Director, Supply Chain & Logistics

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Systems is responsible for shaping business technologies and processes in these key functions to improve operating efficiency, automation, and business outcomes. Reporting to the Sr Director, Digital Business Transformation, this role fuses the needs of the business with the expertise of the IT department. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide thought leadership on best practices / emerging technologies for the Supply Chain, Order to Cash & Logistics functions
• Partner with leaders and practitioners within each function to enhance day to day work through people development, process improvement, and technology
• Execute against the identified business priorities, such as touchless P2P, supplier diversity, maverick spend control, contract lifecycle management, enterprise risk management, and more
• Drive implementation of software from solution design through hypercare leveraging internal resources and external systems integrators as required
• Function as Supply Chain & Logistics workstream lead for upcoming SAP S/4 migration OR have significant change management / project management leadership to play a lead role in the overall S/4 program
• Partner with the IT COE to embed data and analytics in business operations and align software and process solutions to D&A architecture and best practices for data driven organizations
• Partner with Cybersecurity to minimize risk to when partnering with suppliers and deploying software

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent in related field

Experience:

• 8+ years as a systems deployment / support leader for business software solutions of Supply Chain, Order to Cash & Logistics functions OR similar experience in global process owner business roles leading system deployments
• Driven large-scale transformation and change management within the Supply Chain, Order to Cash & Logistics functions
• Led the functional design Supply Chain workstream during multiple implementations of SAP ECC; SAP S/4 preferred
• Exposure to SaaS and on-prem software solutions such as Logility Demand/Supply forecasting, Blue Yonder TMS, Fourkites Yard Management, SAP EWM, etc.
• 3+ years of people leadership

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in MS Office with high proficiency in Excel
• Experience in CPG / Manufacturing industry
• Must be able to advocate for change while also remaining flexible to stakeholder needs and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate to all levels within the organization
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers