Director of Supply Chain, Automotive

Manages a team responsible for managing supply chain and procurement for automotive.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$248k

Mean

$257k

10th–90th pct

$188k–$342k

Observations

506

Confidence: 34% · based on 506 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Supply Chain Management

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

62% require · 30% prefer

Master's Degree

13% require · 27% prefer

No College

10% require · 7% prefer

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Common next roles

Plant Operations Manager, Automotive+8.1%Automotive Supply Chain Analyst-58.6%Automotive Operations Supervisor-51.8%Automotive Procurement Specialist-57.2%Automotive Operations Technician-55.7%

Common previous roles

Automotive Operations Technician-125.7%Automotive Supply Chain Analyst-141.7%Automotive Procurement Specialist-133.8%Automotive Operations Supervisor-107.3%Plant Operations Manager, Automotive+7.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)2,643

Posting growth+18.5%

Median days to fill53 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)16,402

Projected growth1.4%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness35%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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