Sr Manager, Supply Chain Leader

Sr Manager, Supply Chain Leader

What we do

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Role reports to:

Sr Dir Global Operations Segment Leader

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Leader - Incubator Brands is responsible for driving end-to-end operational excellence across innovation, commercialization, lifecycle management, and supply continuity initiatives. This role requires strong cross-functional leadership, business acumen, and the ability to translate business strategy into agile, efficient, and scalable operational solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end supply chain execution and commercialization across innovation, lifecycle management, and supply continuity initiatives, from concept through launch and post-launch stabilization

• Drive cross-functional alignment across Marketing, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams to ensure delivery against key business objectives including service, speed-to-market, cost, and profitability

• Lead and develop high-performing teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, agility, operational excellence, and continuous improvement

• Translate business strategy into actionable execution plans, ensuring clear governance, accountability, risk management, and decision-making across a matrixed organization

• Identify and drive opportunities to improve supply chain efficiency, optimize cost, simplify operations, and enhance agility while maintaining service and quality

• Drive operational excellence through data-driven insights, KPI management, process simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Lead proactive risk identification, scenario planning, and issue resolution across supply, packaging, manufacturing, inventory, and network constraints to protect business continuity and service

• Partner closely with Planning, Finance, and Commercial teams to support healthy inventory management, minimize excess and obsolete, and improve forecast and inventory performance

• Influence strategic supply chain decisions including network optimization, capacity planning, inventory strategy, launch readiness, and external manufacturing partnerships

• Partner with senior leadership to shape portfolio prioritization, long-range planning, and execution strategies aligned to business growth objectives

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supply chain management, engineering, business administration, or related field.

• A minimum of progressive experience in supply chain management, manufacturing operations, project management or related disciplines with demonstrated leadership responsibilities.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex supply chain processes in a matrixed environment.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong business acumen, excellent communication, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to influence across complex cross-functional organization.

• Ability to act with agility, prioritize initiatives effectively, and lead teams with a servant leadership approach.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to integrate financial insights and external trends into supply chain strategies.

• Commitment to modeling leadership behaviors that foster connection, innovation, and growth within teams.

• Proven track record of implementing innovative supply chain solutions that balance speed, cost, and quality.

• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide diverse teams through ambiguity and rapid change.

• Strong communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.

What’s in it for you

$153,850.00 - $217,200.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.