VP of Supply Chain and Procurement

VP of Supply Chain and Procurement

Location:

Fort Worth, TX, US, 76118

Function:
Supply Chain

Work Location:

Hybrid

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses. We provide global access to an unrivalled range of over 750,000 stocked industrial products. Each day our team of experts deliver solutions to resolve our customer’s challenges across design, procurement, inventory and maintenance.

We consistently strive to deliver the best possible service to all of our customers and challenge ourselves to provide a seamless procurement experience.

We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people.

Together, we can make great things happen. Aim for amazing and beyond.

This leader owns the end‑to‑end supply chain strategy for the organization, with a mandate to improve inventory turns, reduce non‑productive and provision‑risk items, and build a direct procurement function that strengthens cost control and profitability. The role blends operational execution, advanced analytics, supplier strategy, and cross‑functional leadership to ensure the company buys smarter, moves faster, and maximizes return on inventory investment.

Focusing clear accountability, and full visibility to total landed cost.

• Lead the development of an enterprise inventory strategy focused on turn improvement, SKU productivity, and provision reduction.
• Build analytical frameworks to identify slow‑moving, obsolete, and margin‑eroding items, drive action plans with Sales, Category Management, and Finance.
• Implement forecasting, demand planning, and replenishment models that balance service levels with working capital efficiency.
• Establish dashboards and KPI reporting for turns, aging inventory, service levels, and landed cost performance.
• Champion data driven decision making across the supply chain, ensuring insights translate into measurable financial outcomes.

• Build and lead a direct procurement organization responsible for sourcing, cost negotiations, supplier performance management, and end‑to‑end cost transparency.
• Develop sourcing strategies that reduce cost‑to‑serve, improve lead times, and strengthen supplier reliability.
• Implement standardized procurement processes, cost modelling, review and strategy of cost increase review process, and supplier scorecards.
• Partner with Finance to ensure full visibility to landed cost, rebates, and margin impacts from ship & debit functions.
• Strengthen supplier partnerships through structured business reviews, performance metrics, and long term strategic planning.

• Collaborate with Sales, Pricing, Product Management, Operations, and Finance to align inventory, pricing, and procurement decisions with commercial strategy.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and corrective action plans for supply chain bottlenecks, service failures, or cost variances.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, data‑driven decision making, and cross‑functional accountability.
• Serve as a key advisor to the SVP, Product & Supply Chain on inventory, supplier strategy, and profitability initiatives.

• Oversee demand planning, replenishment, and supply planning teams to ensure product availability while minimizing excess.
• Improve supplier collaboration through S&OP, and shared forecasting processes.
• Partner with distribution and logistics teams to optimize inbound flow, warehouse efficiency, and inventory placement.
• Ensure operational readiness for new product introductions, supplier transitions, and category expansions.

• Inventory turns improve quarter over quarter with measurable…