Sr. Director Supply Chain Operations - MDO

Key Responsibilities:

• 20% Designs initiatives and develops strategies to increase the effectiveness of the Supply Chain function.
• 20% Uses high level strategic thinking to develop endtoend solutions that provide large scale impacts to the Supply Chain.
• 15% Builds plans for sustainability and longterm success of Supply Chain functional goals and initiatives
• 15% Reviews financial performance safety issues morale issues and service and inventory levels to ensure optimal functioning of the Supply Chain area(s) of responsibility.
• 15% Builds relationships with cross functional business partners to drive product availability to stores.
• 15% Effectively manages and executes changes needed to drive business process improvements in functional area(s).

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to a Vice President of Supply Chain
• Accountable for the management of a department or functional group through subordinate supervisors/managers and for all personnel issues including selection termination performance appraisal and professional development of subordinates.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 50%

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Supply Chain or related field
• 10 years Supply Chain Experience
• APICS certification
• Field Distribution Center leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead large complex teams

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelors degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 7

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Business Communication: Writes speaks and presents clearly and succinctly across a variety of communication settings and adjusts communication style to the audience by translating and articulating technical concepts to nontechnical groups.
• Cross Functional Knowledge: Uses knowledge of functional areas organizational structure and key business drivers to support company initiatives and longterm growth strategies understanding individual and functional impact on the whole organization.
• Influence: Uses diplomacy integrity and tact to persuade others to accept recommendations cooperate or change their way of thinking based on clearly defined business reasons.
• Process Improvement: Uses Six Sigma or other process improvement methodology to develop and execute efficient and cost effective solutions to align with the business objectives within the Supply Chain organization.
• People Management: Assesses skills and manages the work and productivity of others while coaching and developing talent.
• Change Management: Drives manages influences and inspires change though communication at all impacted levels.