Director, Supply Chain Strategy

Purpose Dole Packaged Foods is a purpose led organization that is a champion of accessible fruit nutrition and builds a brighter future for people through the goodness of fruit. At Dole, our culture is uniquely driven by core Values. Our commitment to these Values transforms our work into a meaningful journey toward a brighter future together. Here, you'll be part of a respectful, inclusive culture that deeply values our colleagues, customers, and global communities. We strive for excellence, empowering each other to confidently overcome challenges, continuously learn, and achieve world-class results. Guided by unwavering integrity, our actions consistently reflect our commitment to always doing what's right, fostering lasting trust and strong relationships. Through a spirit of collaboration, we cultivate positivity, generosity, and genuine teamwork, enabling collective success toward our One Dole Purpose. Our innovative spirit leads directly to meaningful outcomes and business success. The Director, Supply Chain Strategy leads the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of core supply chain processes across the North America enterprise. This role owns strategic planning, end-to-end performance analytics, and transformation initiatives that elevate service levels, cost efficiency, working capital, and team effectiveness. The Director drives a culture of accountability, collaboration, data-driven decision making, and operational excellence across the supply chain network. Reporting to the Vice President, Supply Chain & Manufacturing, this leader builds and maintains a high-performing team spanning analytics, strategic planning, information technology enablement, project management, and performance improvement. The Director plays a pivotal enterprise role by connecting cross-functional efforts across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Customer Supply Chain to ensure seamless end-to-end supply chain integration. This role provides flexibility to work in a hybrid environment of home and our Westlake Village, CA office. (Hybrid is defined as 3 times per week in the office). Responsibilities Primary Accountabilities: Strategic Planning Set and align the strategic vision for North America Supply Chain with enterprise objectives, long-range targets, and operating model priorities. Own the annual strategic planning process, governance model, and cadence across all Supply Chain functions, ensuring cross-functional alignment and executive buy-in. Drive scenario planning and decision-support frameworks that enable leadership to evaluate trade-offs in cost, service, and capital investment. Translate enterprise strategy into actionable multi-year Supply Chain roadmaps with clear milestones, owners, and success metrics. Lead quarterly strategy reviews and executive-level reporting to measure progress and recalibrate priorities. Project Management Establish and manage a robust Supply Chain project management framework to govern, track, and report on key Supply Chain initiatives across functions and geographies. Provide oversight and accountability for major cross-functional programs, including operating model implementation, network redesign, system deployments, and transformation projects. Define project charters, resource requirements, milestone timelines, risk registers, and benefits realization plans for all strategic Supply Chain programs. Coordinate with executive stakeholders and functional leaders to ensure milestones, budgets, and outcomes are achieved on time and within scope. Implement structured stage-gate governance processes that create rigor, transparency, and predictable delivery across the project portfolio. Analytics & Performance Management Oversee the design and execution of advanced analytics, dashboards, and performance scorecards that drive improvement in service levels, inventory turns, transportation cost, manufacturing run efficiency, and customer fill rates. Champion d…

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