Director, Supply Chain Transformation

Lean Six Search | Supply Chain Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lean Six Search | Supply Chain Recruitment in the United States seeks a supply chain leader to drive transformation across multiple businesses. The role blends strategic direction with hands-on execution to improve cost, supplier performance, operational effectiveness and working capital.

You will influence across a decentralized organization, set priorities, and lead cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations or a related field.
• Master’s degree is preferred for higher-level leadership.
• Minimum 10 years of supply chain or operations leadership experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Proven track record of transforming multiple sites or divisional scope.
• Strong supplier management, cost reduction and sourcing experience.
• Experience using AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and commercial judgment.
• Clear communication with senior leadership and cross-functional influence.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop a divisional supply chain roadmap aligned with growth, profitability and working capital.
• Align sourcing with corporate commodity strategies and strengthen supplier management.
• Lead supplier consolidation to improve quality, delivery and total cost.
• Identify opportunities to leverage scale and coordinate implementation across functions.
• Establish performance measures and reporting to drive accountability and cash flow.
• Identify and implement AI applications to improve productivity and cost performance.
• Lead change across teams and secure stakeholder alignment.
• Develop training and management routines to sustain adoption of tools and processes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Communication

AI proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in engineering, supply chain, operations

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AI tools

Job description

A global industrial manufacturing organization is seeking a supply chain leader to drive transformation across multiple businesses. The role combines strategic direction with practical execution, improving cost, supplier performance, operational effectiveness and working capital.

Working with business leaders and corporate supply chain teams, you will identify opportunities for improvement, establish priorities and lead initiatives that deliver measurable results. You will need to influence across a decentralized organization, introducing consistent practices where they add value while retaining the flexibility individual businesses require.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a divisional supply chain roadmap aligned with growth, profitability and working capital objectives. Assess capabilities, identify performance gaps and risks, and translate priorities into actionable improvement plans.
• Align business-level sourcing activity with corporate commodity strategies. Strengthen supplier management through segmentation, performance reviews, governance and escalation processes.
• Lead supplier consolidation and rationalization opportunities. Improve quality, delivery and total cost while strengthening continuity of supply and managing risk.
• Identify opportunities to leverage purchasing scale, sourcing capabilities and logistics across businesses. Build business cases, agree measurable targets and coordinate implementation across functions.
• Establish performance measures and reporting that make progress and accountability clear. Partner with operating teams to improve forecasting, planning, inventory, lead times and on-time delivery, connecting improvements to cash generation and working capital.
• Identify and implement practical applications of AI to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality and cost performance. Critically evaluate outputs, scale successful applications and incorporate them into everyday processes.
• Lead change across business and functional teams. Secure stakeholder alignment, resolve barriers and build accountability for sustained results.
• Develop training, practical guidance and management routines that strengthen supply chain capability and support consistent adoption of effective tools and processes.

Experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, operations or a related discipline. A master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of supply chain or operations leadership experience within industrial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success delivering transformation across multiple sites or at divisional level.
• Strong experience in sourcing, supplier management and cost reduction.
• A track record of measurable financial and operational improvement.
• Ability and willingness to use AI tools effectively, identify appropriate applications and critically assess their outputs.
• Strong analytical capability, structured problem-solving and commercial judgment.
• Clear communication and the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to approximately 50%.