, Material Planning Lead, and & fullfillment/logistics Lead.
- Set clear functional charters, KPIs, and accountability frameworks for each domain.
- Review and challenge plans, assumptions, and performance gaps at a leadership level.
- Build succession, capability depth, and cross-functional exposure within the planning and logistics organization.
Demand-Supply Balancing & Risk Management- Govern supply-demand balancing decisions across Retail, Club and DCOM channels.
- Lead structured scenario planning and risk mitigation for supply disruptions, material shortages, and logistics volatility.
- Resolve cross-functional conflicts between Commercial, Manufacturing, and Finance regarding allocation, prioritization, and capacity constraints.
- Drive inventory optimization while protecting customer service performance.
Working Capital, Service & Network Optimization- Own enterprise-level working capital performance through structured inventory governance and SKU rationalization.
- Drive OTIF, fill rate, and customer service excellence across all channels.
- Optimize inbound and outbound logistics network for cost efficiency and scalability.
- Lead network optimization initiatives including warehouse footprint, 3PL and co-man network.
Cross-Functional Integration & Commercial Alignment- Partner closely with Commercial leadership to align supply capabilities with revenue ambitions.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering to ensure capacity readiness and execution discipline.
- Work with Finance to balance service levels and inventory with cost and cash flow targets.
- Serve as the single point of accountability for Plan & Deliver performance at the leadership table.
Systems, Analytics & Continuous Improvement- Drive E2E deployment of Blue Yonder and/or equivalent tool in 2027.
- Establish performance dashboards for executive visibility across service, cost, and inventory metrics.
- Promote a data-driven decision-making culture across planning and logistics teams.
- Other duties as assigned or necessary.
What You'll Need:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related discipline; MBA in operations preferred.
- 10-15 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in FMCG or food processing industry.
- Proven experience leading integrated planning, logistics, and S&OP governance.
- Strong exposure to working capital optimization and multi-channel distribution environments.
- Strong end-to-end supply chain orchestration capability with strategic and operational depth.
- Strong analytical capability with expertise in data-driven decision-making and scenario planning.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills across commercial, manufacturing, and finance functions.
- Ability to manage complexity in dynamic, multi-channel environments.
- Strong financial acumen with focus on working capital and cost optimization.
Salary Range: $175,000.00- $190,000.00 annually + benefits + bonus
Compensation within this salary range is dependent upon the candidate's experience, education, and relevant qualifications
