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Director of Supply Chain
Trillium Professional is now seeking a Director of Supply Chain for a direct-hire in Phoenix!
Annual salary is $190,000–$220,000 base plus 20% bonus.
Seeking an experienced Director of Supply Chain to build, lead, and scale our end-to-end supply chain function supporting hyperscale and AI-focused cloud infrastructure deployments. This role owns sourcing strategy, supplier management, material planning, procurement, logistics, and delivery execution for complex, high-density infrastructure including GPU servers, racks, networking, power, and cooling systems. You will establish structure, balance speed with risk, and create scalable supply chain systems that support rapid growth without compromising reliability, cost discipline, or execution confidence. You will partner closely with engineering, quality, construction, and operations teams to translate rapid deployment schedules into executable supply plans.
Responsibilities:
-Build and scale the supply chain function in a high-growth startup environment
-Own end-to-end supply chain strategy across planning, sourcing, procurement, logistics, and delivery
-Lead supplier selection, contracting, and ongoing performance management for hardware OEMs and contract manufacturers
-Establish and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with key suppliers, driving accountability across delivery, quality, cost, capacity, and continuous improvement
-Develop supplier governance through scorecards, escalation paths, and performance improvement plans
-Define sourcing strategies for long-lead and constrained components including GPUs, servers, networking, power, and cooling
-Establish material planning and forecasting processes aligned to evolving deployment schedules
-Lead the implementation and maturation of ERP/MRP capabilities in partnership with Finance, Operations, and IT
-Serve as the accountable owner for supply chain planning decisions, inventory policy, and supplier risk trade-offs, with authority to escalate and resolve conflicts impacting deployment schedules.
-Define and standardize MRP processes including demand planning, supply planning, BOM accuracy, lead times, and inventory policies
-Own logistics and delivery execution including freight, international shipping, customs, and site-level coordination
-Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to capacity, geopolitics, single-source dependencies, and schedule volatility
-Drive cost management initiatives including negotiation strategy, should-cost analysis, and total cost of ownership optimization
-Build dashboards and KPIs to track supplier performance, OTIF delivery, inventory health, cost, and risk
-Partner closely with Quality on supplier audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
-Support rapid schedule changes and executive escalations in a dynamic deployment environment
-Act as a hands-on leader engaging directly with suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics partners
-Prepare and present executive-level supply chain updates, risk assessments, and mitigation plans for senior leadership as required.
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Required Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience
-10+ years of supply chain leadership experience supporting complex hardware, infrastructure, or manufacturing environments
-Demonstrated success building and scaling supply chain operations in startup or high-growth companies
-Strong experience with global sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract manufacturing
-Proven ability to establish and lead supplier QBRs and performance management cadences
-Experience leading or contributing to ERP/MRP implementations covering planning, procurement, and inventory workflows
-Deep understanding of hardware supply chains including servers, networking, power, and cooling systems
-Experience managing long-lead components, constrained supply environments, and aggressive delivery schedules
-Strong analytical skills and comfort operating with ambiguity and incomplete data
-Clear communicator able to translate supply chain risk into business impact for executive leadership
Preferred Qualifications
-Experience supporting hyperscale cloud providers or large-scale data center deployments
-Familiarity with supplier quality management, audits, and corrective action processes
-Experience implementing or scaling ERP/MRP systems in rapidly growing organizations
-Experience with NetSuite or similar cloud-based ERP platforms is preferred but not required
-MBA or advanced degree is a plus
Trillium has been recruiting and placing clerical and office professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.
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