Group Lead Supply Chain Center of Excellence - North America
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Operations Manager, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade
Group Lead Supply Chain Center of Excellence - North America
- Full-time
- Job Family:
Supply Chain Management - Sub Job Family:
Supply Chain Planning - Preferred type of working:
Hybrid - Years of
Experience:
12 - 20 - Business unit: NAG
At Dr Reddy's "Good Health Can't Wait"
By joining Dr Reddy’s, you will contribute to making the breakthroughs of tomorrow a reality today! From making medicines more affordable to discovering innovative treatment options to satisfy unmet medical needs, we are dedicated to helping people lead longer and healthier lives. We are seeking dynamic and energetic individuals ready to inspire, ready to make a difference for their community and every community.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Dr Reddy’s, we are deeply committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions to the team. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the role and are open to exploring candidates with a less traditional background.
The Group Lead, Supply Chain CoE – North America will lead the development and execution of scalable supply chain capabilities across planning, logistics, and operations within the North American region. Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain & External Manufacturing NA, this role will drive regional transformation through digital enablement, process innovation, and talent development. A key responsibility is to align the North America CoE roadmap with the Corporate CoE headquartered in India, ensuring regional execution of global strategies and standards while tailoring solutions to local market needs.
These strategies will drive measurable improvements in service levels, inventory management, forecasting accuracy, cost efficiency, and talent development—impacting both the top and bottom line of the North American business.
Responsibilities- CoE Strategy & Operating Model for North America
- Design and lead the North America Supply Chain CoE, aligning its charter and roadmap with regional business objectives and the global CoE strategy.
- Collaborate closely with the Corporate CoE in India to ensure harmonization of frameworks, tools, and methodologies.
- Translate global supply chain strategies into actionable regional initiatives, ensuring relevance and impact in the North American context.
- Serve as the regional voice in global forums, providing feedback and insights to shape enterprise-wide supply chain evolution.
- Talent Management & Capability Building
- Build and lead a regional supply chain talent strategy, including competency modeling, career pathing, and succession planning.
- Collaborate with HR and L&D to launch regional academies, mentoring programs, and certifications.
- Establish Centers of Expertise for knowledge sharing and internal consulting across NA sites.
- Operational & Process Excellence
- Deploy standardized end-to-end supply chain processes across NA, leveraging SCOR Digital Standard and Lean Six Sigma.
- Lead initiatives in IBP/S&OP/S&OE, inventory optimization, lead time reduction, and logistics network design specific to NA distribution and manufacturing footprint.
- Embed a continuous improvement culture through diagnostics and best practice replication across NA operations.
- Digital Transformation & Innovation
- Champion digital technologies (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Control Towers, AI/ML) to improve agility and decision-making in NA.
- Co‑develop the regional digital roadmap in alignment with the global digital strategy and lead pilots and scale‑up initiatives across NA supply chain functions.
- Monitor technology trends and benchmark against regional best practices and competitors.
- Program Management Office (PMO) & Initiative Deployment
- Oversee PMO functions to ensure successful deployment of supply chain initiatives across North America.
- Establish project governance, managing cross‑functional project teams, and driving execution excellence.
- Responsible for prioritizing initiatives, allocating resources, tracking milestones, and ensuring delivery of outcomes aligned with business objectives.
- Performance & Value Delivery
- Define and manage CoE success metrics for NA, including operational KPIs, maturity indices, and…
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