VP, Global Supply Chain & Operations

Job Description

Dallas, Louisville, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Melville.

Reports to:

Chief Commercial Officer.

Function:
Global Supply Chain encompassing Procurement, Inventory, Indirect Spend, Distribution Centers, Logistics & Transportation, Quality Assurance for Branded Products, National Return Centers, Business Excellence, Exclusive Brands JDM & Cost Management.

Role Summary
:
The VP, Global Supply Chain is accountable for end‑to‑end supply chain strategy, execution, and performance worldwide across direct and indirect procurement, inventory planning, multisite distribution center operations, logistics/transportation, and quality assurance for exclusive brand products. This leader spearheads Business Excellence (Lean/Kaizen/standard work), manages JDM relationships and total cost for Exclusive Brand products in close partnership with Product Management and Commercial.

The role is highly collaborative, requires exceptional diligence, and demands a continuous improvement lens to drive sustainable results while protecting team capacity and engagement.

• Define and execute the global supply chain strategy aligned to growth, service, and cost‑to‑serve targets; lead multi‑year network optimization (footprint, capacity, service levels, freight) with clear milestones and ROI.
• Integrate Business Excellence across DCs, retail/stores, support centers, and global offices—embedding Lean certification pathways, Kaizen cadence, and process confirmations as operating standards.

• Own global source‑to‑contract strategies, supplier segmentation, SRM, and competitive events; partner with commodity/category leaders to deliver year‑over‑year savings and risk mitigation.
• Lead JDM relationship management (commercial terms, cost transparency, engineering change control) to secure advantaged costs for our Exclusive Brands portfolio.

• Oversee operational performance and efficiency across multiple distribution centers, ensuring consistent execution of safety, quality, and service standards while optimizing cost and productivity.
• Set global inventory policies (service targets, turns, safety stock, obsolescence) and deploy planning/WMS standards across the DC network; drive throughput, accuracy, and cycle‑time improvements.

• Optimize domestic/international freight, mode mix, and tendering; reduce cost per unit shipped while sustaining on‑time performance and carbon objectives tied to network design.

• Own QA for Exclusive Brand products, including defect reduction; manage national return centers for fast, accurate dispositions and recovery of 3P and EB inventory.

• 15+ years of progressive global supply chain leadership in multi‑site distribution/industrial/retail environments; proven success leading network optimization and transformation programs.
• Demonstrated strength executing continuous improvement (Lean/Kaizen, standard work, RCCA); ability to institutionalize Business Excellence metrics and certification pathways.
• Deep experience in procurement (direct and indirect), SRM, supplier negotiations, and cost/contract governance at scale.
• Systems fluency across ERP/WMS/planning and data standards (EDI, UPC/dim compliance).
• Executive presence, cross‑functional collaboration, and change leadership in complex high‑tempo settings.

• Service & Availability: on‑time delivery; measurable stock improvement.
• Inventory: improvement in turns; reduction in aged/obsolete inventory; policy adherence across regions.
• Cost to Serve: freight and distribution center cost; productivity gains (picks/hour, dock to stock); footprint synergies per network plan.
• Quality (EB): improved defect rates; faster qualification cycles; supplier audit closure rates.
• Business Excellence: certification rates, Kaizen throughput, standardized processes across DCs, stores, support centers.

• 50% domestic and 10% global travel as needed to DCs, suppliers/JDM partners, and regional teams.

• Exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic team, where your voice and senior leadership…