Sr. Mgr, Supply Chain Change Management

About the Role

Kidde Global Solutions brings together trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of customers worldwide. As the Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Change Management, you will support transformation change initiatives impacting Supply Chain employees, leaders, and stakeholders to successfully adopt new processes, systems, tools, and ways of working due to ERP and supply chain system implementations such as Kinaxis, JDE, or Oracle.

This role requires flexibility to travel up to 30% to support change management activities across multiple locations and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Change Planning & Execution
  • Support the development and execution of change management plans for business and technology initiatives.
  • Assist with change impact assessments and organizational readiness assessments.
  • Identify potential adoption risks and support mitigation actions.
  • Maintain change management deliverables, schedules, and documentation.
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Identify stakeholders impacted by organizational changes.
  • Support stakeholder analysis and engagement activities.
  • Build positive relationships with project teams and business partners.
  • Gather stakeholder feedback and communicate concerns to project leadership.
• Communications
  • Develop and distribute change communications across affected business groups.
  • Assist in creating communication materials, presentations, FAQs, and newsletters.
  • Ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with project objectives.
  • Monitor communication effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Training & User Readiness
  • Support development and coordination of training programs and materials.
  • Assist with training logistics, schedules, participant communications, and attendance tracking.
  • Create job aids, quick reference guides, and end-user support documentation.
  • Monitor training completion and readiness metrics.
• Adoption & Reinforcement
  • Track user adoption and change effectiveness metrics.
  • Collect feedback from end users and business leaders.
  • Help identify areas requiring additional support or reinforcement.
  • Participate in post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement activities.
• Project Support
  • Collaborate closely with project managers, business analysts, functional leaders, and training partners.
  • Ensure change management activities are integrated into project plans.
  • Prepare status updates and reports for project governance meetings.
  • Support multiple change initiatives simultaneously.
• Travel Requirements
  • Travel up to 30% to support business transformation initiatives, stakeholder engagement, training delivery, workshops, and project implementations.
  • Travel may include visits to manufacturing facilities, regional offices, distribution centers, customer locations, and project sites.
  • Participate in on-site readiness assessments, leadership meetings, user training sessions, and change adoption activities.
  • Ability to travel domestically, with occasional international travel as business needs dictate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years of experience in Change Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Project Coordination, Communications, Training, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or Business Transformation.

Qualifications

• Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.
• Experience with technical training, technical support, field service, system commissioning, or a related technical role.
• Project Management and Program Management experience.
• Experience supporting organizational change or business improvement initiatives.
• Experience working within project teams and cross-functional environments.
• Systems savvy and/or experience with digital organizations.
• Exceptional communication skills; able to deliver multiple types of messages to a wide array of stakeholders and adapt communication style to meet specific needs.
• Ability to communicate and report on progress, risks, and issues to senior leadership.
• Ability to influence others regarding project-related concepts and practices.
• Long-term strategic thinking balanced with near-term execution skills.
• Strong problem-solving capability.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive fast-paced growth.
• Change Management Certification or willingness to obtain.
• Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP) preferred.
• CAPM or PMP certification preferred but not required.

Pay

Base Salary Rate: $148,678.00 to $174,915.00

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays).
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) assistance.