Senior Expert, Supply Chain Engineering

Job Title: Senior Expert, Supply Chain Engineering

City, Country: Shanghai, China

In Taste, Texture & Health (TTH), we support customers in creating delicious, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable food and beverage products. In Supply Chain Management we aim to reliably provide relevant goods and services, while balancing service, cost, and cash through efficient processes. Our TTH Supply Chain Engineering team drives improvements by designing and optimizing (physical and digital) processes.

As an Expert for Supply Chain Engineering, you join a global team implementing major optimization projects. Responsibilities include analyzing performance, identifying opportunities, building business cases, managing projects, and tracking results. Your expertise in process improvement, digital tools, analytics, and automation is critical. If you are passionate about innovation and cross-functional global collaboration, you will thrive in our team.

Your key responsibilities

• Based on your performance analyses and insights, you identify and manage improvement projects of TTH's physical and digital supply chain processes.
• You act as project manager, bringing the right functional capabilities, project management skills, and continuous improvement expertise to successfully identify and implement changes in the end-to-end supply chain. This includes automation, application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).
• You contribute to the strategic process and digital supply chain roadmaps.
• Promote our continuous improvement culture and continuously develop your own and the supply chain community's Lean Six Sigma competencies and project management skills, while interacting with colleagues of different cultures and functions.

We Offer

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers, in a category of one.
• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding our values, always striving for continuous improvement.
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
• A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things.
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

You bring

• We welcome candidates who hold a bachelor's or master's degree and proven experience in Supply Chain Management or related field, or who have a strong academic background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Data Science with a demonstrated interest in supply chain processes
• 2-3 years' experience in process improvement roles or equivalent, coupled with a proficiency in using the latest (digital) tooling for analytics, automation, AI/ML, and process improvements.
• Ideally, you have basic knowledge of Lean methods (Waste identification, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA). Practice will however be valued higher than theory.
• You are a conceptual out-of-the box thinker, challenge the status-quo, and at the same time drive implementation, execution, and continuous improvement. This shows in your project management skills and your hands-on proactive attitude.
• As a strong team player, you feel energized by bridging various teams and disciplines throughout the organization to achieve your goals – from shopfloor to higher management.
• Your written and conversational English is at a proficient level to enable working in a global organization and team. Any other language is a plus. Your presentation and communication skills are up to par.

Equal opportunities commitment

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there's a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About DSM-Firmenich
At dsm-firmenich, we don't just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it's fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that's better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you're making a difference, we'll make sure you're growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They're essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

DEI and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that's exactly the kind of culture we're building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we're serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we're committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we're here to help – just let us know what you need, and we'll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We're managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you're applying as an individual, we'd love to hear from you. We're not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.