Director of Supply Chain
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Director of Supply Chain directs supply chain functions including logistics, materials, purchasing, distribution and inventory management. Develops and implements strategies for improving these functions and oversees operations. Looks for ways to streamline production, purchasing, warehousing and distribution and implement cost savings
Job Outlook
There were 245 Director of Supply Chain job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 7929 in the United States.
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Salary
Many new Director of Supply Chain jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $183,166.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $180,383.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Director of Supply Chain postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $161,031.
Education and Experience
Posted Director of Supply Chain jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 84.15% |
| Master's Degree | 51.87% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.79% |
| Other | 4.28% |
Posted Director of Supply Chain jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 1.02% |
| 3 to 5 years | 20.14% |
| 6 to 8 years | 28.73% |
| 9+ years | 50.12% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Director of Supply Chain positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (85.13%)
- Operations (66.36%)
- Communication (60.5%)
- Planning (56.02%)
- Management (56%)
- Problem Solving (37.95%)
- Innovation (28.73%)
- Influencing Skills (28.25%)
- Negotiation (27.54%)
- Forecasting (26.46%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supply Chain (97.3%)
- Supply Chain Management (47.86%)
- Procurement (47.6%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (45.97%)
- Finance (33.99%)
- Inventory Management (31.34%)
- Purchasing (27.36%)
- Project Management (24.36%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (31.08%)
- Supply Chain Planning (27.3%)
- Supply Chain Strategy (24.61%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Process Improvement (26.19%)
- Supply Chain Acumen (16.68%)
- New Product Development (14.56%)
- Demand Planning (17.58%)
- SAP Applications (16.15%)
- Lean Manufacturing (15.44%)
- Warehousing (14.37%)
- Sales and Operations Planning (15.52%)
- Change Management (13.42%)
- Data Analysis (15.5%)
- Business Process (8.53%)
- Supplier Performance Management (17.63%)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (18.74%)
- Logistics (13.83%)
- Marketing (9%)
- Business Strategies (10.82%)
- Inventory Control (10.55%)
- Strategic Sourcing (13.9%)
- Supply And Demand (9.64%)
- Risk Management (14%)
- Thought Leadership (8.46%)
- Pharmaceuticals (8.11%)
- Auditing (11.17%)
- Materials Management (10.71%)
- Supplier Relationship Management (13.66%)
- Production Planning (9.09%)
- Performance Metric (11.39%)
- Cost Reduction (8.3%)
- Accounting (7.28%)
- Supplier Management (14.88%)
- Material Requirements Planning (11.21%)
- Automation (11.4%)
- Operational Excellence (14.35%)
- Performance Management (8%)
- Business Metrics (10.14%)
- Operations Management (11.79%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Director of Supply Chain skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Supply Chain Manager
- Supply Chain Associate Director
- Director of Supply Chain Management
- Director of Supply Chain Operations
- Supply Chain Systems Manager
- Global Supply Chain Manager
- Supply Chain Logistics Manager
- Transformation Lead
- Director of Global Supply Chain
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Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Director of Supply Chain jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- GE Aerospace (395)
- Western Digital (271)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (183)
- Ford (171)
- Celestica (124)
- HCA Healthcare (111)
- Ntt America (97)
- Northrop Grumman (88)
- Alvarez & Marsal (85)
- Haleon (57)
North Carolina
- GE Aerospace (12)
- Merck & Co. (9)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (7)
- Celestica (6)
- Western Digital (5)
- Ahold (5)
- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals (5)
- TE Connectivity (4)
- GE Vernova (4)
- Azurity Pharmaceuticals (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.