VP, Global Supply Chain & Operations

VP, Global Supply Chain

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 cost-to-serve targets; lead the 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.

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 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.

Success Metrics (first 12–18 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.

What's 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.