Principal Program Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, prioritize, align, mobilize, and execute the transformation roadmap for Global Supply Chain.
• Identify and adopt AI tools across the E2E Supply Chain.
• Develop a transformation roadmap that includes identifying key initiatives, developing business cases, prioritizing, aligning with key stakeholders, securing roadmap approval from leadership, mobilizing teams, ensuring initiatives progress on time with expected impact, and reporting progress regularly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive improvements, lead change management, streamline processes, and ensure compliance to enhance financial and business performance.

Core Areas of Accountability

• Synthesize supplier and technology roadmaps with Company objectives to shape industry influence.
• Establish a long-term vision for the global supply chain, including network design, tier-2/3+ risk identification, and resiliency frameworks.
• Continuously scan external environment for disruptors (geopolitics, technology, ESG shifts) and integrate foresight into Company supply chain strategy.
• Lead implementation of AI/ML solutions for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, network design, predictive maintenance, and intelligent automation.
• Own the digital modernization agenda for supply chain (automation, AI, advanced analytics, digital twins) with decentralized execution and close partnership & alignment with IT.
• Establish data governance, accessibility, and quality standards to enable advanced decision-making.
• Develop and manage the innovation pipeline, execute change management while ensuring speed and readiness for next-generation supply chain models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, supply chain or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum of 0-12+ years of progressive global supply chain leadership experience with proven transformation track record utilizing digital tools.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes.
• Experience in Hi-Tech supply chain preferred but not mandatory.
• Deep knowledge and experience in adopting and implementing digital (automation, AI, advanced analytics, digital twins, BOTs) tools in supply chain.
• Specific experience deploying AI/ML, advanced analytics, or automation in supply chain environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated success influencing at the C-suite level.
• Proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to lead a team, drive results, and foster a collaborative work environment.