Who Is Prince?
Founded in 1959 by Ed Miller near Chicago, Prince Industries has grown from a one-man shop into a global manufacturing partner. With seven facilities across the U.S. and China, we serve industries from hydraulics to aerospace, handling everything from just-in-time components to high-volume assemblies.
At Prince, we don’t just make parts—we solve complex supply chain challenges. We are a strategic partner, focused on helping clients improve products, reduce costs, and simplify operations. Certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, and AS9100 standards, we combine quality, innovation, and growth-minded thinking to deliver real value.
Job Summary
The Director, Supply Chain will provide strategic and tactical leadership for Procurement, Material Planning, Inventory, and ERP effectiveness in a high-growth precision manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for driving raw material and tooling availability and cost reduction, optimizing inventory, implementing and improving materials planning tools, and improving Epicor ERP effectiveness across all Prince manufacturing locations.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with deep experience in Procurement, Planning, Inventory, and Epicor ERP. This individual will partner closely with Business Unit GM’s, Manufacturing, Finance, Sales, and Executive Leadership to align Supply Chain processes with business objectives and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement
- Lead the Procurement function across all Prince sites, and establish a clear strategy that supports business growth, margin performance, supplier consolidation, and risk reduction.
- Develop and/or optimize and manage reporting tools for BOM cost reduction, PPV, shortages, category spend, supplier performance, tariff management.
- Evaluate current raw material supply contracts, manage new contracts, and determine where contracts are prudent to secure material supply and leverage spend.
- Analyze raw material spend and identify consolidation, contract, and/or mill-run options to reduce cost and improve availability.
- Analyze tooling spend and identify consolidation and/or manufacturer-direct contract options to reduce cost.
- Develop, mentor, and hold accountable all team members, building a culture of ownership, collaboration, urgency, and continuous improvement.
Planning and Inventory
- Lead Inventory Management and Material Planning across all Prince sites, establishing a strategy to optimize inventory turns and materials availability.
ERP Effectiveness
- Serve as the Epicor ERP Subject Matter Expert for supplier-facing and factory-facing modules.
- Use Epicor experience and expertise to ensure that Prince is extracting maximum value from the ERP system and that ERP processes and reporting are optimized.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field required.
- 7+ years progressive multi-site supply chain leadership, with significant experience in precision machining environments that serve Aerospace, Defense, or MedTech.
- Proven experience leading supply chain teams directly and in a matrix structure, and partnering with operations, quality, finance, sales, and executive leadership.
- Strong knowledge of the metals supply chain (aluminum, stainless steel, nickel alloys).
- SME-level Epicor Kinetic ERP experience.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect decisions to cost, delivery, quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
- Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and change management skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in aerospace, defense, industrial, medical device, automotive, or other highly regulated precision metals manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, or similar quality management systems
- Experience operating within an ITAR environment
- Experience in a high growth (20%+ per year) environment
- Make versus buy
- M&A integration
Key Competencies
- Strategic and tactical supply chain leadership
- Knowledge of raw materials and supply chain for Aerospace and Defense machining
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Data-driven decision-making
- Cross-functional communication
- Change management and team development
Success Measures
- KPI’s in place to measure and improve margin, availability, variances, supplier performance
- Actionable reporting tools in place to identify exceptions, predict shortages
- 10% reduction in raw material costs, 20% reduction in tooling costs
- Inventory improved by 1 turn
- ERP procurement, planning, and inventory processes measurably improved in efficiency and/or effectiveness
- Objective feedback from executives and GM’s confirming success
Benefits
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical insurance (PPO and HDHP with HSA) w/ Prescription Coverage
- Dental PPO Insurance
- Vision PPO Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance and AD & D – Including options to add on additional life insurance for yourself, spouse & children.
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Fidelity Plan with strong employer match
- Personal Retirement Advisor
- Generous PTO Policy and Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement for Job-Related Classes
Due to ITAR regulations, only U.S. persons—defined as U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders), and U.S. nationals—are eligible for this position.
*We are an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Employer. Applicants can learn more about Prince's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster ( )