North America S&OE Leader

Philips•Stamford, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As the North America Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) Leader, you will lead the hands-on execution of supply chain plans across North America, partnering with key stakeholders to translate plans into action, manage priorities and risks, and drive operational excellence across the end-to-end supply chain. Your role: Lead the hands-on execution of North America Sales & Operations Execution plans and supply chain programs, ensuring agreed priorities and actions are effectively translated into operational execution and aligned with Philips’ strategic objectives. Partner with key stakeholders across the supply chain and business to align on program goals and execution, managing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, quality standards, dependencies, and risks to deliver expected outcomes. Coordinate program activities and resources across the end-to-end supply chain, proactively identifying execution gaps, constraints, and risks and driving timely actions and escalation to maintain performance and continuity. Define and manage program deliverables, business cases, program charters, execution roadmaps, and key performance indicators, providing clear progress reporting and ensuring accountability and alignment across stakeholders. Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement by applying supply chain and program management methodologies, supporting the implementation of innovative solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Philips quality standards.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of experience with a master’s degree in supply chain, project management, program management, portfolio management, Agile methodology, or a related field, with demonstrated experience supporting supply chain planning, forecasting, analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong supply chain and program management expertise.
Ability to interpret complex supply chain forecasts and analytics and translate data into actionable business insights.
Annual planning and reporting.
Continuous improvement.
Stakeholder management.
Risk management.
Performance measurement.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent field.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
Hands-on, results-oriented leader with strong communication, problem-solving, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate plans into action, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, proactively resolve execution challenges, and drive accountability for results.

Nice To Haves

Experience leveraging artificial intelligence, automation, or advanced analytics for supply chain or financial reporting is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the hands-on execution of North America Sales & Operations Execution plans and supply chain programs, ensuring agreed priorities and actions are effectively translated into operational execution and aligned with Philips’ strategic objectives.
Partner with key stakeholders across the supply chain and business to align on program goals and execution, managing scope, schedules, resources, budgets, quality standards, dependencies, and risks to deliver expected outcomes.
Coordinate program activities and resources across the end-to-end supply chain, proactively identifying execution gaps, constraints, and risks and driving timely actions and escalation to maintain performance and continuity.
Define and manage program deliverables, business cases, program charters, execution roadmaps, and key performance indicators, providing clear progress reporting and ensuring accountability and alignment across stakeholders.
Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement by applying supply chain and program management methodologies, supporting the implementation of innovative solutions, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Philips quality standards.