Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader: Climate Solutions Americas (CSA)

Carrier Klimatechnik GmbH; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Carrier is seeking a Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader to drive end-to-end logistics efficiency across the Americas from the Atlanta Digital Hub. The role blends strategic planning with hands-on execution in a hybrid work setting (3 days in office, 2 remote) and reports to the CSA leadership team.

Responsibilities include building a consolidated productivity pipeline, optimizing distribution networks, and ensuring readiness for NPI launches in collaboration with product management,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 8+ years in supply chain, logistics engineering, network optimization, transportation operations, or continuous improvement OR Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in those areas.
• 2+ years managing complex productivity pipelines, cost-reduction programs, or end-to-end supply chain optimization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern a consolidated productivity pipeline across Climate Solutions Americas (CSA).
• Analyze end-to-end logistics to identify capacity constraints and opportunities to reduce total cost-to-serve.
• Lead logistics and supply chain readiness for New Product Introductions (NPI) with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with senior leadership, procurement, carrier management, DC ops, and customer service to standardize procedures.
• Monitor and improve carrier and DC service levels, driving continuous improvement in execution quality.
• Own ambiguous operational challenges and structure high-impact solutions with minimal supervision.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Supply chain optimization

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

SAP

Blue Yonder / JDA WMS/TMS

Job description

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.

Carrier is seeking a highly analytical, proactive, and execution-oriented Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader to join our Climate Solutions Americas (CSA) operations team. Based out of the Atlanta Digital Hub in a hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days remote), this individual contributor (P4) role will report directly to Matthew Deen and play a pivotal leadership role in driving operational excellence, end-to-end logistics efficiency, and supply chain transformation across the Americas footprint.

The incumbent will lead cross-functional strategic initiatives focused on building and governing a consolidated productivity opportunity pipeline with named owners and clear milestones. Key responsibilities include optimizing distribution networks, supporting New Product Introductions (NPI), streamlining operational handoffs across transportation providers, procurement, distribution centers (DCs), and customer service, and establishing rigorous continuous improvement practices.

Key Responsibilities & Primary Deliverables

• Consolidated Productivity Pipeline: Establish, govern, and drive a comprehensive productivity opportunity pipeline across Climate Solutions Americas (CSA), assigning clear workstream ownership, measurable milestones, and tracking financial and operational benefits.
• Network Optimization: Analyze end-to-end logistics, warehousing, and transportation flows; identify capacity constraints, lane bottlenecks, and facility utilization opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce total cost-to-serve.
• New Product Introduction (NPI) Operational Readiness: Lead logistics and supply chain readiness for NPI rollouts, coordinating closely with product management, manufacturing, engineering, and distribution teams to guarantee flawless launch execution.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment: Partner effectively across senior leadership teams, procurement, carrier management, distribution center operations, and customer service to resolve operational friction and standardize operating procedures.
• Operational Performance & Compliance Governance: Monitor, elevate, and enforce carrier and DC service level agreements, driving continuous improvements in operational compliance and execution quality.
• Ambiguity Management & Self-Directed Leadership: Independently own and navigate ambiguous operational challenges, structuring high-impact solutions with minimal supervision.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 8+ years of hands-on professional experience in supply chain, logistics engineering, network optimization, transportation operations, or continuous improvement OR Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 5+ of professional experience in supply chain, logistics engineering, network optimization, transportation operations, or continuous improvement.
• 2+ years managing complex productivity pipelines, cost-reduction programs, or end-to-end supply chain optimization initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to travel up to 25% primarily within the United States.
• Ability to work on-site at the Atlanta Digital Hub on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote).
• Demonstrated experience supporting NPI launches and operational deployment across regional distribution center networks.
• Deep experience utilizing enterprise ERP and Supply Chain Systems (e.g., SAP, Blue Yonder / JDA WMS/TMS) and advanced analytics/BI tools.
• Lean, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or APICS (CSCP/CPIM) certifications.
• Strong executive communication, presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence senior business leaders.

Critical Behaviors & Success Factors

• Self-Starter & Independent Drive: Highly self-motivated with the tenacity to own projects from conception to completion and proactively drive one's own professional growth.
• Navigating Ambiguity Confidently: Comfortable operating in dynamic, fast-paced, evolving environments with fluid parameters; skilled at bringing structure, clarity, and decisive action to undefined problems.
• Senior Cross-Functional Partnership: Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, capable of partnering collaboratively with peers, cross-functional leads, and senior executive leaders.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $96,000.00 - $192,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.

Other Compensation

Thisposition is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives

• Retirement Benefits

• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation

• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability

• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account

• Tuition Assistance

To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.

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Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days fromJobPosting Date: 27 October 2026

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