VP, Global Supply Chain & Operations

Location: Dallas Louisville Charlotte Salt Lake City Melville
Reports to: Chief Commercial Officer

Function: Global Supply Chain (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 the end-to-end supply chain strategy execution and performance worldwide spanning direct and indirect procurement inventory planning multisite distribution center operations logistics/transportation and quality assurance for our exclusive brand products. This leader will spearhead Business Excellence (Lean/Kaizen/standard work) and manage 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.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Transformation

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

Procurement

• 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.

Inventory DC Operations & Systems

• 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.

Logistics & Transportation

• 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.

Quality Assurance & National Return Centers

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

YOU MUST HAVE:

• 15 years of progressive global supply chain leadership in multisite 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.

Success Metrics (first 1218 months)

• Service & Availability: on time delivery; measurable in stock improvement
• Inventory: Improvement in turns; reduction in aged/obsolete; policy adherence across regions.
• Cost to Serve: Freight and distribution center; 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.

Travel

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

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

• Exciting opportunity to be a Leader on a dynamic Team where your voice and senior leadership will drive the commitment to our mission of protecting what matters most.
• Opportunity to progress within a global business

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