Vice President, Supply Chain

The Vice President of Supply Chain provides enterprise leadership for Nutramax’s end-to-end supply chain strategy across internal operations and the Contract Manufacturing network. This role is accountable for Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), global sourcing and procurement, packaging material specifications, warehousing, distribution, kitting, inventory management, and customer fulfillment.

The VP ensures supply continuity, regulatory compliance, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence in a fast-paced, innovation-driven nutraceuticals environment. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, this leader partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Regulatory, Product Development, and Manufacturing Operations to advance Nutramax’s long-term strategic objectives, strengthen supplier resilience, and build organizational capability.

• Develop and execute a multi-year supply chain strategy aligned with Nutramax’s mission, growth objectives, and regulated manufacturing requirements.
• Serve as the strategic liaison among Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturing Operations to support timely, cost-effective delivery of new and existing products.
• Align Sales, Marketing, Operations, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, and Product Development around product launches, demand planning, and customer requirements.
• Build organizational capability through the Nutramax Leadership Model and Lighthouse Learning System.

• Own the enterprise IBP cycle, aligning demand, supply, inventory, financial plans, and strategic priorities.
• Lead long-range capacity planning, scenario modeling, and risk mitigation for raw materials, packaging components, and distribution.
• Ensure IBP guides capital planning, supplier strategy, and operational readiness for new product introductions.
• Lead a disciplined monthly S&OP process that synchronizes demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory strategy, and financial commitments.
• Improve forecast accuracy through clear governance, consistent assumptions, and defined accountability.
• Use S&OP to guide trade‑off decisions, service‑level commitments, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Maintain inventory health, optimize working capital, and strengthen service‑level performance.

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for raw materials, nutraceutical actives, excipients, packaging materials, and outsourced services to support supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and business growth.
• Own category and commodity management for direct materials and indirect spend, including supplier segmentation, cost‑reduction roadmaps, and risk mitigation plans aligned with business objectives.
• Establish and maintain a qualified supplier network that meets applicable regulatory, quality, environmental, safety, and compliance requirements, including FDA, cGMP, DSHEA, and other relevant standards.
• Lead strategic negotiations for raw materials, packaging, transportation, logistics, capital equipment, indirect services, and vendor agreements, including long‑term supply contracts and other commercial arrangements that optimize value and reduce risk.
• Apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) principles to procurement decisions, balancing cost, quality, service, risk, and sustainability.
• Strengthen supplier partnerships and qualify new sources of supply to support innovation, business continuity, capacity expansion, and long‑term growth.
• Implement supplier performance management processes, including KPIs, business reviews, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.

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