Director, GPO Planning Excellence

The Director GPO Planning Excellence (Global Process Owner) is a key strategic leadership role responsible for the enterprise S&OP process and the Supply Chain Digital Pulse POD process. The leader will drive end-to-end planning functional maturity and capability through process standardization incorporating new methodologies and proficiencies across the cross functional teams.

The Director will partner with closely with planning leaders and senior executives across Supply Chain Commercial Sales Marketing and Finance to establish the maturity roadmap and gain consensus.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Transformation

• Enterprise leader for the S&OP process for all business units to drive a standard consistent and robust operating rhythm.
• Responsible to ensure all 5-step S&OP monthly process meets the calendar timing meeting requirements and consensus is reached by the meeting owner. Develop and manage compliance methods to ensure success.
• Partner with SCLT and Technical reams on technology advancements to improve the supply chain and business results. Focus on process standardization automation vs. manual while ensuring adoption to the new ways of working.
• Utilizing the Agile process this role will be responsible for the Supply Chain Digital Pulse Pod Control Tower process. The role will focus on improving the use of digital dashboards identify new opportunities from feedback/use and continuously strive to improve and exceed key metrics.

Executive Capability

• Exceptional executive-level presentation skills in delivering timely and succinct messaging to inform and elicit decision making and/or consensus.
• Dynamic aptitude for conveying the supply chain planning vision roadmap while understanding the capabilities and challenges.
• Self-directed energetic and customer centric leader who flourishes in a challenging and changing climate.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and ownership with cross functional partners using key examples and impacts to the business.
• Foster a culture of accountability analytical rigor innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree is required; Masters degree is desired.
• 10 years of progressive Supply Chain leadership or COE experience with deep expertise in demand supply and inventory planning. Prior experience leading the S&OP process is requirement.
• Demonstrated ability to drive results influence senior leaders effect change and make strategic decisions with a powerful sense of urgency.
• Proven success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior leaders in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Advanced analytical capability including expert proficiency in Excel and strong command of supply chain analytics and modeling.
• Strong executive communication & storytelling emotional intelligence and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with advanced demand and supply planning tools digital transformation tools and Tier One ERP is required (prefer SAP or Oracle ERP).

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $142000 USD - $220000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time