Senior Director, AI & Supply Chain Transformation

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director, AI & Supply Chain Transformation based in United States.** The Senior Director, AI & Supply Chain Transformation will lead the acceleration of AI-enabled transformation across a global Supply Chain organization. This strategic leadership role will identify and prioritize opportunities where artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and digital technologies can deliver measurable business value. You will partner with leaders across planning, customer operations, logistics, manufacturing, procurement, and IT to modernize processes and decision-making. The role will focus on areas including demand and supply planning, S&OP/IBP, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, procurement analytics, and predictive risk management. You will lead pilots, establish success metrics, and scale proven solutions across the organization. Beyond technology implementation, you will build AI capabilities, influence executive stakeholders, and drive organizational adoption and change. This is an opportunity to shape a more predictive, connected, efficient, and data-driven global Supply Chain operating model. ### Accountabilities - Lead and accelerate the global Supply Chain AI transformation agenda, ensuring initiatives align with business strategy and operational priorities. - Develop and maintain a prioritized roadmap of AI, analytics, automation, and digital transformation opportunities focused on meaningful business challenges and measurable outcomes. - Partner with Supply Chain leaders to identify, evaluate, and prioritize use cases based on strategic value, scalability, business impact, and implementation feasibility. - Manage a portfolio of high-impact initiatives spanning demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory optimization, S&OP/IBP decision support, customer operations, fulfillment, logistics, procurement analytics, knowledge management, predictive risk monitoring, and process automation. - Lead transformation initiatives across demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, S&OP/IBP, customer operations, order fulfillment, and logistics planning and execution. - Establish modern, data-driven operating models and decision-making frameworks that improve forecasting accuracy, inventory performance, service levels, customer experience, and operational efficiency. - Design and lead rapid AI pilots, defining success criteria, KPIs, expected business outcomes, and recommendations for scaling, refining, or discontinuing initiatives. - Apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, scenario modeling, and business intelligence to strengthen operational and strategic decision-making. - Develop practical frameworks, playbooks, training programs, workshops, and best practices that increase AI literacy and digital capabilities throughout the Supply Chain organization. - Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and teams, helping them understand AI opportunities, implementation approaches, and the organizational implications of digital transformation. - Collaborate with IT, Digital, Data & Analytics teams to align initiatives with enterprise architecture, technology strategies, security, data governance, quality, and regulatory requirements. - Support the assessment and selection of AI platforms, technology solutions, external providers, and strategic innovation partners. - Monitor emerging developments in AI, generative AI, advanced analytics, planning technologies, and Supply Chain innovation, incorporating relevant external best practices into transformation strategies. - Lead organizational change by building stakeholder engagement, executive sponsorship, confidence, experimentation, continuous learning, and accountability around AI adoption. - Provide leadership with clear visibility into transformation progress, business impact, investment priorities, risks, and opportunities. ### **Requirements** - Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - 15+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, particularly across areas such as planning, customer operations, S&OP, or IBP. - Demonstrated experience leading digital transformation, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, business process excellence, and strategy execution initiatives. - Proven success driving complex, cross-functional transformation programs and translating technology opportunities into measurable business value. - Strong understanding of AI and generative AI, machine learning concepts, advanced analytics, business intelligence, data visualization, and digital innovation. - Deep knowledge of Supply Chain processes, operating models, planning methodologies, and transformation opportunities. - Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable improvements in operational performance through technology, analytics, process transformation, or automation. - Experience influencing executive stakeholders and driving organizational alignment without formal authority. - Experience working effectively within global, matrixed organizations and across multiple functions, cultures, and geographic regions. - Experience in regulated or highly complex industries such as MedTech, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, or comparable environments is strongly preferred. - Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities. - Excellent executive communication, presentation, influencing, and change leadership skills. - Strong ability to connect technology strategy with practical business outcomes and customer needs. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common business intelligence and data visualization tools. - Ability and willingness to travel approximately **20% of the time**. ### **Benefits** - Base salary range of **$187,000–$230,000 annually**. - Annual bonus opportunity of **35%**. - Eligibility for a vehicle plan. - Health, dental, and vision insurance. - 401(k) plan with company match. - Paid time off. - Wellness initiatives and health assistance resources. - Life insurance. - Short-term and long-term disability benefits. - Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts. - Commuter benefits. - Parental and caregiver leave. - Tuition reimbursement. - Opportunities to lead high-impact global AI and Supply Chain transformation initiatives. - Supportive environment focused on professional growth, innovation, and continuous learning. - Reasonable accommodations available throughout the selection process for qualified candidates.