Director, Service Delivery

HAVI Logistics Business Services GmbH; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

HAVI is seeking a Director of Service Delivery in Chicago to own end-to-end service delivery, ensuring performance against SLAs and KPIs while driving continuous improvement across regions and functions.

The role partners with Sales, Product, IT and Finance to align service outcomes with business goals, captures data-driven insights, and leads transformation initiatives including AI-enabled improvements. Hybrid role with relocation not offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, IT, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 10+ years of experience in service delivery, operations, or service management roles
• Proven experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong background in SLA-driven service environments
• Experience with process improvement and operational excellence frameworks
• Demonstrated success managing complex stakeholder and customer relationships
• IT Service Management (ITIL-based environments) (preferred)
• Managed services, shared services, or global service operations (preferred)
• Digital service platforms or automation technologies (preferred)
• Multi-region or global service delivery responsibility (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end service delivery performance across assigned services, regions, or customer segments
• Ensure services are delivered in line with SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments
• Drive consistency, reliability, and scalability of service delivery models
• Proactively identify and mitigate service risks and delivery issues
• Act as escalation point for critical service incidents and customer issues
• Partner with Account Management and serves as senior engagement partner for key customers and internal stakeholders
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention
• Lead regular service reviews, performance reporting, and governance forums
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, Product, IT, and Finance to align service outcomes with business goals
• Define, monitor, and optimize service performance metrics (cost, quality, speed, reliability)
• Define and maintain the global end-to-end process vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Design standardized processes, policies, and ways of working
• Ensure alignment between business objectives, operating model, and process design
• Drive process harmonization across regions and business units
• Continuous Improvement & Transformation - lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Sponsor digital transformation and AI-enabled process improvements
• Collaborate in Fusion teams environment to drive and process intelligence enhancements
• Use data and analytics to drive insight-based decision-making
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing service delivery teams
• Set clear goals, accountability, and development plans for direct reports
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Support talent planning, workforce capability development, and succession planning
• Drive productivity, efficiency, and cost-to-serve improvements
• Supports commercial discussions, renewals, and new service design
• Ensure services are delivered profitably and sustainably
• Lead or support service transformation initiatives
• Ensure smooth transition of new services from design into stable operations
• Champion change management and adoption across teams

Skills

End-to-end service delivery

SLA/KPI management

Risk management

Customer relationship

Governance

Digital transformation

AI-enabled improvements

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, IT, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ITIL-based environments

Job description

Job Category: Supply Chain Management/Operations

City: Chicago

HAVI is a global, privately owned company focused on innovating, optimizing and managing the supply chains of leading brands. Offering services in marketing analytics, packaging, supply chain management and logistics, HAVI partners with companies to address challenges big and small across the supply chain, from commodity to customer. Founded in 1974, HAVI employs more than 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visitHAVI.com

The Director of Service Delivery is accountable for the end-to-end process ownership and delivery of services based on these processes to customers and internal stakeholders. This role ensures service excellence, operational efficiency, contractual compliance, and continuous improvement across all service delivery functions. The Director acts as a strategic leader and e2e process owner translating business objectives into scalable, reliable, and high-performing service operations.

This is a hybrid role based at 345 N Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60607. Candidates must reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. Relocation assistance is not offered at this time.

Requirements:

• Service Delivery & Operations
  • Own end-to-end service delivery performance across assigned services, regions, or customer segments
  • Ensure services are delivered in line with SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments
  • Drive consistency, reliability, and scalability of service delivery models
  • Proactively identify and mitigate service risks and delivery issues
  • Act as escalation point for critical service incidents and customer issues
• Partners with Account Management and serves as senior engagement partner for key customers and internal stakeholders
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention
• Lead regular service reviews, performance reporting, and governance forums
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, Product, IT, and Finance to align service outcomes with business goals
• E2E Process Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Define, monitor, and optimize service performance metrics (cost, quality, speed, reliability)
  • Define and maintain the global end-to-end process vision, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Design standardized processes, policies, and ways of working.
  • Ensure alignment between business objectives, operating model, and process design.
  • Drive process harmonization across regions and business units.
  • Continuous Improvement & Transformation - lead continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Sponsor digital transformation and AI-enabled process improvements.
  • Collaborate in Fusion teams environment to drive and process intelligence enhancements.
  • Use data and analytics to drive insight-based decision-making
• Leadership & People Development
  • Build, lead, and develop high-performing service delivery teams
  • Set clear goals, accountability, and development plans for direct reports
  • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Support talent planning, workforce capability development, and succession planning
• Drive productivity, efficiency, and cost-to-serve improvements
• Supports commercial discussions, renewals, and new service design
• Ensure services are delivered profitably and sustainably
• Transformation & Change
  • Lead or support service transformation initiatives
  • Ensure smooth transition of new services from design into stable operations
  • Champion change management and adoption across teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, IT, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 10+ years of experience in service delivery, operations, or service management roles
• Proven experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong background in SLA-driven service environments
• Experience with process improvement and operational excellence frameworks
• Demonstrated success managing complex stakeholder and customer relationships
• IT Service Management (ITIL-based environments) (preferred)
• Managed services, shared services, or global service operations (preferred)
• Digital service platforms or automation technologies (preferred)
• Multi-region or global service delivery responsibility (preferred)

*Starting Salary is $140,000-$160,000 with a 20% targeted bonus

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

Inclusive employee resource groups

Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits

Paid parental and medical leave programs

401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing

15 days of paid time off plus company holidays

Hybrid work model with flexibility

Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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