Director, Strategy & Performance - Supply Chain - NAM

SupportFinity™; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay Package

Retirement/Pension Plan

Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Best-in-class family-friendly and inclusive policies

Job summary

Bacardi is seeking a Director for Strategy & Performance in Supply Chain for North America Markets. In this pivotal role, you will define and execute the medium- and long-term supply chain strategy. Your focus will be on driving performance improvements and fostering collaboration across various teams, ensuring sustainable value creation.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in supply chain management and demonstrated leadership skills. This is a full-time position based in the United States.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Operations roles.
• Experience leading large cross-functional teams in a multinational environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Bacardi North America's Supply Chain strategy.
• Drive performance improvement across the NAM network.
• Lead external manufacturing strategy and partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Supply Chain Strategy

Performance Management

Continuous Improvement

Project Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Team Building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business

MBA or equivalent preferred

Job description

Director, Strategy & Performance – Supply Chain – NAM

Bacardi | Posted Mar 14

Location: United States

Employment Type: Full-time

Please note that this is a Direct Search led by Bacardi; applications from agencies will not be accepted.

About the Role

This critical leadership role is responsible for defining and delivering the medium- and long-term Supply Chain strategy for North America Markets (NAM). The Director leads key strategic trade-offs across the end-to-end supply network, including make vs. buy decisions, in-house versus third-party production, network design, technology and capital investments, ensuring alignment with global operations and regional commercial priorities. The role translates business objectives into a clear, integrated supply chain agenda that strengthens competitiveness, resilience, and sustainable value creation. The Director partners closely with Global Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, Procurement, Quality, and Engineering leaders to ensure alignment and disciplined execution.

About You

You are an enterprise-minded supply chain leader who can turn complex business needs into clear, actionable strategies. You balance cost, service, growth, and resilience through strong, data-driven decision-making, and you are equally effective setting direction and driving execution. A trusted collaborator and influencer, you lead with an owner’s mindset, embrace transformation, and foster a culture of continuous improvement aligned with Bacardi’s Fearless, Family, and Founders values.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and execution of Bacardi North America’s medium- and long-term Supply Chain strategy, with accountability for network design, performance excellence, value creation, and strategic transformation across manufacturing, external manufacturing, engineering, and distribution.
• Define and govern end-to-end supply chain trade-offs, including make vs. buy decisions, in-house versus third-party production, capacity and footprint optimization, and technology and capital investment choices, ensuring alignment with Global Supply Chain strategy and North America commercial priorities.
• Translate business objectives into a clear, integrated multi-year supply chain roadmap that strengthens competitiveness, resilience, service performance, and sustainable cost leadership.
• Drive supply chain performance improvement across the NAM network by identifying structural opportunities, leading cross-functional initiatives, and embedding standard KPIs, operating rhythms, and continuous improvement disciplines.
• Drive performance excellence through the establishment of regional KPIs, operating standards, and continuous improvement frameworks, delivering measurable gains in cost, productivity, service, and asset utilization.
• Lead the regional Supply Chain PMO and CAPEX governance, ensuring disciplined prioritization, robust business cases, and consistent delivery of strategic initiatives on cost, timing, and benefits.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to cross-functional and matrixed teams, fostering strong collaboration across Commercial, Finance, Procurement, Quality, Engineering, and Global Supply Chain.
• Lead external manufacturing strategy and partnerships, ensuring strong governance, performance management, risk mitigation, and alignment to quality, service, and cost objectives.
• Champion transformation, innovation, and Manufacturing 4.0 capabilities, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and ownership aligned with Bacardi’s Fearless, Family, and Founders values.

Skills and Experience

• Proven leadership at a senior level, leading large cross-functional and matrixed teams.
• Strong background in supply chain strategy, network design, and performance management.
• Deep experience in continuous improvement (Lean), engineering, and capital project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation and change initiatives.
• Strategic and systems thinker with strong execution focus.
• High learning agility and curiosity; embraces innovation and change.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills at a senior level.
• Builds inclusive, high performing teams and a strong sense of belonging.
• Resilient, decisive, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Acts with an owner’s mindset and strong personal accountability.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.

Minimum Experience

• 12–15+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Operations roles within a complex, multinational environment.

Leadership Agility

• Belonging: You have a strong capacity to create a culture of belonging, where people feel appreciated for who they are and what they do.
• Self-Awareness: You have high levels of self-awareness, are reflective, and know yourself well.
• People Agility: You bring a deep ability to understand and relate to people and navigate through tough situations to harness and multiply collective performance.
• Results Agility: You demonstrate consistent delivery of results in first-time situations by inspiring teams.
• Mental Agility: You can think critically to penetrate complex problems and expand possibilities.
• Change Agility: You have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment, and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change.

Perks of Working for Us

We are committed to providing employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well‑being, and more.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive Pay Package.
• Competitive Holiday/Paid Time Off, with additional days offered (e.g., volunteer day).
• Retirement/Pension Plan.
• Medical, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance.
• Calm Meditation App subscription (free).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Best-in-class, family-friendly, and inclusive leave policies.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Bacardi seeks talent from all backgrounds to bring diversity of thought, agility and capability to our organization across the globe. We promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity. U.S. applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.