Director, Supply Chain Strategy (Chicago)

Director, Supply Chain Strategy

Fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife's portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes : fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

The Director, Supply Chain Strategy, will be a key leader within the supply chain transformation team, driving the long-term strategic planning and optimization of our supply chain network. This role will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to shape the future of our supply chain, ensuring it is resilient, scalable, and aligned with the company's overarching vision and objectives. The director will focus on designing an agile, efficient, and sustainable supply chain network that supports both current and future business needs taking IP, innovation and international expansion into consideration.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the design and implementation of a long-term, global supply chain network strategy that balances cost, speed, flexibility, and risk management
• Build a resilient network capable of adapting to changes in market conditions, customer demands, and geopolitical factors
• Work closely with the executive leadership team, finance, demand, procurement, logistics, and operations to ensure alignment of the supply chain strategy with overall corporate objectives
• Provide insights and recommendations to guide key decisions on capacity expansion, capital investments, and geographic market expansions
• Focus on optimizing the location of new manufacturing plants to meet business growth and consumer demands
• Use data analytics to run scenario analyses and what-if models that inform future supply chain decisions
• Support development of a robust Intellectual Property (IP) strategy that enhances the company's competitive edge, supports innovation, and drives value creation through strategic supply chain decisions
• Support all international expansion, providing subject matter expertise on our supply chain and processes, ensuring protection of our IP
• Partner with R&D and our brand teams to support supply chain strategy of new production innovations and entrance into adjacent categories
• Lead and support other Supply Chain strategy projects as needed

Skills / Qualifications Required :

Position Location : Chicago, IL

Reports To : VP, Supply Chain Transformation & Strategy

Travel Requirements : ~20% - 30%

Exempt / Nonexempt : Exempt

Base pay range : $155,000 - $175,000 USD

Fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors. In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email careers@fairlife.com.

For Recruitment Agencies : At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team. As our recruitment is primarily handled in-house, we work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list. Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.