Senior director, supply chain

Work Model

This role can be performed remotely from an approved location, with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.

Position Summary

The Senior Director, Supply Chain provides Division leadership for sourcing, procurement, and materials management across the Motion Control Systems and Micro Motion brands within the Regal Rexnord portfolio. This role is accountable for developing and executing integrated sourcing and materials strategies that enable business growth, improve service performance, optimize working capital, and deliver measurable cost and productivity improvements across a global, multi-site footprint. This leader partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Business Leadership to strengthen supplier performance, build organizational capability, and ensure a resilient, scalable supply chain aligned to both near-term execution and long-term strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Divisional Strategy & Leadership

In partnership with the Enterprise Sourcing Team, define and execute the end-to-end sourcing and materials strategy across MCS and MM, aligned to business, operational, and financial objectives. Lead and develop a global organization spanning strategic sourcing, direct materials, inventory planning, supplier development, and materials management. Establish clear operating models, governance, and accountability across businesses while enabling flexibility where business needs differ.

Sourcing & Supplier Management

Develop and deploy enterprise commodity strategies to drive cost, quality, delivery, and risk mitigation outcomes. Lead supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and performance management for critical suppliers across both businesses. Strengthen supplier development and partnership models, including dual sourcing, localization, and risk mitigation strategies.

Materials Management & Execution Excellence

Drive standardized, best‑in‑class materials planning and inventory management practices across sites. Accountable for performance across key KPIs including On-Time Delivery (OTD), inventory turns, working capital, PPV, and material cost productivity. Partner with Operations to support production readiness, new product introductions, capacity transitions, and demand volatility.

Business Partnership & Integration

Act as a strategic advisor to MCS and MM leadership teams on supply chain risks, trade-offs, and strategic investments. Partner closely with Engineering and Quality to support new product development, supplier qualification, and cost-to-design initiatives. Enable greater alignment and leverage across MCS and MM through shared suppliers, processes, and analytics where appropriate.

People, Talent & Capability

Build strong leadership capability and succession across sourcing and materials teams. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and collaboration across geographies and functions. Lead organizational design, talent development, and capability-building to support future scale and complexity.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in sourcing, materials, or supply chain within complex, global manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-site, multi-business organizations with senior-level leadership accountability.
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, materials planning, inventory optimization, and supplier management.
• Proven ability to drive measurable improvements in cost, delivery, quality, and working capital.

Preferred

• Experience operating across multiple business units or segments with differing customer, product, and regulatory requirements.
• Background in regulated or highly engineered manufacturing environments (e.g., industrial, motion control, defense, or aerospace).
• Lean / Continuous Improvement expertise with a track record of enterprise transformation.
• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus.

Leadership Competencies

• Enterprise and systems thinking
• Strong executive presence and influencing skills
• Data-driven decision making and financial acumen
• Change leadership in complex environments
• Talent development and organizational leadership

Compensation

Base salary range: $225k - $240k. The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Location

Strong preference for this role to be based out of the Radford, VA area (relocation provided). May consider strong candidates who are remote, but able to travel to Radford up to 75% of the time.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

At Regal Rexnord, our business purpose is to create a better tomorrow with sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion.

Our Values

Our values frame our culture - a shared understanding of how we think and act relative to our key stakeholders. We center our behaviors, actions and decisions around the following values: Integrity, Responsibility, Diversity, Engagement & Inclusion, Customer Success, Innovation with Purpose, Continuous Improvement, Performance, Passion to Win ….with a Sense of Urgency.

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