Job Title

Supply Chain Strategy Lead
  • Last Date of Apply : December 31, 2025

Job Details

About the Company 

is a global professional services firm specializing in Business Analysis, Strategic Advisory, Digital Transformation, System Integration, and Custom Software Development. Our work centres on helping organizations understand their challenges clearly — and then equipping them with the right strategies, technologies, and execution frameworks to create real transformation.

Operating across the United States, Canada, and Denmark, we bring together multidisciplinary expertise to solve complex operational, technological, and policy-driven challenges. Our approach blends analytical thinking, human-centred design, and evidence-based decision-making.

Our brand philosophy is captured in our tagline:

“The how for your now.”

We provide the clarity, direction, and actionable pathways that enable organizations to move forward with confidence — now, not later.

As part of our growth strategy, we are expanding our presence into Australia and seeking a strategic leader who will help shape our market footprint, client relationships, and service development in the region.

Position Purpose & Strategic Impact

This role sits at the intersection of supply chain strategy, digital modernization, and operational execution. The successful candidate will:

  • Support clients in optimizing and modernizing their supply chain processes.

  • Provide analytical insight and solution recommendations for logistics, procurement, inventory, demand planning, and supplier management challenges.

  • Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technology delivery teams.

  • Contribute to transformation programs by aligning supply chain goals with digital solutions, data flows, and operational capabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a supply chain professional who wants to work on high-impact projects and advance into senior advisory or program leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct supply chain diagnostics, workflow mapping, and maturity assessments across procurement, inventory, warehousing, logistics, and distribution functions.

  • Lead requirements discovery sessions to gather business, operational, and system needs.

  • Analyze supply chain performance data to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.

  • Support the development of solution architectures, vendor evaluations, and system integration roadmaps for platforms such as ERP, WMS, TMS, or demand-planning systems.

  • Develop process redesign recommendations and contribute to digital modernization initiatives.

  • Assist with procurement strategies, category analyses, sourcing frameworks, and risk assessments.

  • Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical solutions.

  • Prepare client-facing materials including proposals, business cases, presentations, and operational handover documentation.

  • Represent How Instant in industry meetings, partner discussions, and professional networks.

Essential Criteria

Candidates must demonstrate:

  • 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Procurement, Operations Planning, or Supply Chain Systems Implementation.

  • Experience working with mid-size or enterprise-level organizations, government agencies, or regulated environments.

  • Strong analytical and conceptual ability to break down complex supply chain issues and design structured solution pathways.

  • Ability to translate operational needs into technology, process, and data requirements.

  • Experience in one or more key areas: procurement, logistics, warehousing, inventory optimization, supplier management, or demand planning.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business Systems, or related discipline.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including virtual and in-person presentations.

Desirable Criteria

  • Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain, MEng, MIM, etc.).

  • Experience supporting digital transformation or modernization programs.

  • Exposure to ERP or supply chain systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, OTM, WMS/TMS platforms).

  • Understanding of data and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python—basic proficiency is a plus).

  • Experience working in multinational or distributed project environments.

Personal Attributes

  • Strategic thinker with strong analytical clarity.

  • Confident and credible when engaging executive stakeholders.

  • Proactive, disciplined, and highly organized.

  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, project-driven environments.

  • Committed to continuous learning and professional growth.

Why Join How Instant

  • Play a meaningful role in shaping supply chain transformation projects across the USA.

  • Work directly with senior leadership and global delivery teams.

  • Be part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and forward-thinking organization.

  • Contribute to work that generates measurable improvements for clients and communities.

  • Clear career pathways into roles such as Supply Chain Strategy Lead, Engagement Lead, or Program Manager.

  • Competitive compensation aligned with experience and leadership scope.

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