[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Philips jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Philips · Suzhou # Supply Chain Director Suzhou Director Supply Chain & Logistics Listed on Philips’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Philips’s careers site →](https://philips.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs-and-careers/job/Suzhou/Supply-Chain-Director_587960) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Philips](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/) / Supply Chain Director ## Job description Job Title Supply Chain Director ### Job Description Job Responsibilities: - Leads a large supply chain planning team at business group level, guides them in aligning sales forecasts with operational plans to optimize resource utilization, enhance customer service, and drive business performance. - Formulates future strategic directions at the business group level, analyzes external market trends, assesses operational capabilities, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive plans that align with organizational goals and drive sustainable growth. - Develops and oversees the budgeting process for the supply chain function, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, accurate forecasting of expenses, and effective allocation of resources to support operational efficiency and financial objectives. - Leads product lifecycle management process and milestones by ensuring timely and accurate replenishment master data, participating in packaging instruction creation for suppliers, and determining shelf-life master data. - Leads the seamless coordination between demand and supply at the business group level to optimize global product availability, addresses any deviations from predefined stock level thresholds, maintains operational efficiency and meets customer demands effectively. - Evaluates emerging trends and identifying untapped opportunities, crucially contributes to the organization’s sustained growth and competitive edge in the market by capitalizing on innovations and market shifts to drive strategic initiatives and propel the company forward. - Oversees global supply chain planning developments, assesses their implications within their domain, enables informed decision-making to adapt strategies, optimizes operations, and capitalizes on opportunities in alignment with organizational objectives. - Develops long-term supply chain planning policies, articulates a clear vision and roadmap for their business group, guides its strategic direction and ensures alignment with organizational objectives to drive growth and operational excellence within the supply chain framework. - Defines and refines improvement opportunities focusing on operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and cost reduction, leverages team resources effectively to achieve organizational goals and enhance overall performance within the supply chain. - Leads succession planning and comprehensive talent management within supply chain planning department, driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, and career development in alignment with organizational operational goals. - Advocates supply chain planning principles, embodies these principles in all aspects of operations, champions the supply chain planning process within the market to drive alignment, enhances decision-making, and ensures optimal performance across the supply chain. ### Minimum required Education Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analysis and Statistics, Business Analytics or equivalent. ### Minimum required Experience Minimum 8 years of experience with Bachelor's OR Minimum 6 years of experience with Master's in areas such as Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Project Management or equivalent. ### Preferred Skills - Supply Chain Management (SCM) - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems - Inventory Management System - Continuous Improvement - Demand Forecasting - Risk Management - Capacity Planning - Business Acumen - Supply Chain Planning (SCP) - Materials Management - Product Development Lifecycle - KPI Management - People Management - Budget Management About Philips Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Not stated - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 7 days - Location: Suzhou[Apply on Philips’s careers site →](https://philips.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/jobs-and-careers/job/Suzhou/Supply-Chain-Director_587960) ## More jobs at Philips ### [Indirect Procurement Intern](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/jobs/d9ee76a370b238be07c3/) Suzhou ### [Operational buyer MR](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/jobs/a0cc5ceec937e5619e78/) Suzhou ### [Procurement Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/jobs/bba069b82106a374d818/) Suzhou ### [Advanced ME (IE)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/jobs/1dbd9d5c07f92f6b7d49/) Suzhou ### [Advanced Mechanical Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/philips/jobs/c3e8fc79229c803e2f1e/) Suzhou ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Director, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/fc655d6fdd56518551a4/) Sandisk ### [Director of Data Sciences - Supply Chain Network Planning and Design](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/target/jobs/1d4427dc473710b34520/) Target ### [Supply Chain Leadership Senior Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/estee-lauder/jobs/23186cca417f45fb4537/) The Estée Lauder Companies · Portsmouth, HAM, GB, United Kingdom ### [North America Director, Supply Chain](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/44de8395eaacf9696d0b/) Safran ### [Senior Director Supply Chain Operations And Intelligence Redwood City California United States](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/equinix/jobs/586fbf1e3f7c15c00e45/) Equinix [Supply Chain & Logistics jobs](/functions/supply-chain-logistics/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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