Head of Supply Chain

The Role

This is a pivotal executive leadership role within a Top-tier Domestic FMCG Powerhouse. You will not merely be managing logistics; you will be orchestrating one of the most complex high-volume and fast-paced supply chain networks in the country. Sitting at the management board level you will architect an end-to-end supply chain strategy that bridges massive-scale manufacturing with a rapidly expanding omnichannel retail ecosystem. Your mandate is to transform the supply chain into a core competitive advantage that delivers unmatched speed-to-market cost efficiency and operational resilience.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Unprecedented Scale & Complexity: Command a multi-billion-dollar supply network spanning diverse categories (from ambient culinary products to chilled branded proteins) across both traditional trade and the countrys largest modern retail footprint.
• Hyper-Agile Environment: Step away from rigid matrixed bureaucracy. This organization operates with fierce entrepreneurial speed allowing you to design pilot and scale massive operational changes faster than industry standards.
• Architect an Ecosystem: Play a foundational role in realizing the companys all-in-one consumer ecosystem strategy seamlessly integrating manufacturing capabilities with advanced offline-to-online (O2O) retail demands.
• Board-Level Impact: Direct exposure to the founders and C-suite with your operational strategies directly impacting the national market share and top-line revenue of household-name brands.

What Youll Do

• Strategic Network Blueprinting: Redesign and optimize the national manufacturing footprint mega-distribution centers and last-mile fulfillment networks to support aggressive double-digit growth and rapid M&A integrations.
• End-to-End S&OP Mastery: Lead the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) command center. Drive ruthless alignment between commercial forecasts production capacity and inventory management to minimize stockouts and optimize working capital.
• Digitalization & Future-Proofing: Champion the digital transformation of the supply chain. Deploy advanced data analytics AI-driven demand forecasting and warehouse automation to transition from a reactive model to a highly predictive operation.
• Synergy Realization: Break down silos between the FMCG manufacturing arms and the retail distribution network ensuring seamless product flow unified logistics protocols and maximized cost synergies across the entire conglomerate.
• Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Build a highly adaptive supply chain capable of absorbing macroeconomic shocks raw material volatility and the rapid sudden pivots characteristic of a hyper-growth domestic giant.

What Were Looking For

• Executive Pedigree: 15 years of progressive leadership in Supply Chain Logistics or Operations ideally with a blend of experience in FMCG manufacturing and modern omnichannel retail.
• Battle-Tested at Scale: A definitive track record of managing highly complex multi-node supply networks with massive SKU counts and deep national penetration.
• Entrepreneurial Grit: The ability to thrive in a highly demanding fast-paced environment. You must be comfortable with ambiguity aggressive targets and rapid execution without waiting for perfect conditions.
• Transformational Leadership: Proven experience in modernizing legacy supply chains implementing Tier-1 ERP/WMS systems and leading large-scale change management initiatives.
• Commercial Acumen: You do not just look at cost per case; you understand how supply chain agility drives market share shelf-presence and overall brand dominance.

Client Overview:

Our client is a behemoth of the Vietnamese private sector. Unlike multinational corporations operating in the country this is a homegrown giant that has scaled aggressively through rapid organic growth and massive high-profile mergers and acquisitions. They touch the lives of nearly every Vietnamese consumer daily possessing deep granular knowledge of local tastes and shopping habits. They are currently transitioning from a traditional FMCG manufacturer into an integrated tech-enabled consumer ecosystem.