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Job Summary

Church & Dwight is seeking an Associate Director, Global Supply Chain Network Operations / Supply Chain Resiliency to join our team. This role is responsible for defining and driving global network strategy, long-term capacity planning, sourcing strategy, and supply chain resiliency across the enterprise. The Associate Director will lead enterprise-level analyses and recommendations that inform strategic, capital, and network investment decisions while supporting long-term business growth and operational excellence.

About the Role

The Associate Director, Global Supply Chain Network Operations will serve as a senior strategic leader and integrator across Global Supply Chain, R&D, SBUs, Finance, Quality, and Innovation. This individual will lead advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses to optimize network performance, capacity, cost, and risk, enabling informed decision-making related to network design, capital allocation, make-vs-buy strategies, and portfolio optimization.

This role plays a critical part in translating Commercial strategy into end-to-end supply chain execution, supporting innovation, new product launches, and long-term growth objectives. The Associate Director will also act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, presenting strategic recommendations and leading highly sensitive and confidential supply chain initiatives.

Work Environment

• Hybrid: The role will be based in Ewing, NJ and requires in-person attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with remote work options on Mondays and Fridays.

• Travel: Approximately 25–30% travel required across the United States.

Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Make enterprise-level decisions regarding network design, capital investments, and make-vs-buy strategies, balancing growth, cost, service, and financial objectives.
• Lead make-vs-buy analyses, operational costing, and capital justification efforts in partnership with Finance to evaluate investment opportunities and production impacts.
• Translate Commercial strategy into end-to-end supply chain execution, partnering with SBUs and Commercial teams to enable innovation, portfolio optimization, and revenue growth.
• Own global capacity and network strategy across assigned categories, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals and demand forecasts.
• Lead the semi-annual global capacity review process, assessing performance, risk, and capability across internal manufacturing, contract manufacturers, and suppliers; present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Define and maintain sourcing, capacity, and network roadmaps to support capital planning, business continuity, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Direct cross-functional strategic initiatives impacting network design, footprint optimization, cost structure, and service performance; establish governance, success metrics, and executive communications.
• Lead portfolio optimization efforts to reduce complexity, improve agility, and drive cost, service, and working capital efficiency.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize risks and vulnerabilities across supply chain operations, including suppliers, manufacturing, and logistics networks.
• Lead sensitive and confidential sourcing and manufacturing assessments, delivering clear, data-driven recommendations to executive leadership.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, regularly presenting to executive stakeholders to drive alignment and strategic decision-making.
• Ensure successful transition of strategic initiatives into sustainable operational capabilities through governance, performance management, and process integration.
• Provide oversight of portfolio and initiative management, including prioritization, risk mitigation, contingency planning, an…