Fulfillment Strategy Manager
Deerfield, Illinois- Job ID
- JR - 193164
- Category
- General Supply Chain
- Date posted
- 03/18/2026
- Location
- Deerfield, Illinois
Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.
We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.
Your Role:
In this role, you will help define the global Fulfillment function’s direction by assisting in the identification, development, and execution of strategic initiatives. The breadth of functions includes Transportation, Third Party Logistics (3PL), Warehousing, and the overall Network across all Fulfillment regions. Devise strategies aimed to optimize the regional execution with the primary focus on people, processes, and technology. This role will provide thoughtful leadership on cross-functional initiatives and complex projects that include partnering with Commercial, Manufacturing, and Planning team members with the focus on delivering results.
What you'll be doing:
Design, develop, and deploy Global Fulfillment strategic initiatives aimed to transform existing business processes to optimize cost and service level.
Demonstrate project management acumen and skills to prioritize initiatives, build project roadmaps, scope, deliverables, metrics, and scheduled plan.
Collaborate with the cross-functional to build project requirements ensuring the proposed solution will meet business needs.
Drive change through exceptional communication with project sponsorship, stakeholders, and team members.
Exhibit analytical prowess provide a recommendation to business leaders to agree on project prioritization
Continuously partner with ISC leaders to identify, analyze, and accelerate strategies for value improvement, proposition, and enhancement.
Prioritize and manage key projects by deriving insight from analytics
Drive collaboration and quality execution of key cross-functional projects
Influence stakeholders to adopt new ideas, projects and / or approaches.
Solve high-impact problems and develop actionable solutions for the most challenging issues facing the company, with an end-to-end focus
Identify future growth opportunities for the organization, with particular attention to the capabilities needed to operationalize and capture value from these areas
Provide thought partnership to business partners on a broad range of business-critical topics
Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of competitive, and macroeconomic / geopolitical trends
What you'll bring:
5-7 years of business strategy, planning, analytics, and operations experience
In-depth knowledge in one or more of the following Integrated Supply chain functions is needed to guide development project: Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Planning and/or Fulfillment.
Proven track record of collaborating with functional leads to solve complex business problems and presenting solutions to leadership
Leadership and influencing skills, ability to successfully complete projects in a highly matrixed, consensus-driven organization
Ability to handle ambiguity effectively and oversee multiple projects at once
Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, set actionable goals and drive metrics and execution
Problem solving skills, ability to deal with complex and ambiguous business problems and develop concrete integrated supply chain and business recommendations
Critical thinking skills, ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Advanced Excel.
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field; MBA or MS a plus.
5 or more years of business experience working in and leading cross functional teams
3+ year of Project Management experience
Previous experience in global Supply Chain medical device manufacturing network, or healthcare services and/or specialty pharmacy service preferred
Flexible and adaptable - able to work in ambiguous situations and to bring clarity to the process
Vantive is committed to supporting the need for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $108,000 - $135,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.
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This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (“Aon PEP”), Vantive’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.
We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive’s US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive
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Vantive is an equal opportunity employer. Vantive evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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