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Global Process Owner - Supply Chain

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Location
Glenview, IL
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Global Process Owner – Supply Chain leads the design, measurement, management, and continuous improvement of procurement, planning, and inventory management processes. The role develops process strategy, aligns cross-functional teams, drives performance measurement and value realization, and governs process changes. It also champions standardization and change adoption while maintaining alignment with organizational goals and solution architecture.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

LeadershipDiplomacyNegotiationFacilitationCommunicationAnalytical ThinkingChange ManagementLean TechniquesProject ManagementProcess Improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business or RelatedMaster's in Business or Related10+ Years Process Area Experience5 Years Change Management ExperienceChange Leadership Experience

Full job description

The Global Process Owner – Supply Chain is responsible for leading design, measurement, management, and ongoing continuous improvement of Procurement, Planning, and Inventory Management in a transformative work environment. Strong leadership, diplomacy, negotiation, facilitation, and communication skills are essential for aligning processes across the organization. You must address challenges and opportunities, handle ambiguity, make impactful decisions, and clarify conflicting perspectives through thoughtful analysis. Understanding and managing the human aspect of change is crucial, ensuring change aligns with organizational capacity and readiness. Your approach should focus on process excellence by reducing variability and redundancy through standardization and optimization.

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and Maintain Process Vision & StrategyDefine and maintain a clear, strategic vision for End-to-End (E2E) business processes aligned with corporate goals and evolving industry trends. Develop and execute an annual process strategy and maturity roadmap.

  • Lead Process Design & ImprovementDesign and optimize standardized, cross-functional processes that drive business value. Collect voice-of-the-customer input and stakeholder feedback to identify and implement improvement opportunities.

  • Foster Cross-Functional CollaborationBuild and lead teams of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and serve as a cross-functional “quarterback” to align business goals, process strategy, and solution architecture. Resolve cross-process integration issues.

  • Drive Performance & Value RealizationFacilitate definition of process-based KPIs and performance measures. Partner with Product Owners and IT to prioritize backlog items aligned with process goals and performance targets.

  • Champion Change & Continuous ImprovementLead efforts to standardize processes across the organization and champion continuous improvement. Evaluate organizational readiness to adopt changes, balancing disruption with sustainable progress.

  • Ensure Governance & Design IntegrityAct as gatekeeper for process changes, ensuring impacts to people, processes, technology, and metrics are understood and addressed while maintaining design integrity and alignment with solution architecture.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree – Business or related degree required.

  • Masters Degree – Business or an area related to their area of expertise preferred.

  • 10 to 12 years progressively responsible experience in the field related to the process area being managed.

  • 5 years experience in a change management role.

  • Experience leading change in an organization.

  • Experience with Lean technics, project management and process improvement.

  • Ability to travel 0-25%

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At Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on.

Our Company’s greatest asset is our people. Wesco is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed. We promote a culture that is grounded in teamwork and respect. With a workforce of over 20,000 people worldwide, we embrace the unique perspectives each person brings. Through comprehensive benefits (https://www.wesco.com/us/en/our-company/careers/work-at-wesco.html#benefits) and active community engagement, we create an environment where every team member has the opportunity to thrive.

Learn more about Working at Wesco here (https://www.wesco.com/us/en/our-company/careers/work-at-wesco.html) and apply online today!

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company.

Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Los Angeles Unincorporated County Candidates Only: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.

How this job compares

Set against the 802 open Process Improvement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$100–155K/yr423 salary ranges
  • US median$22–30/hr54 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Process Improvement jobs in Illinois and 802 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Process Improvement postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 600 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 364 of the 802 open Process Improvement jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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