SVP, Global Supply Chain Transformation
Warner RecordsAt Warner Music Group, we're a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:
• Curiosity: We do our best work when we're immersing oursel
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ves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.
• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.
• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we're committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.
WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds - an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
Your role:
We are seeking a world-class, execution-focused Senior Vice President (SVP) of Global Supply Chain Transformation to lead the comprehensive modernization of our physical operations. In this role, you will redefine the future-state of our physical operations-spanning global manufacturing partnerships, distribution hubs, e-commerce fulfillment, and inventory optimization-while spearheading the end-to-end implementation of a modern, enterprise-wide Supply Chain Management (SCM) system.
While our industry is music, prior music industry experience is not required. We are specifically seeking a sophisticated supply chain leader trained in best-in-class Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), retail, or high-volume manufacturing and shipping environments who can bring world-class operational discipline, predictive data modeling, and rigorous systems architecture to our global physical business.
Here you'll be responsible for:
• Operational Transformation: Evaluate, re-engineer, and optimize our global physical supply chain network , physical media, and merchandise) to improve speed-to-market, reduce fulfillment costs, and scale for massive demand spikes around global release cycles.
• Systems Architecture & Rollout: Serve as the executive sponsor for the selection, design, and phased global implementation of an advanced enterprise SCM / ERP technology platform, moving the organization away from tech debt accumulated in legacy, fragmented systems.
• CPG-Style Rigor & Planning: Introduce sophisticated demand forecasting, sales and operations planning (S&OP), and inventory replenishment models tailored to a highly variable, hit-driven physical product lifecycle.
• Change Management: Direct a comprehensive organizational change management strategy, ensuring corporate stakeholders, global territory leads, and physical warehouse operators successfully adopt new digital workflows and standardized processes.
• 3PL & Vendor Optimization: Partner with operational leadership to create a framework enabling them to standardize and hold global third-party logistics (3PL) providers, manufacturers, and freight forwarders accountable to strict, data-driven SLAs
• Executive Leadership: Partner closely with the C-suite, technology teams, and global business unit heads to integrate supply chain capabilities into the broader corporate data ecosystem.
About you:
• 15+ years of progressive supply chain leadership experience, with a proven track record a