Supply Chain Strategy and Analytics Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought partner, helping to prioritize, synthesize, and act on key issues across the DC network.
• Define methodologies, frameworks, and best practices within DC Operations to establish enterprise standards for performance and strategic decision-making.
• Support the Sr. Manager and VPs with clear follow-up and accountability on decisions, metrics, and projects.
• Partner with DC leadership, planning, HR, and finance to coordinate labor and outbound volume planning models that support upcoming projects, productivity goals, and seasonal shifts.
• Analyze trends in volume, throughput, and staffing across the network; surface gaps or risks with proactive mitigation strategies.
• Lead implementation of standardized planning tools and best practices across sites to ensure network-wide consistency.
• Establish enterprise standards for labor forecasting and management, define methodologies and best practices.
• Lead creation and development of dashboards and KPIs for DC performance, including safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Explore data independently and perform root-cause analysis to understand and drive results across the Distribution network.
• Prepare executive-level summaries and recommendations for DC performance results across multiple KPIs.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and productivity improvements through data analysis and stakeholder feedback.
• Support ad-hoc data and reporting requests from the SCLT.
• Drive alignment and accountability across DC leaders, ensuring execution of enterprise-level programs at the site level.
• Track progress on key initiatives and facilitate resolution of roadblocks and cross-functional dependencies.
• Create clear and concise communication for both frontline and executive audiences, including presentations, talking points, and leadership messaging.
• Serve as liaison to other corporate functions (e.g., HR, IT, Safety, Merchandising) to ensure DC operations are fully supported and integrated.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in distribution, operations management, or business strategy; experience working directly with senior executives strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in labor planning, workforce analytics, or operational forecasting.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with operational data and financial models.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and emotionally intelligent; able to influence without authority and navigate ambiguity.
• Experience with labor management systems (e.g., Manhattan, Kronos), warehouse management systems, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake) a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable working with operational data and financial models.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and emotionally intelligent; able to influence without authority and navigate ambiguity.
• Experience with labor management systems (e.g., Manhattan, Kronos), warehouse management systems, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake) a plus.

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is $60,300.00 - $132,600.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.