Supply Chain Director, Refinish Emea

**Supply Chain Director, Refinish EMEA**:
**Basel - Permanent - Hybrid**:
Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

We are currently looking for a **Supply Chain Director, Refinish EMEA** to join us at our facility in **Basel.**

The Supply Chain Director, Refinish EMEA reports to the VP of Operations for the Refinish business unit and it is heavily focused on execution and delivery. This is a critical leadership position that requires strong leadership and an ability to partner with leaders in the Refinish business unit, in the Supply Chain organization and at the manufacturing sites. This role will also be matrixed to the Global Supply Chain team through the VP Supply Chain.

**Key responsibilities**

**Operations Leadership Execution**:
The Director, Supply Chain Refinish EMEA will be responsible for:

- Serving as the senior Supply Chain leader for the EMEA region within the Refinish Operations network, directly partnering with the manufacturing and commercial leaders to develop and implement strategies for strong execution at the BU level while managing risk;
- Leading the SC organization within the Refinish EMEA network and investing in training and development for a team of planners, schedulers and other functional roles while serving as a point of escalation and resource for coaching and support;
- Utilizing your knowledge and expertise to deploy supply chain strategies and actions that address capacity issues and foster a strong partnership with the production teams in support of business goals
- Ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) strategy execution and operational direction in alignment with Business Unit and company goals;
- Routinely Interacts with senior leadership and others concerning matters of significance to the organization
- Supports business execution of new programs and initiatives that include forecast and coordination for key events, new product launches, and network redesigns;
- Monitors key sales and operations planning performance indicators, cost-to-serve performance data, and coordinates cross-functional work teams to ensure strong execution;
- Stay apprised of all operational realities and conditions within the region that impact the flow of material and product and convert those data points to potential impacts on the business side and partner with the business leaders to make necessary decisions;
- Support and be engaged in IBP process for the region/business, lead relevant supply review in the IBP meetings;
- Optimize performance of current supply chains including using lean methodologies to improve supply chain lead time;
- Be accountable for improving Cost of Goods throughout the life cycle;
- Own and manage the product business continuity plans for your brands and ensure a constant state of readiness to ensure product supply;
- Direct, manage and represent multi-region supply issue resolution to a successful conclusion, including demand allocation
- Participation in the global supply chain network to ensure process compliance, best practice sharing and continuous improvement.

**People and Talent Management**
- Provide strong leadership to the Supply Chain team in Refinish and help drive execution and build capabilities around these areas;
- Lead employees using performance management processes and tools to engage and encourage employee contribution including goal setting, ongoing feedback, and annual performance reviews;
- Engage team in career development planning and support growth and development to support functional talent management, including identification and development of a pipeline of future manager talent;
- Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among the team members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed;
- Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field; advanced degree preferred
- Certification in APICS or equivalent preferred
- 10 - 15 Years of progressive experience in supply chain or related roles in a manufacturing environment
- 5+ Years of experience leading managers of people

**Desired Qualifications**
- Extensive experience being independently proficient in supply chain management