supply chain director recruitment agency and headhunters
your next supply chain director, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from demand forecasting to warehouse and transport management.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- signed in under 26 days
they hire their supply chain leadership with muzzo
how do you hire a supply chain director through a recruitment agency?
A supply chain director manages the whole chain: demand forecasting, sourcing, production, warehouses, transport. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters who place this job most: they verify the flows straightened and the teams led. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your scope. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
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our data chooses the headhunters
Our AI picks those who have hired the most supply chain directors, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.
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you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by headhunters who are supply chain experts. You choose who you meet.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. A divisional supply chain director and a VP who leads an entire group don't take the same search. The fee follows that difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the real scope doesn't match the brief, we restart the search at no cost. If no replacement is found within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
supply chain leadership headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days, paid only on hire.
the reality
a supply chain director is judged by the whole chain, not by their org chart
a good supply chain director is not looking for a job
They already hold forecasts, stock and transport costs for their current employer. They don't answer job ads. A headhunter who places this role regularly knows when and how to approach them.
the same title covers very different scopes from one company to another
In an industrial group, they drive production and upstream flows. In distribution, they mainly drive warehouse and last-mile. The headhunter starts from your real org chart, not the job title.
a chain breakdown costs more than a bad hire
A poor demand forecast or an undersized warehouse ripples through months of orders. The headhunter verifies the flows actually managed and the cost savings delivered before introducing anyone.
the roles
the supply chain leadership profiles our headhunters go after for you
From site leadership to group leadership, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
supply chain director
They drive demand forecasting, sourcing, production, warehouses and transport for a group, and sit on the management committee.
divisional supply chain director
They apply the group strategy to a division or geography, with their own sites and own teams.
head of supply chain
A common title in international groups and scale-ups, covering the same scope of supply chain leadership.
director of sales and operations planning (S&OP director)
They run the sales and operations planning process, and arbitrate between commercial demand and production capacity.
director of supply chain operations
They own the cost, lead time and service quality of a warehouse and transport network, without necessarily covering production.
VP supply chain
In an Anglo-Saxon structure, they lead the function at global or regional level, often with several site directors reporting in.
the method
a headhunter who places supply chain directors, not an agency that does everything
A supply chain director is judged by the chain they run end to end. So the method starts from what the role has to manage.
we define the chain to be managed
Demand forecasting, sourcing, production, warehouses, transport, customer service: the brief lists the links actually reporting to the role.
a headhunter who places supply chain directors
Among more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place the most in supply chain leadership.
flows straightened, verified by reference
The headhunter asks the profile for a flow or cost they actually improved, their method and timeline, then cross-checks with former colleagues.
the figures
a supply chain director's salary in figures
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 83 (supply chain leadership) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 83 (supply chain leadership) (opens a new window), 2025 data
source: Apec, private-sector managerial pay in 111 job families, 2025 edition, p. 83 (supply chain leadership) (opens a new window), 2025 data
hiring a supply chain director: what you need to know
why use a headhunter to hire a supply chain director?
A supply chain director runs the entire chain: demand forecasting, sourcing, production, warehouses, transport and customer service. Good profiles already hold these flows elsewhere and don't answer job ads.
A headhunter who places this role regularly knows how to approach them and asks the right questions: which links actually report to the role, what budget, what seat at the management committee. This page covers the leadership role; for a single warehouse or local flows, see our logistics manager page, and for procurement leadership alone, see our chief procurement officer page.
supply chain director, head of supply chain or VP supply chain: which level to hire?
A divisional supply chain director applies the group strategy to a narrower scope, with their own sites. A head of supply chain or VP supply chain leads the function at group level, sometimes globally.
This choice also sets the profile to seek, not just salary: a divisional role demands execution on a known scope, a group role demands structuring an organisation and arbitrating between multiple sites.
S&OP, production, transport: where does the role start and stop?
Some roles cover S&OP right through to production. Others stop at warehouses, transport and customer service, with no responsibility for production itself.
Spell out this scope in the brief: a supply chain director who has already arbitrated between commercial demand and production capacity doesn't necessarily have run a transport network, and vice versa.
how do you assess a supply chain director at interview?
The CV lists staff and warehouses managed. The interview has to show something else: a flow actually improved, the method used and the result in numbers.
Ask a concrete example: a service rate straightened, stock cut without stockout, a demand forecast made reliable. The headhunter does this first screen before introducing anyone, and verifies the results mentioned with references.
what salary to offer a supply chain director in 2026?
According to Apec, supply chain leadership executives earn more in companies with 250+ employees (€67k median) than in smaller structures (€55k). Sector matters too: €68k in manufacturing, against €60k in transport and logistics.
Budget responsibility shifts the dial: €66k median for a supply chain director managing their own budget, against €55k without that responsibility. These benchmarks help you check an offer makes sense before the headhunter calls anyone.
your questions about hiring a supply chain director
According to Apec, supply chain leadership executives earn €67k median in companies with 250+ employees, against €55k in smaller structures (2025 edition). The sector counts too: €68k in manufacturing, against €60k in transport and logistics.
The logistics manager runs a warehouse or specific flows, day to day. The supply chain director runs the entire chain for a group: demand forecasting, sourcing, production, warehouses, transport and customer service, from the management committee. For a single site, see our logistics manager page.
The chief procurement officer drives supplier strategy and negotiations. The supply chain director drives physical flows, from demand forecasting to delivery. The two roles work together but are hired separately: see our chief procurement officer page for that scope.
The headhunter asks for facts: service rate, stock level, transport costs, before and after their previous role. They cross-check with references. You meet profiles whose results are verified, not just told.