This position is based in North Chicago, IL (3 days onsite/2 days remote, 100% remote option is not available)

The Associate Director, Performance & Portfolio Management is a role within the Global Supply Chain Strategic Management Office (SMO). This role will lead and be accountable for the successful delivery of assigned process programs and projects, building the strategy and plan related to the strategic project and innovation portfolio, along with identifying and implementing operational excellence improvement projects/programs to support the entire function. The role will serve as a key contributor in end-to-end project/program objectives and outcomes, develop governance frameworks, especially driving efficiency and agility, and deliver new systems or system improvements to increase the success of the operations.   This role will drive projects across the SMO and will provide various opportunities to communicate recommendations to senior-level leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the SMO performance & portfolio management team (including system owners) who will develop and manage as assigned key project artifacts such as project charters, status reports, work plans, stakeholder engagement plans and decision-making model.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Quality policies and procedures and developing governance frameworks for resource allocation and investment decision.
• Build and maintain collaborative and trusted relationships at all levels within the organization by understanding business needs and providing exceptional project management leadership to advance strategic priorities.
• Recommend improvement opportunities and implement departmental initiatives to increase effectiveness—ensure resource capacity and capability alignment with strategic priorities.
• Strategize with and advise project sponsor/business lead regarding project direction and decisions. Provide strategic project advisory to enable successful outcomes leading to agility and efficiency—promote transparency and accountability through robust tracking and communication.
• Manage the entire lifecycle of projects including driving team accountabilities, addressing project issues/risks, driving effective decision making and delivering status updates/recommendations to function head or senior management.
• Work with functional leaders to propose new projects to continue to enhance productivity, compliance and efficiencies within their functions.  Proactively identify and implement opportunities to optimize project team effectiveness and outcomes such as creating and distributing performance scorecards and dashboards to monitor initiative progress and value, or identify underperforming initiatives and recommend actions for recovery or pivot.
• Responsible at the program level to ensure key projects are delivered effectively (meeting the business needs) and on time.
• Maintain and update the master project list, aligning with enterprise priorities.