Network Integration Manager

With a diverse portfolio of more than 20 brands sold in approximately 150 countries and territories, Estée Lauder Companies is the global leader in prestige beauty, recognized for its skincare, make-up, fragrances, and hair care products. In Switzerland, Estée Lauder has the main Supply Chain Hub for Travel Retail and EMEA, offering many opportunities across multiple functions to grow your career and become part of our amazing Supply Chain teams.

Due to our continued growth, we are now hiring a **Network Integration Manager** for our Transformation Office Team in Wollerau, Switzerland.

The Travel Retail Worldwide Supply Chain Transformation Office is a key enabler to lead the transformation of TR Supply Chain from both technology and process perspectives. It is a cross-functional team consisting of experts in their areas to support TR Supply Chain functions such as Customer Service, Supply & Inventory, DCs operations, and others. In this role, you are responsible for managing a team (2-3 direct reports) and leading all transitions, integration, and other supply chain distribution changes of ELC brands within the network of Travel Retail. This may include but is not limited to transferring existing brands across our distribution network, integrating new brands and new distribution locations within the TR network, and adjusting any other transition needed.

**Your main responsibilities include**:

- Managing and leading your team to ensure goals and objectives are met timely
- Maintaining relationships with global and regional key stakeholders and promoting confidence in the overall execution to the process
- Serving as a Subject Matter Expert and trusted business advisor providing direction, expertise, and support to the TR Supply Chain organization and Supply Chain Global team with regards to any changes in the supply chain network such as brand transitions, integration of new brands or other changes in the Travel Retail Supply Chain distribution network
- Focusing on areas to start with are Customer Service, Supply & Inventory and Operations while considering and including of other upstream and downstream supply chain areas
- The Network Integration Manager's primary area is Supply & Inventory with the team members leading Customer Service and Operations.
- Seeking for continuous improvement processes to retrieve learnings that can be incorporated as best practices
- Working closely with Process Experts to implement related business processes in line with internal standards and considering specific TR requirements
- Ensuring that defined business processes are properly validated, tested, and implemented in ERP and related systems
- Facilitating cross-functional alignment to ensure compliant and workable processes
- Defining project structure, project plan, and deliverables together with business partners to appropriately plan projects
- Coordinating all the actions are delivered according to plan
- Communicating on project progress, and achievements and elevating issues

**Qualifications** We are looking for someone who brings**:

- University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field is required: Bachelor's or Master’s
- Preferably a Lean Six Sigma and/or APICS certification
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in operational management in Supply Chain including either Customer Service or Supply & Inventory
- Experienced in one of the business processes under responsibility/value stream mapping is a plus: opportunity identification, process re-design and transformation
- Experienced with SAP
- Planned, delivered, and led projects
- Developed and implemented performance measurement frameworks
- Experienced with efficiency optimization through automation
- Bringing in a strong business acumen in E2E supply chain
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Business proficiency in English is a must, German is an advantage

**We offer you**:

- a fantastic opportunity to work in an international, fast-paced, and high-touch environment
- a nurturing and challenging culture that is respectful of our roots and promotes intensive career development across multiple functions
- o be part of a company that creates prestige beauty products that also advance sustainability and help contribute to a stable climate and a healthy, beautiful planet
- inclusion, diversity, and equity which are natural extensions of The Estée Lauder Companies’ values
- amazing support for your work-life balance (gym allowance, only a 40-hour workweek, flexible hybrid working model)
- personal development opportunities via our internal training hub, LinkedIn Learning, and external educational training
- access to our employee staff shop, the possibility to buy Reka checks with a discount, and free parking spaces for all our employees

**Job**: Supply Chain - Corporate

**Primary Location**: CH-SZ-Wollerau

**Job Type**: Standard

**Schedule**: Full-t