Chief of Staff, Global Supply Chain

What a typical day looks like:

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Strategic planning and execution

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• Partner with the Global Supply Chain Leader and leadership team to translate organizational priorities into actionable roadmaps, milestones, ownership, and success measures.
• Lead or coordinate high-impact strategic initiatives, transformation programs, and special projects that span functions, regions, and business units.
• Monitor progress, surface risks and dependencies, and drive timely resolution or escalation of issues that could affect outcomes.
• Provide structured analysis and recommendations to support prioritization, resource decisions, and executive decision-making.

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Leadership operating rhythm and governance

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• Design and manage the operating cadence for the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team, including staff meetings, strategy reviews, business reviews, and planning sessions.
• Develop agendas, pre-reads, decision materials, executive presentations, dashboards, and action trackers.
• Capture key decisions, assign clear ownership, and ensure disciplined follow-through on commitments and deliverables.
• Coordinate annual and quarterly planning activities and maintain alignment between strategic priorities and ongoing execution.

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Cross-functional alignment and stakeholder engagement

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• Serve as a central point of coordination across Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, HR, IT, Legal, and Communications.
• Build productive relationships with senior leaders and functional partners to align objectives, resolve competing priorities, and accelerate execution.
• Facilitate complex discussions, clarify decision rights, and ensure stakeholders have the information required to act.
• Represent the Global Supply Chain Leader in selected forums and working sessions, as appropriate.

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Program management and organizational effectiveness

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• Establish fit-for-purpose program governance, workplans, risk management, reporting, and change management for priority initiatives.
• Create transparency through concise status reporting, performance indicators, and executive-level insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, simplify ways of working, and strengthen execution discipline across the organization.
• Leverage digital, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, visibility, and decision speed.

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Executive communications and special projects

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• Prepare leadership communications, organizational updates, talking points, presentations, and other executive content.
• Synthesize complex information into clear, concise narratives and recommendations for senior audiences.
• Lead confidential or time-sensitive assignments requiring discretion, sound judgment, and close coordination with senior stakeholders.
• Anticipate business needs and proactively address gaps that may affect leadership effectiveness or organizational performance.

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The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

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• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in project or program management, strategy, supply chain, operations, transformation, consulting, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a global or matrixed organization.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and preparing materials for executive decision-making.
• Supply chain, manufacturing, operations, procurement, or technology industry experience preferred.

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Knowledge, skills and abilities

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• Strategic thinker with a strong bias for action and the ability to move fluidly between enterprise-level priorities and detailed execution.
• Advanced program management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data, identify implications, and frame decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and build alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• High degree of judgment, discretion, integrity, and comfort handling confidential information.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and changing business needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, data visualization, collaboration, and AI-enabled productivity tools.

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