Director, Supply Chain Performance Management (Remote/Virtual)

US Foods•Florida Virtual Location, FL

1d•$115,000 - $175,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Supply Chain Performance Management advances the digital supply chain ambition for US Foods by designing and owning an integrated Supply Chain performance management process and analytic toolset. This high impact role will align currently disparate processes around UMOS, WBR, and Focus Markets and establish and own a simplified, standardized, and prescriptive performance management reporting ecosystem unlocking previously inaccessible insights and embedding recommendation actions to take to accelerate our Key Results.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years of relevant Technology, Supply Chain, Operations and/or Logistics experience
Demonstrates subject matter expertise and field credibility in supply chain functions; including 3+ years of management experience (including people and/or functions)
Supply chain data and technology expertise and functional credibility in the field
Versed in current technology and deployment leading practices and related performance metrics
Strong change management and communication skills, experience influencing peers and senior leaders
Experience leading projects that required coordination across team boundaries in large, multi-function, cross-geographic, matrixed organizations
Data Strategy Development: Align leaders on bold data ambition, establish and activate roadmap via approved investment.
Data Product Ownership: Strong experience and ability to lead Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Program Management: Strong program management skills and knowledge of program management principles, methodology and tools; able to plan and lead the execution of all aspects of a program with a sense of urgency, including scheduling, resources, scope, budget, risks/issues, communication and reporting
Industry knowledge: In-depth knowledge of supply chain operations technology, and of related federal, state and local regulations – preferably in the foodservice or transportation industry
Influence/Communication Skills: Strong presence and open communication skills, effective at all levels of the organization; inviting and effectively responsive to questions and concerns; builds credibility and authority when working with indirect reports, peers and senior leaders; effectively translates business strategies and objectives into technology priorities and effectively articulates desired outcomes, tactics and behaviors
Adaptability: A leader who can navigate the organization through complex and diverse situations; comfortable with ambiguity
Coaching/Mentoring: Develops and inspires team member mindsets and capabilities
Empathetic Leadership: Understands, gauges and adapts to the perspectives of varied stakeholders, both collectively and in isolation, over the course of change initiatives
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Builds strong cross-functional relationships quickly to align on actions and resources required and to mutually accomplish company goals
Problem Solving Skills: Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills, including identifying and working with team members to avoid or remove roadblocks; creative and collaborative in identifying and solving for organizational resistance to change
Strategic Thinking: Brings creative approaches to risk diagnosis and mitigation; active learner able to quickly understand relevant risks associated with functional initiatives
Openness to New Ideas: Demonstrates the ability and willingness to move outside of their comfort zone to explore new options/approaches; inspires others to do the same
Capacity Planning: Allocates responsibilities appropriately and effectively leverages resources to meet anticipated deadlines and desired business outcomes
Bachelor’s degree in technology, operations management, supply chain management, business, or in another relevant field.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree strongly preferred.
Competency identifying/establishing, implementing, and sharing operational best practices
Experience with agile philosophies and practices

Responsibilities

Serve as Performance Management Product Owner, leading development efforts and priorities across two development teams comprised of 10+ business analysts, business intelligence developers, data architects and engineers.
In partnership with IT and ADS, design, own, and execute a three-year development roadmap for an industry leading performance management reporting ecosystem.
Deliver a data acumen development plan resulting in upskilled front-line leaders on how to leverage data to drive new levels of Key Results.
Lead/coach cross-functional teams through all phases of the project lifecycles using US Foods’ project or agile methodologies, where appropriate
Establish and maintain leader and stakeholder alignment on supply chain data outcomes, scope, and objectives
Deliver significant decreases in cost of ownership of current reporting ecosystem and increasing development cycle time by reducing the number of reports from 200+ to <50
Lead internal and external food traceability efforts, improving the safety of food distribution and monetizing opportunities to drive new value with traceability data.
Collaborate with stakeholders across field, operations excellence, replenishment, logistics, and finance to define clear and compelling end state visions of realized opportunities at scale
Drive data innovation by capturing novel use cases that are aligned with our business priorities, creating supply chain impact summaries, defining scope, outlining value return, cost estimates, dependencies, and roadmaps to realize new use cases
Assess, design, and implement process changes resulting in consistent high-quality data
Other duties as assigned by the Sr. Director Supply Chain Data Strategy