Director, Supply Chain Software Engineering

Title: Director, Supply Chain Software Engineering (remote)

Location: Fully Remote

Rosemont IL

time type

Full time

job requisition id

R271966

Job Description: 

Join Our Community of Food People!

At US Foods®, innovation and technology is our superpower. By expanding our digital ecosystem and leading with a customer-first mindset, we’re delivering technology that empowers our customers and simplifies business. As we transform the digital landscape of the foodservice industry, we’re outpacing our competitors faster than ever before.

We believe diversity is the cornerstone of creativity and innovation—and we foster an open, inclusive, flexible work environment that supports our transformation.

The Director of Supply Chain Engineering leads a team of experienced Software Engineers and is responsible for transforming the supply chain technology stack from legacy systems to a modern digital foundation. This leader drives the establishment and continuous improvement of software development lifecycle methodologies and technical standards. They collaborate closely with Product Delivery Leads and Product Teams to define, prioritize, and deliver product and technical roadmaps across all areas of Supply Chain—including demand and supply planning, warehousing, transportation and logistics, and fleet management.

About the Team:

This team is at the forefront of digital transformation within the Supply Chain organization. By modernizing legacy systems and implementing scalable, resilient technology solutions, the team enables operational excellence and future-ready capabilities. The group partners across functions to ensure alignment with business goals, technical feasibility, and long-term supportability, while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Flexible Work Policy: The work for the Director Supply Chain Engineering position is completely remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.  This position may require up to 10% travel.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the transformation of supply chain technology from mainframe systems to modern digital platforms.

• Establish and maintain robust support models for all applications in the portfolio.

• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies that enhance digital capabilities.

• Champion modern technology solutions in partnership with Product Teams and Delivery Leaders.

• Lead agile transformation and coach product delivery teams on standards, technical approaches, and impediment removal.

• Monitor KPIs and implement mechanisms to improve product team velocity, system health, and service levels.

• Manage intake and prioritization of internal and external resourcing demands, balancing capacity, skills, and budget.

• Hire, train, and mentor a high-performing team of software engineers and future engineering leaders.

• Oversee departmental P&L forecasting and manage operating and capital expenses in alignment with organizational goals.

What You'll Bring:

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 4+ years managing software engineering teams.

• Proven success leading large-scale agile software projects and full product lifecycle ownership.

• Demonstrated strategic thinking across business, product, and technical domains.

• Experience in hiring, coaching, and developing engineering talent and leaders.

• Strong vendor management experience across software, services, and talent.

• Expertise in scalable system design and architecture.

• Proven ability for solving complex business and technical challenges.

• Knowledge of DevOps concepts, telemetry, alerting, agile development, and test-driven development.

• Web and mobile technical knowledge in Angular, Node.js, Kubernetes, MongoDB, MySQL, Kafka, Oracle, and Mulesoft.

• Effective communication across all levels of management.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

• Willingness to travel 5–10% for site visits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, OR related field, OR equivalent experience.

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 4+ years managing software engineering teams.

Supervision:

• Manage and develop a staff of 10+ direct and dotted line reports, plus contractors.

Relationships:

• Internal: Executive leadership, Sr. Leadership Team, Supply Chain, Digital & Technology, Transformation Office, HR, Finance, Legal

• External: Technology vendors, consulting firms, industry organizations

Work Environment:

• Remote: This role is fully remote. The associate is expected to perform responsibilities from a home-based environment.

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. 

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$110,000 - $180,000