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About the Role
The Strategic Supply Chain Senior Manager leads end‑to‑end supply chain strategy, driving network optimization, cost efficiency, supplier performance, and operational scalability. This role owns long-range planning, cross-functional alignment, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen resilience, reduce risk, and support enterprise growth.
Responsibilities
- Develop multiyear supply chain strategies aligned to corporate objectives.
- Build and maintain capacity models, demand scenarios, and risk mitigation plans.
- Lead strategic roadmap initiatives across fulfillment, logistics, inventory, and supplier ecosystems.
- Evaluate and optimize distribution of footprint, transportation flows, and inventory positioning.
- Drive cost‑to‑serve analysis, throughput modeling, and operational efficiency improvements.
- Partner with Finance to quantify ROI, cost savings, and capital investment requirements.
- Establish performance frameworks, KPIs, and quarterly business reviews with key vendors.
- Identify and onboard new suppliers to support diversification and scalability.
- Collaborate with Operations, Merchanditing, Planning, Engineering, and Customer Experience to align priorities and execution.
- Serve as the strategic liaison for executive leadership, providing insights, risks, and recommendations.
- Lead cross functional initiatives such as new product introduction, network transitions, and system integrations.
- Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and data driven methodologies to reduce waste and improve reliability.
- Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms for visibility into performance, risk, and cost drivers.
- Champion automation, digitization, and advanced analytics across the supply chain.
- Build resilience strategies for geopolitical, transportation, supplier, and regulatory risks.
- Ensure compliance with trade regulations, sustainability standards, and internal governance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 7+ years of supply chain experience, including leadership or strategic responsibility.
- Proven track record in strategic planning, network optimization, and supplier management.
- Strong analytical capability with proficiency in modeling, forecasting, and scenario planning.
- Experience leading cross‑functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with ERP, WMS, TMS, and advanced analytics tools.
- Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred; MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Skills
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Network Optimization
- Cost Efficiency
- Supplier Performance
- Operational Scalability
- Long-range Planning
- Cross-functional Alignment
- Continuous Improvement
- Risk Management
- Capacity Modeling
- Demand Scenarios
- Risk Mitigation
- Fulfillment
- Logistics
- Inventory Management
- Supplier Ecosystems
- Distribution Footprint Optimization
- Transportation Flow Optimization
- Inventory Positioning
- Cost-to-Serve Analysis
- Throughput Modeling
- Operational Efficiency
- ROI Analysis
- Cost Savings Analysis
- Capital Investment Analysis
- Performance Frameworks
- KPI Development
- Business Reviews
- Supplier Identification
- Supplier Onboarding
- Diversification
- Scalability
- Operations Collaboration
- Merchandising Collaboration
- Planning Collaboration
- Engineering Collaboration
- Customer Experience Collaboration
- Executive Liaison
- New Product Introduction
- Network Transitions
- System Integrations
- Lean Methodologies
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Data-Driven Methodologies
- Waste Reduction
- Reliability Improvement
- Dashboard Development
- Performance Reporting
- Risk Reporting
- Cost Driver Reporting
- Automation
- Digitization
- Advanced Analytics
- Resilience Strategies
- Geopolitical Risk Management
- Transportation Risk Management
- Supplier Risk Management
- Regulatory Risk Management
- Trade Regulation Compliance
- Sustainability Standards Compliance
- Internal Governance Compliance
- ERP
- WMS
- TMS
- Advanced Analytics Tools
Experience Level
- 7+ years of supply chain experience
- Leadership or strategic responsibility experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field.
- MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000 - $130,000
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Planning
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Flexible Spending Account | Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discount
- Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
About the Company
- Blue Nile is part of Signet Jewelers, a purpose-driven company who believes love inspires love and whose mission it is to enable all people to Celebrate Life and Express Love.
- Signet Jewelers is also a "Great Place to Work-Certified™" company.
- Innovation and brilliance - two things that set us apart.
Equal Opportunity
- Blue Nile is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.
- Blue Nile will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.