๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ? Pave Talent is hiring a Director of Supply Chain on behalf of a confidential client for a role built around exactly that.
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Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, a growing manufacturer of highly engineered components for industries where reliability is mission-critical and failure is not an option. They work directly with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners to deliver custom, high-reliability solutions, and they're investing now in strategic sourcing to reduce reliance on any single region for critical inputs.
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ
- Hunters who'd rather pick up the phone and open a new supplier relationship than wait for a referral to land in their inbox
- People who read a component drawing and can talk shop with an electronics or precision-fabrication supplier without missing a beat
- Operators comfortable in a small, close-knit company where you wear more than one hat and build the process, not just follow it
- Negotiators with real backbone, who can push a supplier hard on cost and timeline without burning the relationship
If you want a fully staffed, already-optimized supply chain organization where the playbook is written and you're maintaining it, this probably isn't your next move.
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You'll report to the Director of Manufacturing Operations and lead a small, close-knit purchasing team. As global tariff shifts reshape sourcing costs across the industry, this company is building out a strategic sourcing function that a lot of competitors haven't started yet, and you'll own it.
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- Build and execute the long-term procurement strategy, adjusting it as tariffs and market conditions shift
- Lead global sourcing diversification, actively developing new supplier regions instead of leaning on the easiest existing relationship
- Negotiate directly with suppliers and vendors on cost, quality, and delivery terms
- Set standards, controls, policies, and performance metrics for third-party spend across the company
- Run business reviews with key stakeholders to assess risk and surface improvement opportunities
- Partner with the purchasing team on demand and inventory management execution
- Build market intelligence on key suppliers, regions, and solutions to inform strategy
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The hiring manager was direct about the gap this role fills: the easy path is leaning on one existing supply relationship for everything; the job is to actually pick up the phone, find new suppliers, and expand the base strategically instead. This is a small company where roles and processes aren't fully built out yet. You'll be setting them, not just running them.
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, a technical discipline, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of supply chain or procurement experience with broad, hands-on exposure across the function
- Working knowledge of manufacturing, material flow, and improvement strategies
- Hands-on enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience across demand planning, scheduling, and inventory management
- In-depth experience running sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes
- Superior Microsoft Excel skills
- Comfortable reading technical drawings and speaking the language of an engineering or manufacturing floor
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐:
- Experience in a high-reliability or regulated manufacturing environment
- Experience building or expanding supplier relationships in Mexico, India, or other emerging manufacturing regions
- Background sourcing electronics or precision-fabricated components
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: $120,000 to $150,000, depending on experience
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ: Full-time, fully on-site in the Las Vegas, Nevada metro area (no hybrid or remote option)
Interested? Apply via LinkedIn and we'll reach out to schedule a conversation. Confidential search; your application is fully private.
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