Senior Vice President, Supplier Relations

Position Purpose:

The Senior Vice President Supplier Relations is responsible for developing optimizing and scaling the companys national and regional supplier ecosystem. This position builds highvalue partnerships enhances supplier performance ensures cost-effective procurement strategies accountable for end-to-end inventory management and strengthens the companys competitive position in the industry.

Additionally this position leads all aspects of supplier relationship managementincluding sourcing contract negotiations strategic partnerships product category growth and supplier risk management while collaborating closely with Sales Operations Supply Chain Finance and Executive Leadership to drive companywide performance and margin expansion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the enterprise supplierrelations and inventory strategies that support growth profitability operational excellence and workingcapital targets.

• Lead endtoend inventory management aligning replenishment production planning and leadtimes with suppliers to ensure product availability cost efficiency and operational reliability.

• Integrate supplier performance insights with inventory planning to reduce risk minimize excess/obsolete stock and optimize SKU lifecycle decisions.

• Collaborate with Finance Supply Chain Category Sales and Operations teams to forecast demand model scenarios optimize inventory investment and support product launches and category growth.

• Implement continuousimprovement practices that enhance forecasting safetystock strategies accuracy and replenishment processes using analytics and market trends.

• Establish and monitor KPIs for inventory turns fill rates carrying costs and supplier delivery performance to drive accountability.

• Lead longrange planning for supplier alignment category expansion cost management and supplychain improvement.

• Serve as the company contact for major manufacturers negotiating toptier agreements national programs and strategic contract terms.

• Build and sustain highperforming supplier partnerships overseeing scorecards SLAs quality metrics and performance improvement initiatives.

• Identify and onboard new suppliers to expand capabilities competitiveness and portfolio strength.

• Drive cost savings margin expansion and rebate optimization through strategic negotiations and category management.

• Lead and develop the Supplier Relations organization fostering a highperformance culture strong negotiation excellence and future leadership pipelines. Ensure compliance with ethical sourcing sustainability standards legal requirements and riskmitigation practices.

• Represent the company at industry events trade shows and executive supplier meetings.

Direct Manager Direct Reports:

• Reports directly to the EVP & Chief Supply Chain Executive.

• Direct reports include Sr. Director Supplier Relations Sr. Director Private Label Sr. Director Sr. Director Supply Chain.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel up to 30% of the time to collaborate with teams participate in strategic planning activities and engage with key stakeholders.

Physical Requirements:

• Operates in a standard office environment working extensively on a computer reviewing documents and participating in inperson and virtual meetings with occasional travel to other company locations.

Working Conditions:

• Operates in a hybrid work environment engaging closely with teams and stakeholders. Thrives in a fastpaced setting with tight strategic deadlines requiring agility strong decisionmaking and effective navigation of complex financial issues to achieve impactful results.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Deep experience within building products construction materials industrial distribution or manufacturing strongly preferred.

• Proven success negotiating highvalue contracts leading large teams and building strategic supplier partnerships.

• Ability to synthesize multidimensional data (supply demand cost risk margin working capital) into clear strategic insights that influence the verticals direction.

• High emotional intelligence with strong executive presence and influence skills.

• Apply scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to assess how different supplier strategies contract terms and sourcing alternatives affect operational outcomes and financial performance.

• Proven ability to build highperformance customercentric teams.

• Effective change leader with experience driving largescale organizational transformation.

• Strong financial acumen in modeling pricing rebates and margin optimization.

• Skilled in enterpriselevel negotiations with major manufacturers.

• Familiarity with ERP systems procurement platforms and supplier technology tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Executive experience in building products construction materials industrial distribution or manufacturing.

• Strong category management expertise across core building materials.

• Experience leading procurement transformation national programs or supplier network optimization.

• Proven success leading multidisciplinary supplier sourcing or category teams.

• Experience developing supplier scorecards performance systems or riskmanagement frameworks.

• Track record of improving working capital through supplier terms and inventory strategies.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelors degree requiredBusiness Supply Chain Operations or related field preferred.

Preferred Education:

• MBA or advanced degree preferred (Business Supply Chain Operations Finance).

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 15 years of experience in supplier relations procurement sourcing category management or supply chain leadership.

• At least 7 years in senior leadership roles.

Certifications:

• Preferred: CPSM CSCP CPM or SCPro.

Competencies:

• Exceptional negotiation and commercial acumen.

• Strong analytical financial modeling and P&L understanding.

• Strategic thinker with operational execution capability.

• Superior relationship-building and executive communication skills.

• Ability to lead transformation in a fastpaced multilocation environment.

Job Location: SRS Distribution - McKinney

7440 State Highway 121 McKinney TX 75070-3104

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Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay discretionary bonuses 401(k) with company match Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off (vacation sick volunteer holidays birthday floating) medical/dental/vision flexible spending accounts company-paid life and short-term disability plus optional long-term disability and additional life insurance. All benefits subject to eligibility.

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