Commercial Operations Associate Director

Role Overview

• Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team: Inspire, engage, and grow a team by fostering a culture of excellence, building capabilities, and creating succession plans to ensure sustained operational and financial success.
• Drive Strategic Alignment and Execution: Translate regional sourcing and supply strategies into clear commercial operations priorities and targets.
• Collaborate Across Functions and Stakeholders: Build strong partnerships with internal teams
• including Sourcing, Regulatory, Trade Compliance, Planning, Manufacturing, and Commercial communities—to enable seamless strategy execution and continuous improvement.
• Ensure Reliable Supply and Service to Factories: Oversee supplier and factory operations to guarantee timely, high-quality delivery of direct materials, packaging, and raw materials that meet business needs efficiently and responsively.
• Manage Performance and Cost Optimization: Establish and monitor KPIs, proactively address performance gaps, and lead cross-functional initiatives to reduce material costs and deliver measurable savings.
• Optimize Inbound Supply Chain and Inventory Management: Develop and implement innovative inbound supply chain strategies, inventory optimization, and supplier-owned inventory to reduce costs and lead times.
• Champion Process Excellence and Data Integrity: Co-develop and implement future Target Operating Model with Regional Planning and Manufacturing.
• Foster Supplier Relationships and Innovation: Serve as the primary contact for suppliers and internal teams on operational matters. Collaborate with strategic suppliers to drive continuous improvement, technology adoption, and competitive advantage.
• Ensure Governance, Compliance, and Risk Management: Maintain adherence to governance standards, regulatory requirements, and quality controls by partnering with relevant teams to ensure compliant, timely delivery of materials.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in business, economics, supply chain, logistics or related discipline
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum 8 years of Procurement and General Supply Chain experience in a progressive environment
• Minimum 3 years' experience leading diverse teams, in multiple locations a plus
• In depth understanding of SRM programs, continuous improvement programs, risk mitigation strategies; procure-to-pay technologies; MRP, and root cause of demand, price, inventory, and BOM variances
• Experience in Commodity markets and/or materials sourcing
• Demonstrated strong crisis management and conflict resolution skills

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development
• Company bonus