Director, Commercial Supply Chain Consulting

Position Summary

Huron’s Commercial Consulting practice partners with organizations to drive profitable growth, improve operational performance, and build resilience in an increasingly complex and disrupted business environment. We work side by side with clients across industries to solve critical commercial and operational challenges—combining deep functional expertise with data‑driven insights, advanced analytics, and pragmatic execution.

A core focus of our work is supply chain transformation. Our teams help clients strengthen end‑to‑end supply chain performance—from demand forecasting and inventory optimization to logistics, network design, and cost‑to‑serve visibility. We support organizations in navigating disruption, improving service levels, releasing working capital, and building resilient supply chains that deliver measurable financial impact, not just recommendations. By staying through execution, we ensure solutions are implemented effectively and results show up in our clients’ operations and financials.

• Lead end‑to‑end supply chain transformation efforts for Consumer Goods, Retail Distribution, Industrial and Automotive manufacturers, Energy & Utilities across sourcing and procurement of products, E2E planning and S&OP, logistics and distribution.
• Assess current‑state operating models, maturity, and performance; identify improvement opportunities using structured, data‑driven frameworks.
• Design future‑state supply chain architectures incorporating advanced planning, AI‑enabled forecasting, digital twins, automation, and predictive analytics.
• Advise executive stakeholders on supply chain modernization aligned to grid modernization, regulatory expectations, decarbonization goals, and long‑term capital programs.
• Build business cases and value models that quantify financial impact, productivity gains, risk reduction, and service‑level improvements.

• Develop and optimize end‑to‑end supply chain strategies tailored to the operating environment.
• Lead initiatives related to demand forecasting, planning, and S&OP models that balance service reliability with cost and working capital objectives.
• Support supply chain planning for major utility capital programs, including substations, undergrounding, AMI deployments, renewable interconnections, and pipeline projects.
• Improve coordination across engineering, sourcing, commercial, manufacturing, planning and logistics to enable a resilient execution.

• Lead strategic sourcing and category management initiatives across transmission and distribution equipment, field services, IT/OT, fleet, and materials.
• Oversee vendor selection, bid evaluations, negotiations, and contract development to achieve cost, reliability, and safety objectives.
• Implement supplier risk assessment, audit, and continuous improvement programs to strengthen supply assurance and resilience.
• Establish contract performance monitoring for safety, delivery, quality, and productivity.

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain consulting, operations, or large‑scale transformation roles, with demonstrated impact across strategy and execution.
• Prior experience in a consulting firm or equivalent internal consulting / transformation role, operating at the Manager, Senior Manager, or Director level.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain operations, including planning, procurement, logistics, inventory, and execution across complex operating environments.
• Proven ability to assess current‑state operating models, identify performance gaps, and design scalable, future‑state solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional teams, managing multiple work streams, and delivering results in fast‑paced, client‑facing environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders.

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain, Analytics, Operations, or related field) or equivalent advanced certification.
• Hands‑on experience in one or more of:
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