Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader: Climate Solutions Americas (CSA)
Job Number: 11979
External Description:
Carrier is seeking a highly analytical, proactive, and execution-oriented Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader to join our Climate Solutions Americas (CSA) operations team. Based out of the Atlanta Digital Hub in a hybrid work arrangement (3 days in office, 2 days remote), this individual contributor (P4) role will report directly to Matthew Deen and play a pivotal leadership role in driving operational excellence, end-to-end logistics efficiency, and supply chain transformation across the Americas footprint.
The incumbent will lead cross-functional strategic initiatives focused on building and governing a consolidated productivity opportunity pipeline with named owners and clear milestones. Key responsibilities include optimizing distribution networks, supporting New Product Introductions (NPI), streamlining operational handoffs across transportation providers, procurement, distribution centers (DCs), and customer service, and establishing rigorous continuous improvement practices.
Key Responsibilities & Primary Deliverables
- Consolidated Productivity Pipeline: Establish, govern, and drive a comprehensive productivity opportunity pipeline across Climate Solutions Americas (CSA), assigning clear workstream ownership, measurable milestones, and tracking financial and operational benefits.
- Network Optimization: Analyze end-to-end logistics, warehousing, and transportation flows; identify capacity constraints, lane bottlenecks, and facility utilization opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce total cost-to-serve.
- New Product Introduction (NPI) Operational Readiness: Lead logistics and supply chain readiness for NPI rollouts, coordinating closely with product management, manufacturing, engineering, and distribution teams to guarantee flawless launch execution.
- Cross-Functional Stakeholder Alignment: Partner effectively across senior leadership teams, procurement, carrier management, distribution center operations, and customer service to resolve operational friction and standardize operating procedures.
- Operational Performance & Compliance Governance: Monitor, elevate, and enforce carrier and DC service level agreements, driving continuous improvements in operational compliance and execution quality.
- Ambiguity Management & Self-Directed Leadership: Independently own and navigate ambiguous operational challenges, structuring high-impact solutions with minimal supervision.
Basic Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED with 8+ years of hands-on professional experience in supply chain, logistics engineering, network optimization, transportation operations, or continuous improvement OR Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 5+ of professional experience in supply chain, logistics engineering, network optimization, transportation operations, or continuous improvement.
- 2+ years managing complex productivity pipelines, cost-reduction programs, or end-to-end supply chain optimization initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to travel up to 25% primarily within the United States.
- Ability to work on-site at the Atlanta Digital Hub on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office, 2 days remote).
- Demonstrated experience supporting NPI launches and operational deployment across regional distribution center networks.
- Deep experience utilizing enterprise ERP and Supply Chain Systems (e.g., SAP, Blue Yonder / JDA WMS/TMS) and advanced analytics/BI tools.
- Lean, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or APICS (CSCP/CPIM) certifications.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to influence senior business leaders.
Critical Behaviors & Success Factors
- Self-Starter & Independent Drive: Highly self-motivated with the tenacity to own projects from conception to completion and proactively drive one's own professional growth.
- Navigating Ambiguity Confidently: Comfortable operating in dynamic, fast-paced, evolving environments with fluid parameters; skilled at bringing structure, clarity, and decisive action to undefined problems.
- Senior Cross-Functional Partnership: Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, capable of partnering collaboratively with peers, cross-functional leads, and senior executive leaders.
Job Number: 30221081
Community / Marketing Title: Productivity, Network Optimization & NPI Leader: Climate Solutions Americas (CSA)
Location_formattedLocationLong: Georgia, US