Acumed · 2 weeks ago
Sr Director, Supply Chain & Advanced Operations
Addison, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expAcumed LLC is a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings, committed to making a positive impact on the world. The Sr Director, Supply Chain & Advanced Operations is responsible for overseeing Demand & Supply Planning, Procurement, and advanced manufacturing initiatives, while driving operational excellence and establishing new functions.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a cross-site operational strategy that harmonizes planning, procurement, capacity, and manufacturing processes
Serve as a unifying strategic figure between facilities, bridging communication and execution gaps to drive cross-functional alignment
Lead and scale a cross-functional digital surgery team that will coordinate across supply chain, production, and commercial planning
Define operational protocols, quality controls, and technology integration for decentralized digitally enabled manufacturing
Oversee supplier and material purchase negotiations, inventory strategies, and capacity modeling to support dynamic production needs—including distributed manufacturing
Partner with engineering, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams to ensure successful platform design, compliance, and performance monitoring
Participates in product life cycle planning with Sales, Finance, and Product Management to determine unit demand during new product introductions, product maturity and end-of-life periods and creates strategic, long-term plans
Establish the processes and controls for both supply chain and non-supply chain related purchasing organization
Establish and utilize best practice methods to use statistics to create material planning forecasts and adjust forecasts based on changes in demand and market trends
Significant coordination and communication with internal Compliance Team to understand and proactively communicate to vendors, required quality compliance requirements for each supply chain related item purchased
Gathers performance data and measures the output to determine achievement or variance with production schedules
Reviews forecast metrics, analyze results to understand root cause when variability exceeds expectations and determines methods to improve forecast accuracy
Creates, maintains, and ensures execution of planning responsibilities for production in support of Company objectives. (Finished goods forecasting and Materials Requirements Planning)
Develops, implements, updates and oversees procurement processes that ensure product, materials, and supplies are provided to the Company, which meet the quality, cost, delivery objectives and cost reduction strategies
Plans, organizes, supervises, and evaluates the work of assigned staff responsible for procurement, purchasing and materials planning
Identifies and leads continuous improvement efforts to streamline processes and procedures to remove nonvalue-added effort
Develops and implements inventory control systems to maintain and track the order status and inventory levels that meet production requirements
Provides leadership guidance and mentoring to direct reports. Develops and implements solutions to organizational challenges by leading and coaching others through changes. Fosters a culture of accountability and ownership within the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, supply Chain, or related field; MBA or advanced technical degree strongly preferred
12+ years of progressive leadership in manufacturing operations, supply chain strategy, and/or production innovation
Demonstrated Success in building and leading new operational functions
Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred), S&OP processes, and analytics tools
Strong statistical and analytical skills and expertise
Strong negotiation skills with an ability to influence others
Personnel management and team building experience
Superior verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Certification in APICS, Lean Six Sigma, or similar methodologies preferred
ISO9001 / FDA GMP training preferred
Change Management experience / cellular concept
Company
Acumed
Acumed, LLC is a medical device manufacturer that provides orthopaedic and medical solutions that improve patient care around the world.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Alisha Inkens, SHRM-CP
Associate HR Business Partner
Natalie Pielstick
HR Business Partner
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2025-11-06
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