Supply Chain Lead

Highspring•Chicago, GA

About The Position

Join the Supply Chain Advisory & Transformation team to help clients solve complex supply chain and operations challenges and unlock measurable value. The team partners with growth-stage and middle-market companies as well as leading enterprise brands on transformation initiatives spanning supply chain planning, operations, inventory, procurement, and enabling technology. Its work includes strategic assessments, operating model design, process transformation, technology enablement, and execution support, using a practical approach to improve service, reduce cost, increase agility, and strengthen decision-making. In this role, you will advise commercial clients and executive leaders on supply chain performance, resilience, and value realization from transformation investments. You will lead assessments and workshops, translate business goals into actionable initiatives, and support both strategy and execution. You will also manage and coach project teams, contribute to business development and thought leadership, build trusted client relationships, and help scale the firm’s methods and capabilities. The role may be hired at the Manager or Senior Manager level, depending on experience, client leadership capability, and business development track record.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline.
At least 5 years of progressive experience across supply chain and operations, combining client-facing professional services or consulting experience with relevant industry experience.
Demonstrated track record helping companies complete supply chain and/or operations transformations with measurable business impact.
Functional experience in several areas such as demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, S&OP/IBP, operating model design, governance, KPI frameworks, process optimization, technology enablement, or transformation program leadership.
Experience assessing current-state processes, identifying root causes, and developing pragmatic future-state roadmaps.
Experience advising Director-, VP-, and C-level executives, presenting complex ideas, and facilitating executive workshops.
Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills and emotional intelligence.
Experience mentoring and leading more junior team members.
Track record managing projects and/or workstreams to successful completion in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time as client needs require.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or MS in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.
Progressive responsibility managing client relationships and achieving business development goals.
Experience in retail, consumer, manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, healthcare, or life sciences.
Experience with supply chain planning ecosystems such as Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, o9, SAP, Oracle, ketteQ, or Anaplan.
Experience developing business cases, value realization frameworks, and executive-ready transformation roadmaps.
Strong point of view on how data, AI, and automation can improve planning and operational decision-making.
PMP, APICS/ASCM (CPIM/CSCP), Lean Six Sigma, or similar certifications.

Responsibilities

Advise client leaders on improving supply chain performance, resilience, and value realization from transformation investments.
Facilitate executive and steering committee meetings, cross-functional process workshops, requirements sessions, and solution evaluations.
Lead current-state assessments across supply chain functions and develop improvement roadmaps.
Translate business goals into transformation initiatives involving process, operating model, governance, data, and technology recommendations.
Support strategy development and execution, including pilots, PMO or workstream leadership, and implementation readiness.
Manage and coach project teams to deliver complex engagements with high quality, strong client experience, and measurable outcomes.
Support business development through market analysis, client sourcing, relationship building, proposal development, solution shaping, and oral presentations.
Build and maintain relationships with client stakeholders at all levels.
Contribute thought leadership on trends including AI-enabled planning, supply chain digitization, network volatility, data quality, operating model evolution, and risk and resilience.
Develop and scale internal capabilities, methods, and reusable assets.
Manage projects and workstreams through successful completion in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.