Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence Director

About the role

Ashland Industries Europe GmbH is seeking a visionary leader to head its Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence. Based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, you will drive enterprise‑wide production balancing, S&OP governance, and logistics excellence across 16‑17 manufacturing sites and regional distribution networks.

Key responsibilities

• Chair enterprise balancing processes across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and customer‑service levels.
• Define planning policy, decision rights, RACI governance, and escalation thresholds.
• Lead SAP S/4HANA planning readiness, master‑data governance, planning templates, and KPI standards.
• Govern demand‑planning methodologies, forecast accuracy, bias management, and Arkieva‑to‑SAP integration.
• Establish inventory control policies, service‑model strategies, allocation guardrails, and working‑capital controls.
• Set global standards for warehouses, third‑party logistics, transportation, ocean freight, carrier management, and logistics audits.
• Own performance management through OTIF/OTS, forecast accuracy, inventory health, plan stability and logistics scorecards.
• Build organizational capability and act as the enterprise authority for supply‑chain governance.

Required profile

• 15+ years of leadership experience in supply chain, S&OP/IBP, manufacturing planning, logistics, inventory management, or operations.
• 7+ years leading global supply‑chain organizations, cross‑functional teams, or enterprise transformation programs.

Required skills

• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ECC
• Arkieva demand‑planning platform

What we offer

• Strategic influence in a global operating model.
• Opportunity to shape enterprise‑wide supply‑chain governance.
• Collaboration with senior leaders across functions.