Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

Director, Business Transformation

Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-15 years in transformation, operations, or program leadership roles, particularly in manufacturing or industrial environments.
  • Experience leading order-to-delivery and supply chain improvement programs spanning order management, inventory management, demand planning, or production scheduling.
  • Operational fluency across Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, with expertise in process redesign and technology requirements.
  • Proven track record of cross-functional alignment in matrixed organizations, especially across Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance.
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills, capable of presenting to senior leadership effectively.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-priority business unit transformation initiatives from design through execution, focusing on order-to-delivery optimization.
  • Manage program structure, governance, and integrated planning, maintaining visibility of interdependencies and critical paths.
  • Build and maintain business cases and benefit tracking models to link investments to performance outcomes.
  • Coordinate with external advisors and partners to ensure accountability and delivery of outcomes falls on internal leaders.
  • Foster change management and engage stakeholders, ensuring active participation from functional and site-level leaders.
  • Establish governance and rhythm to translate strategic priorities into a clear portfolio of accountable initiatives.
  • Serve as a liaison across multiple functions—Customer Service, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, and IT—during transformation efforts.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits starting on day 1.
  • Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
  • Life insurance, long-term disability (LTD), and short-term disability (STD) benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement plan options.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and discount programs.
  • Tuition reimbursement and access to training and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Director, Business Transformation (Siding & Accessories Business Unit) reports to the VP, Customer & Strategy Enablement and carries two interconnected responsibilities: leading high-priority transformation initiatives across the business unit, and building the deployment infrastructure that enables the BU to execute its strategic agenda with discipline and consistency.

The current flagship initiative is a multi-phase order-to-delivery optimization program - redesigning how Cornerstone Building Brands takes, fulfills, and delivers customer orders end-to-end across four domains: order intake and scheduling (customer service), inventory management (supply chain), demand planning, and production scheduling (manufacturing). This program is the immediate priority, requiring a leader who can drive a complex, multi-workstream initiative to completion while managing functional stakeholders across the organization.

The deployment infrastructure responsibility ensures that this and future initiatives are executed with discipline and consistency - building the governance, tools, and operating rhythm that make strategy execution visible and repeatable across the BU.

Key Responsibilities

Transformation Initiative Leadership
  • Lead high-priority BU transformation initiatives from program design through execution - currently the order-to-delivery network optimization program spanning Customer Service, Supply Chain, demand planning, and Manufacturing
  • Own program structure, workstream governance, integrated planning, and milestone accountability; maintain a clear view of interdependencies, critical path, and sequencing across all active workstreams
  • Build and maintain the business case and benefit tracking model - connecting initiative investments to outcomes across service level, inventory, lead time, and cost
  • Manage external advisors and implementation partners; ensure delivery accountability sits with internal owners
  • Lead change management and stakeholder engagement - ensuring functional and site-level leaders are active partners in the work, not passive recipients of it

Strategy Deployment Infrastructure
  • Build the governance and operating rhythm that translates BU strategic priorities into a sequenced, owned, and accountable portfolio of initiatives
  • Establish the intake discipline, stage-gate reviews, and leadership cadence that surface trade-off decisions proactively - so the active portfolio reflects real organizational capacity
  • Develop the BU's execution capability over time - common tools, accountability structures, and ways of working that make transformation delivery more consistent and scalable

Stakeholder Alignment & Communication
  • Serve as the integration point across Customer Service, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, and IT for active transformation programs
  • Build trust with functional and site-level leaders - ensuring program decisions reflect operational reality and affected teams are partners in the work
  • Prepare and deliver program updates, portfolio reviews, and investment summaries for BU and corporate leadership


Qualifications

Required
  • 10-15 years in transformation, operations, or program leadership roles - with direct accountability for large, multi-phase programs in a manufacturing or industrial environment
  • Demonstrated experience leading order-to-delivery, supply chain, or order fulfillment improvement programs spanning at least two of: order management, inventory management, demand planning, or production scheduling
  • Operational fluency - able to engage credibly with Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing on process redesign and technology requirements, not just program governance
  • Track record of building cross-functional alignment across Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance in a matrixed organization
  • Executive presence and communication skills; comfortable presenting program status and portfolio trade-offs to senior leadership
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field; MBA strongly preferred

Preferred
  • Management consulting background (operations or supply chain practice) combined with in-house operating accountability
  • Experience with S&OP / integrated business planning, ERP-linked scheduling, or inventory optimization platforms in a manufacturing environment
  • Familiarity with building products or B2B distribution - understanding of how fulfillment performance affects channel relationships
  • PMP, PgMP, APICS CPIM/CSCP, or equivalent a plus


Leadership Competencies

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

Program Leadership

Manages large, multi-phase programs with multiple workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholders; never loses sight of the critical path

Structured Problem Solving

Brings analytical rigor to complex operational questions; builds the fact base before driving to a recommendation

Change Management

Understands that transformation is a people challenge as much as a technical one; builds coalitions and manages resistance proactively

Executive Communication

Translates complex program status and trade-offs into crisp narratives for senior leadership; adapts message from plant floor to C-suite

Operational Credibility

Has walked the floor, understands manufacturing and distribution realities, and earns trust with operators - not just executives

Deployment Discipline

Builds the governance and operating rhythm that connects strategy to action; right-sizes process to the organization's maturity and never lets structure become an excuse for slow execution

Additional Information

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200k+ salary + bonus + medical, dental, vision benefits starting day 1 + 401k and PTO. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. (Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week.)

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

About Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America. The company provides residential and commercial customers with an extensive portfolio of products that includes windows, doors, siding, metal roofing, stone veneer, and other complementary products. Cornerstone Building Brands has a broad distribution network that includes more than 20,000 dealers and distributors, as well as a growing direct-to-consumer platform. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including the use of recycled materials and the development of energy-efficient products.
Learn more about Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
Size
21,700 employees
Market Cap
$3.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$482.7 million
5 Year Trend
+25.8%
Revenue
$4.6 billion
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