Job Description

Does this position interest you? You should apply – even if you don’t match every single requirement! We're known as an auto glass company. That's the focus of what we do. But beyond the glass, we're so much more. We'll help you build a fulfilling career and encourage you to have a life. Let us be the best place you'll ever work.

Does this position interest you? You should apply – even if you don’t match every single requirement! We're known as an auto glass company. That's the focus of what we do. But beyond the glass, we're so much more. We'll help you build a fulfilling career and encourage you to have a life. Let us be the best place you'll ever work.

A Brief Overview

The Category Director, Sourcing & Inventory is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the end-to-end procurement and inventory planning of Safelite’s auto glass products and related materials. This position integrates the functions of direct procurement and supply chain planning to ensure optimal supply chain performance. This leader will drive category-specific sourcing strategies, vendor partnerships, demand planning, and inventory replenishment across Safelite’s multi-echelon fulfillment network. The role is accountable for ensuring product availability, managing product lifecycle, and aligning supply with demand forecasts. The Director will lead a team of procurement and inventory professionals and collaborate cross-functionally with teams at Safelite and Belron.

What you will do

• Lead strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management for Glass or Non-Glass category; including ongoing enhancement of supplier performance, leading RFP to optimize cost, revenue, and quality, and ensure alignment with global strategies

• Develop and execute demand planning and inventory strategy to ensure supply, support business growth objectives, and consider operational constraints. Optimize supply purchasing parameters considering order minimums, lead time, forecast uncertainty, and seasonality

• Lead high performing team across procurement and supply chain planning with focus on continuous improvement, customer service orientation, and proactive inventory availability

• Establish, monitor, and improve KPIs and exception reports that are aligned with business goals, using analytics and trends to guide decision-making and improve operational outcomes

• Provide support to field Store Operations and Fulfillment partners by resolving escalated supply issues and ensuring timely product availability to enable seamless service delivery

• Implement processes, forecasting models, and planning system parameters to improve inventory accuracy and ensure part availability

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Complies with all policies and standards

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business administration, Procurement, Supply Chain management, or related field Required

• Master's Degree in Business administration, Procurement, Supply Chain management, Finance, or related field preferred

• Certification in Procurement or supply chain management preferred

Experience Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Direct procurement, supply chain planning, buying, and/or inventory management Required

• 4-8 years Supervisory experience required

• Experience in a global environment preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Cultivate and sustain high-value supplier relationships, including strategic negotiation, complex RFPs, contracting, and performance management

• Strong analytical abilities; interpreting large data sets for decision making & actions for continuous improvement

• Inventory stocking strategy and parameter execution, forecasting and demand planning expertise

• Coach, hire, and retain high-performing teams

• ERP and supply chain planning systems experience across planning and procurement functions

• Organizational and strategic time management skills

• Interpersonal skills with internal & external stakeholder management; oral and written communication skills

• Microsoft Office and data analysis tools proficiency

• Experience with Warehouse and Transportation Management Systems

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

This position description is not all inclusive for every aspect of this role. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals covered by ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other laws and regulations in accordance with their requirements. Physical and mental demands are not, and should not be construed to be job qualification standards, but are illustrated to help the employer, employee and/or applicant identify tasks where reasonable accommodations may need to be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties because of an ADA disability.

Other qualifications may be required to ensure employment eligibility in accordance with local laws, regulations and with Safelite Group, Inc. policies and practices.