The Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain Strategy will report directly to the Director of Supply Chain Center of Excellence, and will play a critical role as a senior leader to construct the groundwork for fundamental process change, execution and governance of key deliverables related to the organization’s dynamic supply strategy across all brands/categories. They will ensure effective operational execution of various key outputs that drive the end to end Supply Planning cycle month over month, leaning into the identification and implementation of processes improvements across workstreams. The incumbent will also be required to conceive, organize, and promote effective large-scale Supply Planning programs, reporting structures and metrics with attention on sophisticated executive level share-outs.

The ideal candidate, through a highly analytical skill set, not only understands the driving forces of supply planning strategies and its efficiencies but is also able to collect and analyze key and refined supply metrics that drive credibility and measure desired results. They must be able quickly pivot with change in direction, be comfortable to move across swim lanes to drive results, and frame up final business recommendations with optimal impact.

The CoE organization is a Supply Planning business arm designed to create efficiencies through strategic reporting and direction across the supply chain. The team’s mandate is to collaboratively advance SN’s processes, integrate SC technologies, increase supply agility, promote change management and ensure effective and measurable outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set up early phase holistic processes, cross functional requirements & reporting initiatives that support the global subcategory inventory strategies related to weeks of supply models, excess and obsolete inventory risk, fill rates, capacity utilization, and purchasing plans. Ensure continuity of progress to desired outcomes
• Identify supply risks to the demand plan through the development of best practice inventory & forecasting metrics and scorecards. Lead cross functional review meetings to assess positioning and establish recommendations for future milestones
• Lead S&OP process and reporting contributions through development of inputs, governance of outputs, and follow through on execution. Represent team in monthly reviews and lead discussions on current state and next steps
• Support and design the delivery of strategic Supply Chain reporting with evaluation on improvement opportunities - build out new publication requirements & establish content standards focusing on providing key insights to executive management
• Work proactively with team and cross functional stakeholders to identify opportunities that will create efficiencies across the supply chain and drive end to end assignments from gathering requirements to implementation
• Enforce Supply Planning standards of care, controls, closed-loop Feedback
• Build out, govern and maintain Standard Operating Procedures

Attributes and Skills:

• Analytical with strong attention to detail
• Effective communicator both written and verbal with follow-through skills
• Creative and agile, able to thrive in an environment of change and ambiguity
• Strong presentation skills with ability to drive meetings and engage cross functional alignment quickly and with impact
• A natural leader, not afraid of questioning the norm and changing behaviors
• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills
• Highly organized and understands the need and urgency to execute on daily/weekly deliverables
• Ability to multi-task and manage time independently; ability to adapt to a fast-paced dynamic environment
• An in-depth knowledge of supply chain, preferably with experience in a supply chain role
• Experience in project management with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and teams
• Enthusiastic, optimistic, and self-motivated
• MS office proficiency with advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint

Education and Experience:

• University degree in a business-related field
• Minimum 7-10 experience in a Supply Planning function
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a managerial role leading a team
• Program management experience a definite asset

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.