Global Supply Chain Excellence Leader

Quaker Houghton; Conshohocken, Northern (Montgomery County, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quaker Houghton is seeking a Sr. Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end Deliver processes, from monthly planning through production to ship confirmation, to achieve service levels and cost targets.

The role spans global governance, analytics, and continuous improvement with cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Procurement, IT, Finance, and Commercial. The position emphasizes data-driven decision making, process standardization, and setting governance disciplines to drive

Responsibilities

• Lead global Forecast-to-Deliver process strategy, governance, standardization, and operational excellence roadmap across regions and business units
• Provide leadership and oversight for global supply chain planning, process governance, analytics, and continuous improvement activities
• Drive alignment across demand planning, supply planning, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, and customer operations functions
• Serve as the business lead for supply chain transformation, process optimization, and digital enablement initiatives
• Lead the global S&OP / IBP governance process to align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives
• Support executive decision-making through scenario planning, business insights, risk management, and performance reporting
• Drive global adoption of standardized planning processes, KPIs, and governance disciplines
• Oversee global supply chain performance management, including forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory, fulfillment, and operational efficiency metrics
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize service, cost, working capital, and end-to-end process performance
• Establish governance and reporting mechanisms to improve visibility, business alignment, and decision-making effectiveness
• Lead global governance of supply chain master data, planning systems, and reporting standards to support operational consistency and business performance
• Drive data quality, process automation, and digital enablement initiatives across the Forecast-to-Deliver workstream
• Lead, develop, and coach a team of global supply chain professionals responsible for process governance, analytics, reporting, and operational support
• Establish organizational priorities, performance expectations, and capability development plans
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Job description

Quaker Houghton is seeking a Sr. Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end Deliver processes, from monthly planning through production to ship confirmation, to achieve service levels and cost targets.

The role spans global governance, analytics, and continuous improvement with cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Procurement, IT, Finance, and Commercial. The position emphasizes data-driven decision making, process standardization, and setting governance disciplines to drive