Senior Vice President, Supplier Relations
Job in
McKinney, Collin County, Texas, 75069, USA
Listed on 2026-09-18
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-18
Job specializations:
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain & Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Develop and execute enterprise supplier-relations and inventory strategies supporting growth, profitability, operational excellence, and working-capital targets
- Lead end-to-end inventory management, including replenishment, production planning, and supplier lead times
- Integrate supplier performance insights with inventory planning to reduce risk, minimize excess or obsolete stock, and optimize SKU lifecycle decisions
- Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Sales, and Operations teams on demand forecasting, scenario modeling, inventory investment, product launches, and category growth
- Implement continuous-improvement practices for forecasting, safety stock, accuracy, and replenishment using analytics and market trends
- Establish and monitor KPIs for inventory turns, fill rates, carrying costs, and supplier delivery performance
- Lead long-range planning for supplier alignment, category expansion, cost management, and supply-chain improvement
- Serve as company contact for major manufacturers and negotiate top-tier agreements, national programs, and strategic contract terms
- Build and sustain supplier partnerships, overseeing scorecards, SLAs, quality metrics, and performance improvement initiatives
- Identify and onboard new suppliers
- Drive cost savings, margin expansion, and rebate optimization through strategic negotiations and category management
- Lead and develop the Supplier Relations organization and foster leadership pipelines
- Ensure compliance with ethical sourcing, sustainability standards, legal requirements, and risk-mitigation practices
- Represent the company at industry events, trade shows, and executive supplier meetings
- Report directly to the EVP & Chief Supply Chain Executive
- Direct Sr. Director Supplier Relations, Sr. Director Private Label, Sr. Director, and Sr. Director Supply Chain
- Travel up to 30% to collaborate with teams, participate in strategic planning, and engage key stakeholders
- Deep experience within building products, construction materials, industrial distribution, or manufacturing strongly preferred
- Proven success negotiating high-value contracts, leading large teams, and building strategic supplier partnerships
- Ability to synthesize multi-dimensional data (supply, demand, cost, risk, margin, working capital) into clear strategic insights
- High emotional intelligence with strong executive presence and influence skills
- Experience applying scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses
- Proven ability to build high-performance, customer-centric teams
- Experience driving large-scale organizational transformation
- Strong financial acumen in modeling, pricing, rebates, and margin optimization
- Skilled in enterprise-level negotiations with major manufacturers
- Familiarity with ERP systems, procurement platforms, and supplier technology tools
- Strong category management expertise across core building materials preferred
- Experience leading procurement transformation, national programs, or supplier network optimization preferred
- Proven success leading multi-disciplinary supplier, sourcing, or category teams preferred
- Experience developing supplier scorecards, performance systems, or risk-management frameworks preferred
- Track record of improving working capital through supplier terms and inventory strategies preferred
- Bachelor’s degree required—Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred
- 15+ years of experience in supplier relations, procurement, sourcing, category management, or supply chain leadership
- At least 7+ years in senior leadership roles
- Preferred certifications: CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or SCPro
- Exceptional negotiation and commercial acumen
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and P&L understanding
- Strategic thinking with operational execution capability
- Superior…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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