Director Supply Chain Planning & Deployment
Business: Global Supply Chain

Job Description


Set strategic direction and support staff in the development, implementation, and execution of supply chain processes in support of business and supply chain objectives

Manage Mangers who are responsible for managing planners & project managers who create and achieve production/purchase plans and schedules in support of goals & objectives

Enables effective S&OP/Operating Reviews by garnering cross-functional participation and helps facilitate decision-making process on cross functional & divisional issues. This includes highlighting division critical issues to Senior Business Leaders

Accountable for optimizing inventory turns, service levels, and profitability

Sponsors, and may lead, cross functional teams in support of strategic initiatives both within the supply chain organization and across the business units

Responsible to provide management, finance, and business with inventory budgets/projections, service level issues/opportunities, revenue constraints, and issues impacting cost/profitability

Works with supply chain org, order management, sales & marketing, product managers, manufacturing, suppliers, distribution centers and third party logistics provider in support of business objectives

Responsible to identify and resolve business issues impeding achievement of goals



Job Requirements

Excellent leadership skills including sponsoring/leading projects with broad scope, cross functional nature, and an impact outside own department while promoting teamwork between departments

Complete, in-depth understanding of all aspects of the business and supply chain strategies including total delivered cost, profitability, inventory turns and service levels

Excellent communication skills (with staff, peers, and upper management) and ability to develop rapport with other functional leaders inside company and Supply base to influence decision making

Ability to do analysis of tradeoffs between business objectives - ability to think systemically

Embraces change, challenges status quo and makes recommendations for improvements to products and processes. Creates tools that help simplify job tasks and shares these with others

Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance of, others in sensitive situations

Supervises, coaches, and develops others

Drives results through team leadership and self

Strong problem solving, negotiating, and presentation skills

BS in Business related field with minimum 10 years experience in supply chain/ operations management field.

MBA and APICS Certification preferred.



Percent Travel Required: 10%

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