Manager, Supply Chain Transformation
About The Position
The Manager supports cross-functional transformational initiatives within supply chain, with ownership in either Inventory Management programs or Supply Chain Field Initiatives. This strategic leader partners across a portfolio of multi-year transformation projects and identifies opportunities that drive value. Two roles are available: Field Supply Chain, affecting Distribution Centers and Transportation; and Inventory and Suppliers, affecting fill rates, stock, and waste initiatives. The position supports non-retail pharmacy supply chain operations, including inventory strategy, procurement, distribution, supplier partnerships, and continuous improvement. It represents non-retail supply chain on company projects, collaborates with internal and external partners, leads teams and programs, and communicates progress and opportunities to stakeholders. The role also develops and evaluates supply chain models, algorithms, systems, and initiatives, overseeing implementation and measuring results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Purchasing, Business, Finance, or a related field and 2 years of Supply Chain/Purchasing experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 5 years of experience.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to independently direct multiple concurrent business units and projects with varied requirements.
- Strong knowledge of time-series forecast algorithms, focus models, and catalog pareto analysis.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft Word skills.
- At least 1 year of cross-functional team leadership experience.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time for business purposes, domestically and/or internationally.
Nice To Haves
- Highly skilled in project management fundamentals and driving cross-functional work.
- Comfortable communicating and driving work in partnership with all levels of the organization.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- PMP certification and/or Project Management Institute membership.
Responsibilities
- Optimize and balance working-capital inventory turns with defined qualitative service levels across national production sites, regional sites, and kiosk-based technology.
- Direct continuous improvement of supply chain management architecture outside the regular retail channel and model.
- Collaborate strategically with internal business units and external partners on inventory procurement, management, and distribution.
- Generate annual budgets for non-retail pharmacy inventory balances, accounting for short- and long-term supply chain requirements and S&OP data.
- Represent non-retail supply chain on company projects and collaborate with Purchasing, Finance, Accounting, and Operations contacts.
- Direct the supply organization, including Replenishment Buyers and Purchasing Coordinators, with defined areas of responsibility.
- Provide team leadership and mentoring to develop departmental vision and quality outcomes.
- Direct development of CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecast, and Replenishment) programs with key business partners.
- Direct IT support departments that include on-shore and off-shore resources.
- Direct merger and acquisition diligence for non-retail supply chain architecture.
- Participate in associations and industry conferences to stay current on supply chain best practices, tools, and trends.
- Lead quarterly assessments of key business partners and develop improvement plans to achieve company KPI objectives.
- Direct resources supporting pharmaceutical development and new drug implementation.
- Communicate dashboard updates, opportunities, and exposure challenges to key stakeholders.
- Direct and assign resources to review investment opportunities and inventory requirements for supply chain interruptions.
- Create, enhance, test, audit, and help implement models and algorithms that control ordering and distribution of pharmaceutical products for pharmacy-related business units.
- Lead simulations to estimate the effects and benefits of new ideas, and monitor, analyze, and adjust system parameters.
- Maintain awareness of external inventory management systems and industry trends; investigate potential synergies, test and audit applications in the Walgreens store environment, recommend collaborations, and negotiate purchases and implementation when necessary.
- Identify projects and value propositions, determine systems and processes to address, formulate benefit cases, involve relevant departments, manage execution and completion, and measure implementation impact.
- Create, update, and review team work plans and progress with leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
