Director, Supply Chain Strategy

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🌐 Canada, United States, +1 more countries – Remote

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💵 $144.9k - $231.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🔗 Supply Chain

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Ciena

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1985

📡 Telecommunications

🔧 Hardware

💰 Series C on 1995-12

Telecommunications • Hardware • Networking

Ciena is a global leader in optical and routing systems, services, and automation software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to address ever-increasing digital demands for richer, more connected experiences for all users. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our innate sense of humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation.

📋 Description

• Define the long-term strategy and future-state architecture of the global Supply Chain organization • Translate business growth objectives, product strategy, customer requirements, market dynamics, and external trends into integrated supply-chain strategy • Define strategic choices across network footprint, manufacturing, partner ecosystem, capacity, resilience, inventory, and critical capabilities • Act as architect and integrator of the end-to-end supply chain • Develop and maintain a 3–5 year Supply Chain strategic roadmap • Establish investment rationales, business outcomes, dependencies, trade-offs, priorities, ownership, and accountability • Develop global supply-chain footprint and ecosystem strategies • Assess manufacturing capacity, geographic diversification, supplier ecosystem, contract manufacturing, distribution, and logistics networks • Evaluate make/buy/partner decisions and operating models • Assess scale readiness, structural constraints, growth scenarios, capacity needs, and supply-chain risks • Develop business cases and fact-based recommendations for strategic supply-chain investments • Partner with Finance on financial implications of alternative strategies • Establish measures for supply-chain strategy outcomes • Build partnerships across PLM, R&D, Finance, Sales Operations, and other Enterprise functions • Incorporate supply-chain implications into major business and product decisions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related discipline • Significant progressive experience in global supply chain, operations, strategy, or a related leadership role • Broad end-to-end understanding of planning, sourcing, manufacturing, inventory, logistics, supplier management, and supply assurance • Ability to develop long-term strategy and translate complex business requirements into clear strategic priorities • Experience within a complex global manufacturing environment, ideally technology, telecommunications, electronics, semiconductor, or a related sector • Experience evaluating supply-chain networks, manufacturing strategies, capacity requirements, outsourcing models, and/or global supply ecosystems • Strong business and financial acumen with experience developing investment recommendations and evaluating strategic trade-offs • Exceptional executive communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders across organizational boundaries • MBA or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline (nice to have) • Experience working within an outsourced or contract-manufacturing operating model (nice to have) • Experience supporting periods of significant business growth or structural change (nice to have) • Experience with scenario planning, network strategy, supply-chain risk, and global capacity strategy (nice to have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees • Medical, dental, and vision plans • 401(k) with company matching (USA) • DCPP with company matching (Canada) • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Company-paid holidays • Paid sick leave • Vacation time • Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence • Development opportunities • Flexible work arrangements

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