Executive Vice President Supply Chain

Our client, a leading supplier within the industrial parts and equipment ecosystem, is strengthening the integration and performance of its end‑to‑end supply chain to support greater availability, pricing discipline, and operational scalability across a large and complex parts portfolio. The organization manages significant product breadth and serves a wide geographic footprint, creating meaningful opportunity to modernize planning, sourcing, and distribution. The Vice President of Supply Chain advances these priorities by shaping a cohesive operating model, improving visibility and flow, and helping the business achieve more predictable service, cost efficiency, and margin stability.

The Vice President of Supply Chain works in a fast‑paced distribution environment defined by high SKU complexity, variable demand patterns, and the daily need for accurate purchasing, planning, inventory control, and logistics coordination. Decision making balances real‑time responsiveness with structured longer‑horizon improvements that enhance predictability and reduce avoidable volatility. The work requires close collaboration across commercial, finance, operations, and supplier partners, supported by clear communication, reliable data, and disciplined execution routines across multiple facilities.

Success for the Vice President of Supply Chain includes:

• Establishing an integrated planning approach that strengthens forecast visibility, aligns demand and supply decisions, and reduces operational uncertainty.
• Advancing global and domestic sourcing strategies that improve cost position, strengthen supplier reliability, and support availability requirements.
• Improving inventory health, working capital efficiency, and overall product readiness across a large and complex SKU assortment.
• Enhancing distribution and logistics performance through standardized processes, clearer accountability, and improved movement across multiple warehouse locations.
• Delivering measurable cost improvements across procurement, freight, and network operations while protecting service quality.
• Building an aligned supply chain organization with consistent processes, defined responsibilities, and reliable operating rhythms.
• Increasing the use of data, metrics, and cross‑functional routines that enable stronger decision making and performance transparency.

• Senior‑level leadership experience within supply chain, distribution, or industrial parts environments.
• Experience working with large SKU portfolios, multi‑site warehouse networks, and variable or seasonal demand.
• Demonstrated success building or enhancing demand, supply, or inventory planning processes that materially improve service and cost outcomes.
• Background managing domestic and international suppliers and navigating global sourcing dynamics.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership and cross‑functional partners in fast‑moving operating environments.
• Track record developing teams, improving process discipline, and leading organizations through operational change.

Index Search specializes exclusively in executive and professional search for manufacturing, distribution and industrial tech organizations, with a focus on clarity, alignment, and operational impact.

If the Vice President of Supply Chain aligns with your background and career goals, please submit your application through this page. Qualified candidates will be contacted directly by the Index Search team as the process moves forward.