Director Supply Chain Business Analytics & Intelligence Network Optimization

Title: Director Supply Chain Business Analytics & Intelligence - Network Optimization

Location: Statewide Multi Use ID

Job Requisition ID: Req-271915

Time Type: Full time

About Lamb Weston

Youve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers restaurants and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. Youll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success explore opportunities for new solutions and youll join a winning team of 10000 people all dedicated to raising the bar together.

If you have a strong drive for results a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries and are ready for a fresh challenge we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

Lead the analytical engine that drives Lamb Westons network optimization decisions across footprint sourcing and distribution flow and translate that work into business action with a clear cost-to-serve and capital efficiency objective.
The Director of Supply Chain Business Analytics & Intelligence is responsible for the strategic development and application of advanced analytics optimization and business intelligence capabilities that enhance the performance of Lamb Westons end-to-end supply chain network.
This role provides enterprise leadership for network design and optimization leveraging sophisticated analytical models to inform critical decisions regarding manufacturing footprint capacity investments sourcing strategies inventory deployment and distribution partnership with Supply Chain Operations Finance IT and Commercial teams the Director translates complex data into actionable insights that improve service cost inventory efficiency and supply chain resilience while advancing enterprise capabilities in network analytics performance management and decision support.

Job Description

Network Design & Optimization (Primary Focus)

• Own the network optimization roadmap and enterprise digital twin spanning plants distribution centers transportation flows and fulfillment nodes
• Lead future-state network design determining optimal footprint sourcing strategy storage deployment and flow paths across the global supply chain in partnership with functional leaders.
• Quantify network tradeoffs (cost to serve capacity utilization lead time inventory positioning carbon footprint) and recommend the optimal balance to executive leadership
• Build a repeatable scenariomodeling capability to stresstest decisions against demand shifts capital constraints tariffs and disruptions and translate model outputs into executable plans with Manufacturing Logistics Procurement and Commercial
• Model network resilience alternate sourcing redundant capacity rerouting through whatif scenarios and contingency plans for demand volatility supplier risk and capacity constraints
• Measure and report realized value of network optimization initiatives against committed savings and service targets

Strategic Planning Analytics & Decision Support

• Provide analytical insights that optimize network performance capacity utilization and supply chain flows across the manufacturing and distribution network.
• Lead the development of forecasting optimization and decision-support capabilities that improve planning investment prioritization and network strategy.
• Develop data-driven long-range capacity plans (LRCP) aligned to growth strategies and product roadmaps supporting executive decision-making through LRCP and S&OP/IBP processes.
• Evaluate strategic alternatives quantify trade-offs and recommend actions that improve service cost inventory and resilience outcomes
• Identify highimpact analytics and optimization use cases that improve customer service total delivered cost inventory investment and working capital aligned to supply chain strategy the longrange capacity plan and operational execution

Inventory Service & Cost Optimization Analytics

• Develop assortment and inventory optimization models balancing demand capacity and storage constraints freshness and waste across raw materials WIP and finished goods including optimal deployment and positioning across the network
• Quantify service cost and working capital tradeoffs to support decisions on capacity sourcing network flows and fulfillment strategies

Data Systems & Digital Enablement

• Partner with IT Engineering and data teams to deliver reliable data pipelines and scalable platforms that enable network modeling and critical decisionmaking
• Maximize value from BI platforms network modeling tools and supply chain systems to drive integrated end-to-end insights and improved business outcomes
• Guide productiongrade optimization and advanced analytics solutions on modern cloudnative stacks including deployment monitoring and retraining

Leadership Stakeholder Collaboration & Business Impact

• Build develop and lead a highperforming multidisciplinary team of analytics data science and network modeling professionals setting clear standards for experimentation production models and model governance
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to Supply Chain and Operations leadership translating ambiguous business problems into welldefined analytical solutions with clear KPIs and ROI
• Drive adoption and change management so models and network recommendations are embedded in operational workflows fostering a culture of rigor innovation and operational excellence

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications:

• Bachelors degree in analytics data science operations research industrial engineering supply chain business or related field required; Masters or advanced quantitative degree preferred

Skills and Experience:

• 10 years of progressive experience in supply chain analytics network design business intelligence data science or supply chain planning required including 5 years in analytics leadership with people management responsibility
• Demonstrated success leading network design and optimization studies and translating results into executed footprint sourcing or distribution changes
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to develop and evaluate total delivered cost and working capital models translating network decisions into clear P&L and cash flow impacts
• Partner effectively with Commercial teams and cross-functional teams to design network scenarios that support channel and category strategies across global markets
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex multi-variable trade-offs and communicate recommendations to executive leadership in a clear actionable manner that enables timely decision making
• Working knowledge of network optimization tools and methodologies with the ability to direct modeling efforts challenge assumptions validate outputs and translate insights into actionable business recommendations
• Advanced capability across descriptive diagnostic predictive and prescriptive analytics; deep experience with BI tools (Power BI Tableau or similar) and advanced Excel
• Experience with enterprise systems (ERP planning or data platforms); SAP preferred
• Experience building analytics governance data standards and operating models

Preferred Skills:

• Handson experience with supply chain modeling and optimization platforms (e.g. Coupa/Llamasoft Supply Chain Guru AIMMS Optilogic) and digital twin approaches
• Strong foundation in operations research statistics or applied mathematics including deterministic and stochastic optimization
• Food manufacturing CPG agriculture or other perishable/temperaturecontrolled supply chains including multiplant multiDC and global export network structures
• Sustainability waste reduction and responsible sourcing analytics; scaling optimization and ML systems across large physical footprints

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Some travel may be required; most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal and use calculators keyboards telephone and other office equipment during the normal workday
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Stooping bending twisting and reaching may be required

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical Dental Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care and Health Reimbursement Accounts

• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

• Paid Time Off

• Financial Wellness Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions Financial Planning Services Employee Stock purchase program and Health Savings Accounts Life and Accident insurance

• Family-Friendly Employee events

• Employee Assistance Program services mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location job role/level job status and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Anticipated Close Date

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.

Anticipated Close Date: 11/30/2026

Pay Transparency

In compliance with applicable state and local laws Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors including but not limited to job duties experience and expertise. A candidates work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.

Pay Rate or Range: $131130.00 - $196660.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age disability veteran status or any other protected factor under federal state or local law