VP of Supply Chain

The Vice President of Supply Chain will report directly to our President and can be in St. Paul MN Indianapolis IN or Chicago IL. This is a highly visible role and will be instrumental in developing methodology to drive savings/value and streamline the supply chain process. In addition they will be responsible to build a strong culture on collaborative hands-on teamwork and continuous improvement. The director will be required to travel up to 50% across the U.S. and facilitate with acquisitions and ensure a smooth transition.

Salary Starting at $200K/yr. (DOE)

Direct Reports: 8 10 Employees

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree Business Supply Chain Management or Project Management
• 10 years of experience in procurement purchasing supply chain. Ideally include Outsourcing team management and successfully leading transformational initiatives.
• Experience leading people and creating a high-performance high-accountability culture (minimum 5 years preferred)
• Provides strategic leadership that drives sustainable process improvements with focus on services and operational efficiencies
• Collaborate with peers (Operational Leaders) to understand the service level requirements and customer demands on the business
• Lead the development and implementation of supply chain strategy to support corporate goals including strategic sourcing/procurement vendor management materials management logistics and S&OP
• Demonstrated success and increasing scope/responsibilities within the area of sourcing and procurement
• Significant experience with strategic sourcing processes and category management
• Proven negotiation skills with procurement oversight exceeding $50M annually
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships and ability to work with Sr. Leadership/Executives
• Experience with strategy development process design project delivery and sourcing
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage competing priorities
• Strong project and time management skills including proven project management background
• Proficient in MS Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management or consummate experience
• Experience in management of large SKUs across multiple platforms
• Understanding of finished goods supply chain
• Financial acumen
• Demonstrated value driven improvement of $500K or more annually
• Lean Six Sigma and/or Agile Project Management background

About Smart Care

Smart Care is a national repair and service provider for commercial foodservice refrigeration and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot side cooking equipment stand-alone refrigeration specialty coffee and beverage complex rack refrigeration and HVAC.

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