Job Title: Sr Supply Chain Manager – Value Stream

Job Description

The Supply Chain Manager – Value Stream leads the end-to-end value stream strategy and operational performance across multiple production areas, shifts, and lines. This role provides leadership to managers, supervisors, and frontline teams to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective production that meets business, customer, capacity, and financial objectives. The position drives accountability, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and organizational capability to support long-term business performance and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Translate overall business strategy into clear operational plans, capacity priorities, and execution roadmaps for the value stream.
• Own value stream performance, including planning, resource utilization, capacity, customer delivery, and achievement of financial targets.
• Drive structured performance management using tiered accountability, key performance indicators (KPIs), and timely corrective actions.
• Serve as the operational interface with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and customer-facing teams to resolve complex risks and protect delivery commitments.
• Own value stream budget performance, including cost base, labor efficiency, productivity, capacity utilization, and financial commitments.
• Lead through managers and supervisors by setting direction, providing coaching, and ensuring consistent standards and practices across the value stream.
• Build organizational capability through workforce planning, succession planning, coaching, and talent development initiatives.
• Champion employee engagement, retention, wellbeing, and continuous skills development across the value stream.
• Ensure excellence in Safety, Quality, and Compliance, including adherence to EHSS requirements, risk management practices, and audit readiness.
• Drive operational excellence through Lean principles, structured problem-solving, and data-led continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead medium- to long-term transformation programs focused on capacity expansion, automation, technology adoption, process redesign, and continuous improvement roadmaps.

Essential Skills

• 7–10+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including leadership responsibility through managers and accountability for a full value stream.
• Proven track record of improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong supply chain management experience, including planning and inventory management.
• Demonstrated proficiency in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Leadership capability with the ability to lead through managers, build accountable teams, and develop operational leaders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align priorities and resolve complex operational trade-offs.
• Proficient financial acumen with a clear understanding of cost drivers and operational performance metrics.
• Advanced data-led problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and operational reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, align, and motivate teams at all levels.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience leading value stream performance across multiple production areas, shifts, and lines.
• Experience in structured performance management using KPIs and tiered accountability systems.
• Exposure to medium- and long-term transformation initiatives such as automation, technology adoption, and process redesign.
• Experience in workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development programs.
• Familiarity with EHSS requirements, risk management, and audit readiness in a manufacturing context.

Work Environment

This role operates primarily on a Monday–Friday schedule during first shift hours, with flexibility in working hours as needed to meet operational demands. The position is largely sedentary, requiring the ability to sit at a desk and use a computer for extended periods of time. The Supply Chain Manager – Value Stream works in a professional office environment closely connected to manufacturing operations, collaborating frequently with cross-functional teams such as Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Commercial. Standard business attire appropriate for a professional office and manufacturing leadership setting is e