About the role

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 ye