AI Transformation Lead - Supply Chain & Procurement

Hexion Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexion Inc. in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Manager, AI Transformation to accelerate AI adoption across Supply Chain and Procurement. You will partner with leaders to define roadmaps, drive process redesign, and deliver measurable value through AI-enabled solutions.

You will bridge business and technical teams, lead change management, and establish governance to realize productivity, cost savings, and service improvements while expanding adoption across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years in Supply Chain, Procurement, or operations.
• Experience leading transformation or digital initiatives.
• Strong end-to-end SCM and procurement knowledge.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify AI opportunities and define prioritization and roadmaps.
• Lead process redesign to maximize AI value.
• Partner with leaders to define outcomes and build business cases.
• Drive change management and adoption strategies.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics, IT, and cross-functional teams.
• Track benefits and ensure realization of expected value.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Power Platform

Workflow automation tools

Enterprise AI solutions

Job description

Company Overview

Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.

At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.

This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.

We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger. We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

Your Future Starts Here. If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.

Anything is possible when you imagine everything.

Position Overview

The Manager, AI Transformation will help shape and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics across Supply Chain and Procurement. Reporting directly to the Sr. Director, AI Transformation, Data & Intelligence, this role serves as a strategic business partner focused on identifying high-value opportunities, redesigning business processes, driving organizational adoption, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

The successful candidate will bridge business and technology teams to ensure AI-enabled solutions are aligned to operational priorities, integrated into business processes, and generate meaningful value.

The ideal candidate combines deep Supply Chain and Procurement expertise with strong continuous improvement, change management, and business transformation capabilities. They are energized by emerging technologies and are passionate about helping organizations work smarter, faster, and more effectively.

Job Responsibilities

AI Strategy & Transformation

• Identify and prioritize opportunities where AI, automation, and advanced analytics can improve business performance.
• Develop and maintain a portfolio of AI transformation initiatives aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate opportunities, define expected outcomes, and build implementation roadmaps.
• Establish frameworks for evaluating, prioritizing, and governing AI initiatives across Supply Chain and Procurement.

Process Redesign & Continuous Improvement

• Lead process assessment and redesign efforts to maximize the value of AI-enabled solutions.
• Challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or eliminate work.
• Apply continuous improvement methodologies to drive productivity, efficiency, service, quality, and decision‑making improvements.
• Ensure AI solutions are embedded into business processes rather than implemented as standalone tools.

Business Engagement & Change Management

• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with stakeholders to identify pain points, opportunities, and use cases.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, and cross‑functional business teams.
• Develop change management and adoption strategies that ensure successful implementation and sustained usage.
• Build awareness and enthusiasm for AI capabilities while helping teams navigate organizational change.

Value Realization & Performance Management

• Define business cases, success metrics, and value realization plans for AI initiatives.
• Track and report benefits, including productivity improvements, cost savings, working capital impacts, risk reduction, and service improvements.
• Monitor adoption and business outcomes to ensure initiatives deliver expected value.
• Recommend course corrections or enhancements when initiatives are not meeting objectives.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Translate business challenges into clearly defined requirements and use cases.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics, IT, Digital, and external partners to support solution delivery.
• Drive alignment across functions where end‑to‑end process opportunities exist.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or related business functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading business transformation, process improvement, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end Supply Chain and Procurement processes.
• Experience developing business cases and measuring financial and operational outcomes.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to work effectively across business and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, automation, digital transformation, or advanced analytics initiatives.
• Experience with S&OP, Integrated Business Planning, Procurement, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, or Planning processes.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Change Management, or Project Management certifications.
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, workflow automation tools, or enterprise AI solutions.
• MBA or advanced degree.

Critical Success Factors

The Ideal Candidate

• Sees business problems before they become business crises.
• Understands where AI creates value and where it is simply a shiny object.
• Thinks in terms of outcomes, not technology.
• Can translate between operations leaders and technical teams.
• Balances strategic thinking with practical execution.
• Is naturally curious, adaptable, and energized by change.
• Focuses relentlessly on adoption, value realization, and measurable business impact.

What Success Looks Like After 12-18 Months

• Established a prioritized AI transformation roadmap across Supply Chain and Procurement.
• Implemented process redesign initiatives that successfully leverage AI and automation.
• Delivered measurable business value through productivity, cost, service, and decision‑quality improvements.
• Increased adoption of AI-enabled tools and ways of working across business teams.
• Built strong partnerships across Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, IT, Analytics, and other functional areas.
• Created a repeatable framework for identifying, evaluating, governing, and scaling AI opportunities.

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affi­

be at least 18 years of age.

Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti‑Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.

A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.