Divisional Head - Supply Chain (Americas)

Apollo Tyres Limited

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join Apollo Tires (US) Inc., a globally recognised tyre manufacturer committed to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth. Reporting to the senior Supply Chain leadership team, you will lead end-to-end supply chain operations across North America and LATAM, driving service excellence, inventory optimisation, forecasting performance, and cost efficiency. You will play a critical role in ensuring the organisation continues to deliver exceptional customer service while supporting key business growth initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, lead supply chain transformation programmes, and work closely with commercial, finance, IT, logistics, and customer service teams. It is ideally suited to a commercially minded supply chain professional who combines strategic leadership with a hands-on approach to operational execution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience within supply chain, logistics, operations, planning, or customer fulfilment functions.
• Experience leading supply chain performance across multiple functions, including planning, inventory, logistics, and customer service.
• Demonstrated success driving operational improvements and business performance.
• Experience supporting ERP, supply chain technology, or large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, forecasting, inventory management, and distribution operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or a related discipline.
• Strong end-to-end supply chain expertise.
• Strategic thinker with a strong operational mindset.
• Excellent leadership and people management capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple business functions.
• Experience managing change and driving transformation initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Results-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement and customer service excellence.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree and supply chain certifications such as APICS CSCP, CPIM, or Six Sigma are advantageous.
• Experience working within manufacturing, automotive, industrial, FMCG, consumer goods, or similarly complex supply chain environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supply chain performance across North America and LATAM.
• Drive improvements in customer service levels, including OTIF (On-Time In-Full) performance and product availability.
• Develop and execute strategies to optimise inventory management, forecasting, and supply chain efficiency.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators across service, inventory, planning, and logistics.
• Ensure supply chain operations support business growth objectives while maintaining operational excellence.
• Oversee inventory optimisation initiatives, balancing customer service, working capital, and stock availability.
• Drive improvements in forecast accuracy and demand planning processes.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure effective sales forecasting and inventory planning.
• Reduce slow-moving and obsolete inventory through proactive planning and inventory management processes.
• Support the ongoing development of S&OP and integrated planning capabilities.
• Lead logistics and distribution activities to ensure cost-effective and reliable service delivery.
• Oversee order management processes, including backorder management, exception resolution, and customer fulfilment activities.
• Support continuous improvements in transportation and warehousing performance.
• Ensure operational processes align with business requirements and customer expectations.
• Act as a key escalation point for complex supply chain and customer service issues.
• Play a key leadership role in major supply chain transformation initiatives, including ERP and planning system implementations.
• Partner with IT, project teams, and business stakeholders to deliver successful change programmes.
• Support process standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive adoption of best practices across planning, logistics, customer service, and supply chain operations.
• Help build future-ready supply chain capabilities that support long-term business growth.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing supply chain team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong partnerships with Commercial, Finance, Customer Service, IT, and external logistics providers.
• Facilitate regular business reviews and performance discussions with key stakeholders.
• Support organisational change through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Performance-driven culture with opportunities for professional development.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment.

What This Job Offers

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