Executive Director, Acceleration

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Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage set us apart. Learn more at

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The successful candidate will immerse with an Ingram Micro business leadership team, identifying and executing a playbook of value creation opportunities (VCO). Reporting to the Senior VP, Acceleration & Transformation, you will be a key resource and member of the leadership team they support.  You will be responsible for facilitating the preparation of multi-year value creation plans; ensuring alignment of operating strategy to the overall Ingram Micro strategy; ownership and delivery of certain strategic programs; assisting in the preparation of materials for events, meetings and research, best practices, and recommendations.  Accordingly, spending most time on activities relating to connecting the dots, business partner engagement, strategic planning activities, change management, communications, performance management and seeing key initiatives to successful completion. 

Your role:

• Growth: Identify opportunities to better use customer insight to drive revenue.

• Volume from adjacencies: Execute on opportunities to drive high probability growth adjacencies.

• ERP effectiveness: Improve sales deployment, effectiveness, process, and tools.

• Procurement optimization: Execute strategic sourcing program to reduce cost of materials.

• G&A efficiency: Eliminate redundancies and inefficiencies through effective cost management.

• Supply chain and distribution optimization: Execute opportunities to make supply chain leaner, more efficient while improving service levels.

• Manufacturing efficiency: Improving shop floor efficiency through automation, scheduling, layout, scrap reduction driving OEE improvement.

• Outsourcing: Understand non-strategic activities in value chain that can be better performed by third parties.

• Optimization: Understand the evolution plan of IT and the modules most likely to over and under/deliver on ROI.

• Working Capital and Cash Management: By tightening payables, getting more aggressive with receivables, reducing the order-to-cash cycle.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree required with a graduate degree in Technology, Finance, Business or Management preferred. 

• 10+ years of experience in corporate acceleration and transformation, program management, business transformation, leading managing large-scale change initiatives.

• Experience in B2B ecosystems

• Experience with multi-tier distribution and subscription offerings a plus.

• Experience with overseeing a company's financial health, managing budgets, financial reporting, and long-term financial planning.

• Experience doing research and analysis, fluency working with quantitative and qualitative data.

• Excellent written, communication, analytical skills, and attention to detail.

• Experience effectively presenting to executive staff, key stakeholders, and large teams.

• Experience in working with and coordinating large-scale projects across teams.

• Ability to initiate the big picture strategy with a willingness to get deeply involved in tactical projects.

• Track record of success with significant outperformance relative to the market and the achievement of considerable change to facilitate growth and business improvement.

• Proven high levels of commercial acumen with excellent influence and relationship building skills at senior levels are essential.

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The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate's primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.

This is not a complete listing of the job duties.  It's a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.

Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.