Demco

Director of Strategic Sourcing & Materials

Demco  •  Iowa (Onsite)  •  17 hours ago
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Job Description

Demco is seeking a strategic leader to strengthen supplier partnerships, improve inventory performance, reduce supply risk, and advance sourcing and materials management. Reporting to the Executive Vice President, this role works across the organization to support profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop sourcing strategies and lead supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, development, quality initiatives, and performance management.
  • Own inventory strategy, materials planning, replenishment, accuracy, and working capital performance, and improve forecast-to-material alignment.
  • Reduce excess and obsolete inventory while maintaining material availability and production support.
  • Monitor tariffs, commodities, market conditions, and supply risks.
  • Lead purchasing personnel, improve processes and systems, and use KPIs and analytics to drive savings and better decisions.
  • Build a high-performing team and strong partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Product Management.
  • Own sourcing, supplier performance, materials planning, inventory health, and material availability outcomes while partnering closely with Operations, which remains accountable for manufacturing execution, schedule alignment, throughput, labor planning, and production performance.

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive sourcing, procurement, supply chain, materials, or manufacturing experience.
  • Proven success in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, materials management, and leadership within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong analytical, financial, business, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred MBA or professional certification; global sourcing, supply chain risk, inventory improvement, and ERP experience, preferably Epicor Kinetic.

Benefits

Benefits Day 1:

  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Birthday Paid Off
  • PTO Accrual

Benefits 1st of the Month After 30 Days:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • The Standard Accident and Critical Illness Plans

Benefits 1st of the Month After 60 Days:

  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Safety Shoes/Glasses Allowance

Benefits 1st of the Month After 6 Months:

  • Short Term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave

Why Join Demco?

Help shape a critical function within a growing manufacturer. You will influence strategy, strengthen operational and financial performance, develop future leaders, and build a more strategic sourcing and materials organization.

Demco

About Demco

Built To Move

For over 50 years Demco has used the phrase “Doing our Best to Provide You the Best” to describe our commitment to customers, suppliers, co-workers and management in our ongoing quest for excellence. Our new vision is not only to enter and sustain, but to flourish in today’s new, ever-changing global marketplace.

With our continued focus on family, team, quality and customer service, we will strive to fulfill this vision with a firm conviction that our effort spent today will continue to bring rewards in the future.

Our History

Back in 1950, Robert Dethmers started Dethmers Manufacturing Company in a corner of an implement dealership. One of his first products was fertilizer application equipment for the agricultural industry.

Since the beginning, Demco has pursued a dream to fill needs, provide solutions, and compete in an existing marketplace. From Agriculture to Towing to Brake manufacturing, Demco has earned its place with the right combination of skill and technology needed to produce the best products available without compromise.

Today, as Demco continues to grow, our tradition of building quality products, employing talented, industrious people and providing attentive service remains. Our sales staff, along with our dealers and distributors across the United States, Canada and the world, carry on the standard.

We enjoy long-term relationships with our clients and look forward to this continuum with our new clients.

Industry
Agriculture & Forestry
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Boyden, IA
Year Founded
1950
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