About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">At Lubrizol, we’re bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water, efficient transportation, reliable infrastructure, critical medicines, and the products people rely on every day through science, sustainability, and a culture of inclusion.<br><br>The Regional Supply Chain Senior Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating supply chain strategy and execution across multiple business units within a defined geography. This role partners closely with the global supply chain organization to align enterprise strategy to regional needs, ensuring effective localization and execution of supply chain priorities.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">This leader drives operational excellence across demand planning, supply planning, production scheduling and logistics execution. A key focus is enabling strong cross-business collaboration, optimizing regional network performance, and improving end-to-end supply chain effectiveness, including Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) alignment.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">The Regional Supply Chain Senior Manager partners with regional business leaders, manufacturing, commercial teams, and global supply chain leadership to balance customer service, cost, and inventory while supporting growth objectives.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Lead supply chain operations across multiple businesses within the region, ensuring high service levels, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Partner with global supply chain leadership to translate enterprise strategy into regionally aligned execution plans while ensuring adoption of global standards, processes, and tools.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Act as the primary regional interface to the global supply chain organization, enabling two-way alignment by providing regional insights, risks, and market dynamics to inform global strategy.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Drive alignment and collaboration across business units to leverage scale, standardize processes, and optimize shared resources while balancing competing priorities.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Lead and continuously improve the regional IBP process and execution to align demand, supply, and financial plans across planning horizons.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Coordinate demand planning, supply planning, master production scheduling, finite scheduling, and inventory management across businesses to ensure end-to-end execution excellence.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Partner with regional manufacturing and global logistics teams to optimize production and distribution networks, improve efficiency, and enhance resilience.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Monitor and manage key supply chain KPIs (service, inventory, cost, and working capital) and drive data-driven decision-making.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Partner with regional business leaders to align supply chain performance with commercial and financial objectives and represent supply chain in regional leadership forums.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Lead, coach, and develop a regional supply chain organization, building strong talent pipelines and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Champion process standardization, digital adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with global frameworks to enhance performance and customer satisfaction. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Experience and Knowledge Requirements:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">10+ years of progressive supply chain experience across planning, operations, or logistics.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Proven leadership experience managing teams and cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to lead and influence in a matrixed, multi-business environment without direct authority.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Strong capability to translate global supply chain strategy into regional execution while adapting to local market needs.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Proven analytical and financial acumen, including cost-to-serve, inventory optimization, and KPI-driven decision making.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Experience driving Integrated Business Planning and Integrated Tactical Planning excellence and cross-functional alignment across planning horizons.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Track record of leading change management and continuous improvement initiatives, including process standardization and tool adoption.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field (preferred) </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">Experience working in a global supply chain organization with regional execution responsibility. (preferred)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">APICS or similar supply chain certification. (preferred)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-left:0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Noto Sans', sans-serif">#LI-KS1</span></p>