Supply Chain Lead

We are seeking a seasoned supply chain strategist to join our team and lead end-to-end discovery engagements for global apparel and footwear brands building next-generation supply chain control towers. The Discovery Lead owns the 610 week assessment that produces a current-state diagnostic target-state vision sequenced 23 year transformation roadmap and capital investment case. This role is the clients primary interlocutor from kickoff through roadmap sign-off and must be equally credible with a Chief Supply Chain Officer and a warehouse operations manager.

Qualifications :

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Discovery Engagements: Own the end-to-end discovery lifecycle stakeholder interviews process walkthroughs data audits current-state assessment and gap analysis across plan source make deliver and return.
• Build the Control Tower Vision: Define what a supply chain control tower looks like at each maturity horizon from visibility and exception detection through constraint-aware recommendations to agentic automation of routine decisions.
• Develop Sequenced Roadmaps: Translate findings into a phased 23 year implementation roadmap that balances foundational data work quick wins and advanced capability build-out. Clearly articulate the sequencing logic (dependency-driven ROI-driven or hybrid).
• Quantify the Business Case: Build defensible TCO ROI and value-attribution models. Partner with client finance teams to stress-test assumptions and produce board-ready investment cases.
• Assess Data Foundations: Evaluate master data maturity data lineage governance and integration readiness. Identify binding constraints early and design parallel workstreams where data remediation and solution build can co-exist.
• Engage Senior Stakeholders: Serve as the trusted advisor to C-suite and VP-level supply chain leaders. Facilitate executive workshops present findings and navigate organizational politics with credibility.
• Coordinate Delivery Teams: Direct a cross-functional team of functional analysts data engineers and solution architects during discovery. Define workstream charters manage timelines and ensure deliverable quality.
• Evaluate Technology Fit: Assess integration requirements against existing ERP planning and WMS platforms (SAP Oracle Blue Yonder Kinaxis o9 etc.). Recommend build-vs-buy-vs-integrate strategies without defaulting to rip-and-replace.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 12 years in supply chain consulting transformation or operations leadership with at least 5 years in a client-facing advisory or delivery lead role.
• Industry: Demonstrated experience in apparel footwear or fashion retail supply chains including familiarity with seasonal demand patterns color/size/style matrices 1218 month sourcing lead times from Asian factories and omnichannel fulfillment.
• Planning Expertise: Deep working knowledge of demand planning supply planning S&OP/IBP processes inventory optimization and allocation. Ability to assess maturity and design target-state processes.
• Control Tower / Decision Automation: Prior involvement in designing implementing or operating a supply chain control tower nerve center or exception-management platform.
• Data & Integration: Practical understanding of master data management data governance and system integration patterns (APIs middleware data lakes). Able to evaluate data readiness without conducting a months-long audit.
• Financial Acumen: Experience building business cases TCO models and value-attribution frameworks for multi-year supply chain programs.
• Communication: Executive-level presentation and facilitation skills. Comfortable presenting to C-suite audiences and translating technical concepts into business language.
• Education: Bachelors degree required; MBA or advanced degree in supply chain operations research or industrial engineering preferred.

Additional Information :

The starting pay range for this role is $180000 - $240000.  Actual compensation within the range will be dependent on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience skills certifications training and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range and determining factors for compensation are considered for each individual circumstance. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families. You can look forward to a range of benefits including medical dental vision 401K PTO paid holidays commuter benefits spending accounts life insurance disability coverage and EAPs. 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time