Director of Supply Chain - Strategic Partnerships & Governance

Job Summary

Responsible for leading strategic partnerships within and outside of the Supply Chain Organization and Walgreens.  Leads change by establishing strategic plans, objectives, and driving cross-functional execution to realize enterprise value. In addition, supports end-to-end governance efforts across supply chain.  Creates and fosters a high-performance culture, directing the development of innovative processes and solutions to complex, organization-wide challenges.  Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers with the company. 
 

Job Responsibilities

• Executes and/or oversees processes and approaches, working with long-term perspective; translates strategic goals into actionable tactics and objectives.  Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company.
• Directs the development of innovative approaches, processes, and solutions that support department and division strategies.  Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs and people.  Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of functional, division or company results.
• Interacts regularly with executives and/ or major stakeholders.  Interactions frequently involved special skills, such as negotiating with stakeholders or vendors or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization.
• Creates and fosters high performance culture, focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Owns and manages relationships with third party service providers, including partner selection, contract negotiation, and performance management.
• Provides advanced leadership, advice to the Organization, and addresses technical problems.
• Champions company initiatives, connecting efforts to company vision and purpose and driving increased engagement.
• Monitors industry trends, best practices, and regulatory issues as they relate to specific area(s) of responsibility and shares learnings, as appropriate, with direct reports and peers.
• Plans, develops and manages departmental expense and capital budgets.   Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• Develops and mentors staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; builds and maintains employee morale and motivation; ensures the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies; fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

External Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and at least 8 years of experience in a supply chain Logistics or business role OR High school/GED and at least 11 years of experience in a supply chain Logistics or business role.

• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
•  Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA/Master's Degree.
• Confident speaker with executive audiences
• PMP certified or advanced program management skills
• Advanced excel and powerpoint skills
• At least 5 years of experience managing 3rd party relationships.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Job Function

Supply Chain/Distribution

Common Location

106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05123-01106-2

Pay Type

Salaried

Start Rate

150000

Maximum Rate

240625