Director, Data & Analytics Strategy

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• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

Job Title

Director Data & Analytics Strategy

The Opportunity

The Director Data & Analytics Strategy leads the strategy development and execution of the organizations digital innovation and data analytics capabilities to elevate performance across manufacturing and supply chain. This role oversees a portfolio of digital initiatives while simultaneously building analytics capabilities. Through strong technical leadership portfolio governance and cross-functional collaboration the role accelerates the organizations digital maturity and data-driven decision-making.

What Youll Work On

Scope & Accountability

• Owns a large-scale digital and analytics portfolio.
• Responsible for departmental budgets staffing vendor partnerships and resource allocation.
• Leads global cross-functional teams of project managers digital specialists data scientists data engineers and analysts.
• Makes decisions that directly impact digital capability maturity project delivery milestones data integrity and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Digital Maturity Leadership

• Develop and continually refine a Digital roadmap aligned with manufacturing supply chain quality and enterprise strategic priorities.
• Identify opportunities for digital enhancements that improve operational performance reduce cost improve quality or strengthen supply resiliency.
• Establish governance standards and best practices for digital projects and portfolio management.

2. Data Analytics Strategy

• Lead the comprehensive analytics function including data science data engineering analysis visualization and insights delivery.
• Transform raw data into strategic insights that influence major business decisions across supply chain quality and operations.
• Integrate advanced analytics predictive modeling and machine learning into key processes to enable proactive decision-making.

3. Data Governance & Data Management

• Lead the Data Governance and Data Management Programs ensuring data integrity security compliance and regulatory alignment.
• Ensure high-quality reliable data is accessible for organizational decision-making and digital applications.
• Partner with Information Technology and other teams to select build and manage key platforms and tools.

4. Program & Portfolio Execution

• Oversee planning execution and monitoring of large-scale digital and analytics initiatives including milestones dependencies risks and communication plans.
• Establish and maintain systems to quantify project value and support objective decision-making for resource and investment prioritization.
• Facilitate prioritization and sequencing across digital and analytics portfolios to maximize impact.

5. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and develop global teams with diverse technical and business skill sets fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with manufacturing site and division leadership to understand business needs influence decision-making and increase digital maturity.
• Communicate complex digital and analytical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Engineering Business or related technical field.
• 12 years in roles spanning digital transformation data analytics supply chain operational excellence program leadership or related functions.

Technical & Functional Expertise

• Expertise in digital transformation and strategy development project management and manufacturing/supply chain processes.
• Deep knowledge of analytics disciplines including data science data engineering data visualization predictive modeling and machine learning.
• Understanding of Industry 4.0 digital and technology trends.
• Strong understanding of data governance regulatory requirements and data security controls.

Leadership & Business Skills

• Strong communication negotiation facilitation and executive influence abilities.
• Proven ability to lead large diverse teams and manage vendor relationships.
• Demonstrated capability in resource management strategic planning and organizational change.
• Results driven balancing delivery of near-term improvements while maintaining a strong long-term strategic focus.
• Strong analytical interpersonal and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degrees reduce required experience.

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