Senior Director, Supply Chain Planning COE at Shark|Ninja in Needham, MA

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.

OVERVIEW:

LOCATION: Hybrid/Needham, MA. Remote flexibility possible.

As Senior Director of Supply Chain Planning CoE, you will lead a team of the leading analytical braintrust in executing global supply chain analytics, linking together numerous data feeds to create storylines, prioritizations and outliers, and champion projects to change business processes, policies and ways of working to improve the health of the company. The objective of this role will be to maximize service levels in all markets across the globe, optimize inventory investment and costs, and chart a path to evolved SharkNinja’s operating model.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do (RESPONSIBILITIES):

Develop, mentor and lead a team of analysts to execute weekly/monthly cadences on reporting & processes as well designing presentations and messaging of recommendations with supporting data to senior leadership on designated initiatives and studies

Lead analytical activities within team as assigned or the needs is discovered, relying upon supply chain modeling and best practice methodologies – ensuring that the final result sense checks, and communication to the audience is clear, concise and leveled appropriately

Evolve analytics across the technology and methods across portfolio, demand, inventory, capacity and financial dimensions

Identify areas of the supply chain that require attention, estimate potential impact and savings to the organization, and formulate solution approach in near, mid and long term, adapting to the resources and assets available, or recommending a path forward

Collaborate cross functionally to drive through complex business problems, including finance, marketing, sales, strategy, product development, and various supply chain functions. Develop necessary relationships to ensure continuous sponsorship and enrollment

Launch improved global metric creation with repeatability and consistency across reporting platforms

Work should-to-shoulder with broad leadership and/or small and large teams to drive improved analytics, reporting and process

Collaborate with network of partners across the globe, aligning on a standardized and governed course of action driving through to successful outcomes

Identify and execute opportunities for end-to-end process improvement, develop creative solutions, and lead improvement initiatives with key cross functional team members with a focus on improving KPI's and utilization of bandwidth; lead HACK initiatives to solution short/long term immediate business challenges

Lead team through various tasks as assigned or aligned to by leadership, inclusive of running new analytics with a focus on automation, shaping broader business scenarios, or taking on various levels of engagement on transformation throughout the team and organization.

Manage team priorities throughout the day and ensure the quality and timely completion of work and assigned tasks with a strong focus on output accuracy and crisp communication roll outs

Design succession planning across entire team with a focus on talent structure that will provide a competitive edge

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS (REQUIREMENTS):

Bachelors degree in Business or equivalent required, Supply Chain concentration highly desired

8-10 years of Supply Chain Planning experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role

Broad and deep knowledge and experience in supply chain process fundamentals, metrics, and analytical approaches across portfolio planning, inventory planning, demand planning, manufacturing capacity, logistics and distribution

Inspiring and strong leadership style with a mature executive presence able to capture an audience attention of all levels include C-Suite, and bring people on the report, storyline, and/or initiative

Ability to establish personal credibility and leadership, and set the strategic direction for the Supply Chain, CoE organization

Comfortable working in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual environment, and excited to work collaboratively with colleagues across the globe.

Strong and curious analytical skillset, identifying patterns, exceptions to patterns, and identifying drivers of these outliers

Flexible to manage time across pivots in task prioritization of oneself and the team, and communicate for impact the necessary support to navigate through issues and challenges

Desire and capacity to learn new systems, processes, and guide others on the learning journey

Expertise in handling datasets across a variety of toolsets, and comfortable learning new planning and IT systems

Strong communication skills, capable of communicating for impact the key messages for an audience and associating asks through both oral and written mediums

Bias for action and excited to use voice in meetings to cut through ambiguity and seek clarity.

Fluency in English required

Supply Chain Certifications (CPIM, CSCP, etc) considered a definite asset

Experience within a consumer goods industry highly desired.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are 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 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. YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET

Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”

Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”

Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”

Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”

Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”

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