Director of Supply Chain, Manufacturing

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

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$252k

Mean

$262k

10th–90th pct

$192k–$348k

Observations

376

Confidence: 33% · based on 376 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

66% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

12% require · 30% prefer

No College

8% require · 5% prefer

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Common next roles

Plant Operations Manager, Manufacturing-0.6%Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst-55.7%Manufacturing Operations Supervisor-53.1%Manufacturing Procurement Specialist-53.3%Manufacturing Operations Technician-54.2%

Common previous roles

Manufacturing Supply Chain Analyst-125.5%Manufacturing Procurement Specialist-113.9%Manufacturing Operations Technician-118.4%Manufacturing Operations Supervisor-113.3%Plant Operations Manager, Manufacturing-0.6%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)11,444

Posting growth-2.6%

Median days to fill57 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)86,835

Projected growth1.5%/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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