Principal, CoE Business Systems Analyst

Primary Function of Position:

The Principal of the Center of Excellence (CoE) Logistics will lead the strategic development and execution of digital and operational capabilities across the Global Logistics function. This senior leadership role is responsible for defining and driving the vision of a digitally enabled high-performing logistics network aligned with Industry 4.0 principles and SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) methodology.

The role serves as a strategic bridge between Logistics IT and peer Centers of Excellence (Planning Sourcing and Manufacturing) ensuring harmonized systems deployment cross-functional collaboration and scalable process innovation. The successful candidate will champion business systems such as SAP TMS eWMS and next-generation warehousing solutions to enable visibility network optimization and exceptional customer experience.

Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Define develop and maintain the long-term strategic vision and roadmap for the Global Logistics CoE ensuring alignment with enterprise digitalization goals and future-state supply chain capabilities.
• Champion the adoption of SCOR-based process frameworks to drive maturity benchmarking and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Translate Industry 4.0 logistics trends into practical roadmaps enabling automation data-driven decision-making and real-time network visibility.

Digital Transformation & Systems Enablement

• Lead the evaluation selection and implementation of logistics-focused business systems (ERP TMS WMS EDI ASN) ensuring scalability configurability and integration across global platforms.
• Drive cross-functional blueprinting efforts to support global deployments with particular focus on standardization automation and OCM (Organizational Change Management).
• Partner with IT to align business requirements with application roadmaps prioritizing functionality that improves end-to-end supply chain efficiency and responsiveness.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with leaders of other CoEs IT organization and business SMEs to identify systemic improvement opportunities and synchronize execution plans.
• Facilitate alignment with cross-functional leadership to drive shared accountability for transformation outcomes metrics adoption and value realization.

Performance Management & Optimization

• Own and evolve logistics performance measurement frameworks including KPI definition tracking and benchmarking.
• Lead efforts to analyze logistics network inefficiencies enabling proactive redesign and capability building in areas such as last-mile delivery inventory visibility and demand responsiveness.

Team & Capability Development

• Build and mentor a high-performing CoE team with strong analytical technical and operational expertise.
• Develop training frameworks and SOPs that foster scalable knowledge transfer and sustain process improvements globally.

Qualifications :

Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in logistics supply chain or business systems roles with a demonstrated track record of driving enterprise-level improvements (>$100K value projects).
• 7 years of experience leading large-scale business system implementations in collaboration with IT (e.g. SAP Oracle TMS).
• Proven experience in managing teams (37 FTEs) and leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Strong familiarity with digital tools across the logistics stack: ERP TMS WMS EDI ASN BI analytics.
• Demonstrated application of Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies in operational environments.
• Experience with SCOR model integration is highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business or related field required; Masters degree preferred.
• Industry certifications such as APICS CSCP CPIM or Lean Six Sigma are a strong plus.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in supply chain digital transformation Industry 4.0 or smart logistics.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and systems-level perspective
• Digital fluency and comfort with emerging logistics technologies
• Change leadership and cross-functional influence
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management capabilities
• Ability to distill complex concepts into actionable strategies

Travel Requirement

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required to support global initiatives and attend industry forums or conferences.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time