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Salamander Solutions · 22 hours ago

Director of Supply Chain

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

12+ years exp

Salamander Solutions is seeking an experienced Director of Supply Chain to lead their end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution. This role is accountable for building a scalable, resilient, and cost-effective supply chain that supports rapid growth and new product introductions.

Oil and Gas

Responsibilities

Own and execute Salamander’s end-to-end supply chain strategy across sourcing, procurement, manufacturing planning, logistics, inventory, and deployment support

Build scalable supply chain capabilities to support new product introductions, project-based deployments, and global growth

Lead, mentor, and develop the Procurement and Supply Chain team, including direct management of the Procurement Specialist

Establish governance, decision frameworks, and operating rhythms to support cross-functional alignment

Own and lead the company’s S&OP process, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts, supply plans, production capacity, inventory targets, and financial objectives

Facilitate recurring S&OP meetings with executive and functional leadership, including demand review, supply review, and executive reconciliation

Translate commercial demand signals (Sales, Business Development, Projects) into actionable supply, capacity, and procurement plans

Identify constraints, risks, and tradeoffs across supply, capacity, cost, and service, and drive data-based decisions

Continuously improve S&OP maturity, tools, metrics, and cadence as the business scales

Provide strategic leadership for sourcing, procurement, and supplier management, particularly for capital equipment, engineered equipment, and project-based procurement

Oversee make-versus-buy decisions in collaboration with Engineering and Operations

Ensure strong supplier performance management, including KPIs, SLAs, risk management, and continuous improvement

Support contract strategy, negotiation, and supplier selection for complex, high-value, and long-lead items

Develop and maintain a robust supplier ecosystem to support innovation, scalability, and resilience

Ensure early supply chain involvement in design decisions, BoM development, sourcing strategies, and cost modeling

Oversee supply chain readiness for product launches and project deployments, including capacity planning, inventory strategy, and supplier qualification

Ensure lessons learned and retrospectives are captured and institutionalized

Align production planning, inventory strategy, and logistics execution with demand and project requirements

Balance inventory investment with service, lead time, and cost objectives

Identify and implement improvements to manufacturing flow, logistics strategy, and deployment support

Ensure on-time, in-full delivery to internal and external customers

Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks, including supplier, geopolitical, capacity, and logistics risks

Develop contingency plans to ensure continuity of supply for critical components and projects

Drive continuous improvement initiatives across cost, service, quality, and working capital

Implement best practices, tools, and metrics to increase supply chain visibility and performance

Qualification

Supply Chain StrategyS&OP LeadershipProcurement ManagementCross-functional LeadershipERP SystemsAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsFacilitation SkillsLeadership Skills

Required

12+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Operations leadership roles

Proven leadership of S&OP in a complex manufacturing or project-based environment

Experience with capital equipment, engineered systems, or complex assemblies in industries such as Energy, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, or Industrial Manufacturing

Strong understanding of procurement, strategic sourcing, contract management, and supplier performance management

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders

Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen; comfort working with imperfect data in high-growth environments

Experience with ERP systems and planning tools; data-driven decision maker

Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills

Bachelor's Degree required (Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field preferred)