Associate Director, Digital Supply Chain - EDPS

Carrier • Charlotte, NC

21d • $143,000 - $286,000

About The Position

The Associate Director for the global Supply Chain/Source pillar within EDPS shapes and leads the global digital strategy for Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Collaboration, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) transformation. The role harmonizes sourcing processes, drives digital innovation, and deploys scalable solutions to improve operational efficiency across Carrier factories. It guides architecture decisions, accelerates value delivery, and enables stronger supplier collaboration through modern digital platforms.

The role defines and executes the SOURCE pillar roadmap in alignment with Carrier’s enterprise digital transformation strategy, leads AI-driven procurement transformation for a multi-billion-dollar sourcing function, and governs end-to-end sourcing and procurement process blueprints. It provides technical leadership across sourcing technologies and advises senior leaders on technology and optimization strategies, while ensuring global process standards, compliance, and performance governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 12+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain digital transformation.
• 10+ years of experience in Source-to-Pay processes and sourcing technologies, such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or GEP.
• 8+ years of experience managing L0–L3 capability frameworks and driving process standardization.
• 5+ years of experience influencing senior stakeholders in strategic initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
• Experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on expertise with low/no-code platforms and custom digital application development.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data models and system integration patterns.
• Intermediate or expert knowledge of bringing AI capabilities into supply chain or sourcing.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the SOURCE pillar roadmap aligned with Carrier’s enterprise digital transformation strategy.
• Partner with business units to ensure sourcing capabilities support operational and financial goals.
• Lead AI-driven procurement transformation for a multi-billion-dollar sourcing business function.
• Own and maintain the L0–L3 capability framework for SOURCE processes, supporting capability maturity and continuous improvement.
• Govern the end-to-end sourcing and procurement process blueprint, including Design-to-Source, Source-to-Contract, Source-to-Order, Order-to-Receipt, and Invoice-to-Pay, while driving global harmonization.
• Challenge solution designs, data models, and architectures to enforce global standards and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership across sourcing technologies, including ERP, procurement systems, and supplier collaboration platforms.
• Partner with IT and architects to validate integrations, data structures, and platform scalability.
• Advise senior leadership on sourcing technology and optimization strategies.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders on requirements and solution designs.
• Ensure compliance with global procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and data security standards.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and governance mechanisms to monitor sourcing performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness incentives.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation, paid sick days, paid personal leave, paid holidays, birth and adoption leave, parental leave, family and medical leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, military leave, and purchased vacation.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition assistance.
• Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director