Senior Director, Supply Chain Systems

Senior Director Of It Supply Chain Systems

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Job Description

Reports to : VP of Business Systems

Location : US Pacific or Mountain Time Zones

Overview : As Senior Director of IT Supply Chain Systems, you will act as the strategic technology partner to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, and the Global Supply Chain leadership team. You will own the end-to-end systems architecture, platform selection, implementation, and continuous improvement of all systems that enable capital planning, supply planning, procurement, risk management, order management, logistics, fulfillment, and inventory optimization. This is a high-impact, highly visible role that directly influences COGS and OpEx reduction, supply continuity & agility, customer delivery performance, and inventory turns.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the CSCO and Supply Chain leadership team to translate business strategy into a 3-year supply-chain digital roadmap that delivers measurable financial outcomes.
• Lead architecture discussions for all supply-chain-related systems (Advanced Planning Systems, S&OP / IBP, Supply Chain Risk, Fulfillment, Logistics, Transportation, Supplier Collaboration,...)
• Drive selection, configuration, and deployment of modern supply-chain planning and risk platforms (e.g., Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, Resilinc, Riskmethods, Everstream, etc.).
• Ruthlessly automate manual "drudgery" across planning, procurement, logistics and fulfillment and supplier management (RPA, low-code, AI / ML-driven exception management, predictive analytics).
• Deliver proven, quantified results in : Improving service levels, inventory turns, COGS, supplier collaboration, risk-based decisions, planning cycle time, and key customer-facing metrics.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of architects, analysts, and engineers focused exclusively on supply chain outcomes.
• Manage a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects and operational budget with clear ROI and payback metrics.
• Act as the bridge between Supply Chain and the broader CIO organization.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills

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