Supply Chain Senior Manager - Business Transformation

Embark, LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Comprehensive healthcare

401(k) matching

Monthly social events

Job summary

Embark is seeking a senior supply chain leader to guide engagements from assessment through implementation for private equity and corporate clients. You’ll own operating-model design, size teams and gaps, and drive transformation across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory.

You will oversee client interactions, coach associates, and ensure high-quality delivery, with a focus on cost-to-serve improvements and value realization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in management consulting or equivalent.
• Deep operating-model experience across network design, S&OP, procurement, warehousing.
• Experience with ERP and SCM systems (SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics).

Responsibilities

• Lead supply chain assessments for targets, platforms, and standalone operating companies.
• Map processes end to end across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory.
• Design future-state operating models and set network footprint, sourcing strategy, and inventory policy.
• Act as a functional leader in technology transformations related to ERP, WMS, TMS and other systems.
• Lead post-close and post-redesign implementations and Day-1 readiness planning.

Skills

Supply chain leadership

Operations engagements

Data analysis

ERP data utilization

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA or relevant degree

Tools

SAP ERP

Oracle NetSuite

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Experience a 45X+ award-winning culture!Embarkers enjoy:Work-life integration: We encourage our team to balance work with personal life. 95% of our employees feel they can take time off when necessaryGrowth and development: We offer continuous learning opportunities, including CPE credits and coaching, to support our employees' professional growth and ensure they execute excellently for clientsAward-winning culture: Recognized for our outstanding workplace environment, we prioritize the happiness and well-being of our teamEmbark isn't your ordinary consulting firm. We’re committed to cultivating a workplace where everyone can thrive—where happiness is at the core of our success. Where Happy Works. Our team is dedicated to solving complex problems for finance, accounting, HR, and technology leaders with forward-thinking solutions and unparalleled hospitality. Here are a few reasons why 93% of Embarkers agree that we offer special and unique benefits:Unlimited PTO: Enjoy unlimited PTO to recharge and pursue your passionsComprehensive healthcare: 100% paid premiums for you and your familyWhole human growth: $150 monthly stipend for holistic developmentCareer advancement: Access to CPE credits, learning platforms, coaching, and professional developmentFinancial support: Up to 3% 401(k) matching and financial advisory servicesTeam and community engagement: Monthly social events within your market, charitable matching, and great people!The roleYou will lead supply chain and operations engagements across assessment, redesign, and implementation. You own the operating-model view of a client's supply chain, size the people, process, and technology gaps across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory, and turn your findings into a defensible story and a prioritized roadmap.This is a client-facing leadership role. You run engagements day to day, manage client stakeholders, and own the quality of the work before it reaches the engagement lead. You bring operations depth to every assessment: network design, cost-to-serve, working capital, and tech enabled process optimization.We work for private equity sponsors, institutional investors, corporate acquirers, and their portfolio companies, as well as corporate operating companies directly. Engagements span M&A-related supply chain diligence and integration, and standalone operational transformation outside a deal context.What you'll doLead supply chain assessments for acquisition targets, platforms, and standalone operating companies. Validate operational viability, surface risks and liabilities early, and quantify cost takeout and synergy opportunities.Assess the current state across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory. Map processes end to end, flag manual steps, and score functional maturity against peers.Design future-state operating models. Set network footprint, sourcing strategy, inventory policy, spans, layers, decision rights, and headcount for the combined or standalone business.Act as a functional leader in technology transformations related to ERP, WMS, TMS and other business systems that impact supply chain and operations.Bring operations depth to the engagement. Assess S&OP, demand planning, and inventory management, and tie those processes to the financial outcomes they drive.Benchmark against the right peers. Use spend, logistics cost, inventory turns, and headcount benchmarks to build a position clients, buyers, and sellers will underwrite.Lead post-close and post-redesign implementation. Build the Day-1 readiness plan, the transformation roadmap, and the governance model, then support execution.Run the engagement day to day. Manage the timeline, integrate the workstreams, and serve as a primary point of contact for the client.Direct and develop the team. Guide associates and functional specialists, and review their work before it goes out.What you'll bringA strong record leading supply chain and operations engagements, from assessment through implementation.Deep operating-model experience: network design, S&OP, procurement, inbound, warehousing, manufacturing, logistics.Hands-on assessment work across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and inventory.Command of supply chain cost analysis: spend-base builds, logistics and freight cost structures, and peer benchmarking.Strong analytical and modeling skills, with comfort working from ERP data, spend data, and a data room.Direct experience with senior client and deal-team stakeholders. You present findings with a clear point of view and defend them under scrutiny.8+ years in management consulting, transaction advisory, or a comparable supply chain operating role.Flexibility across the firmEmbark is a lean team, and our work doesn’t always fit inside a single functional lane. This role is not limited to supply chain engagements. You should expect to support and, where your skills fit, lead projects outside core SCM, including finance, technology, integration, and general operations transformation work. We look for people who are curious and adaptable, who learn a new domain quickly, and who are comfortable being the generalist problem solver when a client needs one. Supply chain is your anchor, but the role is defined by how you deliver, not by a single practice areaNice to haveBig 4 or top-tier consulting background.Sector depth in industrials, consumer goods, TMT.Experience with ERP and supply chain systems (SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, planning and WMS platforms), integrations, and process automation.How we workYou will join a lean, senior team. A typical engagement pairs you with a director for oversight, associates for execution, and functional specialists in finance, HR, and technology where the work needs them. You lead the day-to-day and own the deliverables.Typical compensation range for this role is $175,000-$190,000 based on experience.In closing...If this role sounds exciting, apply and let's start the conversation!All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Upon offer of employment, employees will be asked to submit to a background check and drug screen. Dependent on ongoing client requirements, employees may also be asked to submit to a drug screening and background check throughout employment.