Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Operations

Summary

The Supply Chain Network Modeling Manager is responsible for leading the development and application of advanced supply chain network models that support operational decision-making across the enterprise. This role combines hands-on modeling expertise with people leadership responsibilities managing a team of supply chain modelers and analysts while ensuring delivery of high-quality network design transportation optimization capacity planning inventory optimization and business continuity initiatives.

The Manager translates business challenges into analytical solutions that optimize cost service capacity inventory risk and growth objectives. The role is accountable for developing team capabilities establishing modeling standards and best practices and ensuring successful execution of a portfolio of modeling projects aligned with organizational priorities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

People Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead coach mentor and develop a team of Supply Chain Modelers and Analysts.
• Conduct performance management career development planning and succession planning activities.
• Support hiring onboarding training and capability development of modeling resources.
• Establish technical competency standards and promote continuous learning across the team.
• Foster collaboration innovation and a high-performance culture.

Project & Portfolio Leadership

• Manage a portfolio of network modeling transportation optimization simulation and supply chain strategy projects.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business value resource availability and organizational objectives.
• Provide project oversight quality assurance and governance throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and align with stakeholder expectations.
• Present recommendations and business cases to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Supply Chain Modeling & Optimization

• Lead the design development maintenance and enhancement of end-to-end supply chain network models.
• Evaluate scenarios including network expansion consolidation facility location inventory positioning manufacturing footprint changes transportation strategies and capacity investments.
• Analyze tradeoffs between cost service levels inventory risk resilience sustainability and growth.
• Develop transportation optimization and cost-to-serve models.
• Support long-range planning annual operating planning and capital investment decisions through scenario analysis.
• Drive adoption of advanced analytics optimization simulation AI and emerging technologies.

Stakeholder Management & Consulting

• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for analytics-driven decision making.
• Translate complex business problems into quantitative analyses and actionable recommendations.
• Facilitate workshops to define objectives assumptions constraints and decision criteria.
• Communicate findings through executive presentations dashboards visualizations and storytelling.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Process & Capability Development

• Establish and maintain modeling methodologies governance processes and best practices.
• Improve data quality model documentation standards and model validation procedures.
• Develop reusable templates tools and frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support the evolution of Network Modeling as a Service (NMaaS) and consulting capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.

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Work Experience:

• 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Analytics & Optimization.
• 2 years of team management/leadership experience.
• Expertisetranslating business rules into modelingrequirements and scenarios
• Expertisein network modeling optimization transportation and operations research.
• Experience with supply chainnetwork modeling tools dataanalyticsand visualization.
• Hands-on with network optimization tools (OptilogicLlamasoft CoupaPowerBI Alteryx Databricks).
• Strong knowledge of supply chain design inventory warehousing and capacity planning.
• Exposure to Operations and different supply chain strategies(storecrossdock import buy/leaseetc)
• Experiencecoaching and training modelers

Education Qualification:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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