Global Supply Chain Excellence Director

Ash Ind Europe GmbH; Schaffhausen; On-site; CHF 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry competitive salary

Job summary

Ashland is seeking a Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence Director at our Schaffhausen site to lead end-to-end planning and optimization across demand, supply, and distribution. You will collaborate with business units, regional managers, manufacturing, and SAP leaders to optimize service, inventory, and cost globally.

The role requires deep expertise in S&OP, network optimization, and SAP-driven processes, with a track record of improving customer service and working capital in a complex

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership in supply chain planning, S&OP/IBP, logistics, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, manufacturing planning.
• 7+ years leading global supply chain organizations across Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific in a specialty chemical environment.
• Bachelor's degree in related discipline; MBA or relevant Master’s degree preferred.
• APICS CPIM/CSCP, Lean Six Sigma, or program-management certification preferred.
• Direct experience leading, improving, and optimizing a global warehouse and distribution network including ocean freight and 3PL/warehouse operations.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP IBP/APO, Arkieva, or equivalent advanced planning platforms across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global planning and optimization agenda across demand, supply, capacity, production, inventory, deployment, distribution, and customer service.
• Design and implement enterprise S&OP/S&OE governance with clear decision rights and accountability by strategic business unit.
• Own and improve the global warehouse and distribution network, including design, footprint, 3PL governance, and transport.
• Govern demand planning, forecast accuracy, and planning integration across platforms.
• Develop service-level models and inventory policies to optimize cost-to-serve and lead times.
• Lead S&OP/S&OE governance readiness and KPI standards.
• Build global capability and continuous-improvement pipeline for supply chain governance.

Skills

Supply chain planning

S&OP/IBP

Leadership

SAP S/4HANA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Chemistry, or related field

MBA or relevant Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Arkieva

SAP IBP/APO

Job description

Ashland is seeking a Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence Director at our Schaffhausen site to lead end-to-end planning and optimization across demand, supply, and distribution. You will collaborate with business units, regional managers, manufacturing, and SAP leaders to optimize service, inventory, and cost globally.

The role requires deep expertise in S&OP, network optimization, and SAP-driven processes, with a track record of improving customer service and working capital in a complex