Senior Director, Supply Chain

Worley•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Senior Director, Supply Chain leads end-to-end US Supply Chain performance by translating business and project priorities into aligned strategy, governance, and execution. The role partners with US Operations, project teams, Americas and Global Supply Chain, and GID to build capability and protect customer outcomes across procurement, contracting, expediting, supplier quality, logistics, materials management, and commercial stewardship. The position owns and deploys the US Supply Chain strategy in alignment with US Operations, Americas priorities, and Global standards. It provides functional oversight and performance management across project supply chain activities, supports customer and project outcomes from pursuit through closeout, strengthens supplier and subcontractor performance, and develops talent and capability across a geographically distributed organization. It also ensures appropriate project governance, commercial assurance, and risk management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Typically 20+ years of progressive supply chain, procurement, contracts, and EPC/EPCm project delivery experience, including major projects and geographically distributed teams.
Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across a matrix organization without relying solely on direct-line authority.
Deep knowledge of capital project procurement and the full package lifecycle, including engineered equipment, construction contracting, services, supplier quality, expediting, logistics, trade compliance, materials management, tendering, award, administration, change, claims avoidance, and closeout.
Strong commercial and financial judgment in bid normalization, cash-flow forecasting, risk allocation, supplier recovery, disputes, and timely escalation of exposure.
Working knowledge of US supply markets, regulatory and trade requirements, contracting practices, fabrication and construction support, and customer-specific governance expectations.
Experience deploying digital, automation, analytics, and AI-enabled improvements in Supply Chain processes and decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Postgraduate study or relevant professional certification.

Responsibilities

Partner with US Operational and Project leaders from pursuit through closeout to shape supply chain solutions, remove delivery barriers, and support predictable, transparent customer outcomes.
Support strategic pursuits, estimates, proposals, project initiation, and mobilization with market intelligence, sourcing strategies, execution plans, and cost and schedule inputs.
Own and deploy the US end-to-end Supply Chain strategy aligned with US Operations, Americas priorities, and Global standards through governance, tools, training, and performance expectations.
Aggregate demand across projects, locations, GID, and global category teams to improve leverage, supplier capacity, workshare effectiveness, and sourcing value.
Provide functional oversight and measurable performance management across procurement, subcontracts, supplier quality and inspection, expediting, logistics, materials management, and closeout.
Promote disciplined sourcing, bid evaluation, negotiation, award, post-award administration, change management, claims avoidance, forecasting, and contractual closeout.
Protect cost and schedule by identifying long-lead items, market constraints, supplier or contractor performance issues, logistics exposure, and commercial risk early.
Maintain strategic visibility of US and global supply markets, supplier capacity, inflation, lead times, logistics constraints, and emerging risks.
Strengthen supplier and subcontractor qualification, relationship management, performance reviews, recovery planning, and executive engagement.
Promote ethical sourcing, HSS, quality, sustainability, small and diverse business and local commitments, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
Maintain visibility of critical capability, succession, and resource demand; facilitate mobility and deploy talent to priority pursuits and projects.
Attract, develop, and retain talent through clear expectations, coaching, mentoring, targeted learning, stretch assignments, and strategic hiring.
Confirm projects establish fit-for-purpose execution plans, package and procurement schedules, long-lead and risk registers, approval discipline, delegations, bid and award records, and auditable commercial files.