Downstream Supply Chain Solutions Director

YOUR MISSION

The Downstream Supply Chain Solutions Director is responsible for the development of a Supply Chain competency center at the service of the Maisons with the objectives to:

• Manage end-to-end Supply Chain Planning transformation projects and bring targeted added-value Supply Chain expertise on adhoc Maison's request
• Maintain and develop consistent, efficient, sustainable Supply Chain Planning processes across the Maisons
• Animate the Supply Chain Community within the Group related to her/his stream

The Downstream Supply Chain Solutions Director will play a key role in the Richemont Group end-to-end supply chain transformation and will be with her/his organization a key contributor to achieve Richemont's overall high ambitions.

• SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATION: Lead Downstream Supply Chain Planning transformation projects in close collaboration with the Maisons and all internal stakeholders/Group functions to ensure supply chain efficiency and agility to provide optimal product availability at the optimized stock level, and ensure high internal client satisfaction.
• Support the Maisons in the definition of their End-to-End Supply Chain strategy and their associated 3/5-year plan to build an overall consolidated SC roadmap.
• Based on this consolidated SC roadmap, build a 3/5-year roadmap related to her/his streams and promote this roadmap within Richemont organization to ensure a full adherence and availability of resources (human resources, IT budget,…) on the roadmap horizon.
• Ensure an effective roll-out of the defined Roadmap
• SUPPLY CHAIN AMBASSADOR: Act as ambassador of the Richemont Supply Chain Solutions department. Create and foster positive and productive partnerships with stakeholders across the Maisons and the Group.
• BEST PRACTICES & PROCESSES: Define & manage the Supply Chain Planning « best practices » and ensure its sharing between the Maisons. Co-build and ensure development of new advanced Supply Chain models and processes in collaboration with the Maisons & Group Functions.
• PROMOTE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Define & share common metrics to monitor the performance of the Downstream Supply Chain Planning of the Maisons. Accompany in target setup and support action plans definition.
• SUPPLY CHAIN STUDIES: Provide methodology, tools & expertise to conduct engineering and optimisation studies, on demand from the Maisons Supply Chains or other Group departments (e.g. Worldwide Logistics department)
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Manage key Supply Chain projects or programs, most often multi-domain and multi-Maisons, with a strong component of transformation and change management. Animate and elevate cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

• Develop a network and connect with key industry players in the Supply Chain landscape, including specialised Supply Chain consulting firms, participate in forums and conferences.
• Collect and share competitive intelligence
• Be up to date on new trends and technologies available on the market. Assess new technologies that can contribute to enhancing & transformation of the Group Supply Chain.

• Inspire, lead and develop a team of Project Managers and of Business Process Owners.
• Animate a community of Supply Chain professionals at Maison and Group level to accelerate the co-construction of best practices. Foster collective intelligence.
• Plan and allocate resources effectively to meet department productivity and qualitative goals.
• Department management with the overall operational, budgetary, financial, HR responsibilities.
• Close partnership and collaboration with other Supply Chain Solutions Managers/Directors within GSCS department to ensure a full and integrated end-to-end SC approach/project.
• Promote Richemont Supply Chain inside & outside the Group. Develop internal and external Richemont SC awareness.

Senior supply chain professional with 15+ years of successful track record in in-house supply chain role or consulting in international matrix environments, with strengths in designing and implementing effective processes, and modern supply chain solutions at global level.

Luxury/hard-luxury/Fashion business knowledge and experience

Experience in leading end-to-end supply chain transformation programs and driving implementation of supply chain projects and processes.

Strong
leadership and management skills
, including the capacity to articulate a vision, inspire, motivate, and develop talents.

Excellent
communication skills with the ability to animate and influence demanding stakeholders to foster collaboration, share and implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement. Service & result-oriented, capable of bringing a strategic vision and hands‑on contribution to achieve your goals.

Fluent in English
, French is a plus.

Experience with
S4/HANA deployment a strong plus.