SVP of Supply Chain Operations

About the role

Design & Execute Fulfillment Strategy: oversee the fulfillment of Cambium’s wood offerings – across the company’s national network of supply partners within select vertically integrated manufacturing/distribution hubs.
Strategic Leadership: work cross-functionally to inform physical product strategy – including SKU architecture, pricing models, product development, and market entry strategies.
Ensure Operational Excellence: Work across Cambium’s internal sites to establish and enforce rigorous quality control and assurance protocols, standardize production efficiencies, and streamline staffing management.
Logistics & Distribution Management: oversee national transportation strategy and warehouse operations, optimizing for both speed and cost-to-serve.
Implement Processes to Enable Growth: manage systems architecture to increase supply chain efficiency while scaling volumes. Own and improve upon core fulfillment metrics (including capacity, throughput rates, COGs, etc).

Responsibilities

• Design & Execute Fulfillment Strategy
• Strategic Leadership
• Ensure Operational Excellence
• Logistics & Distribution Management
• Implement Processes to Enable Growth

Requirements

• Proven Scale-Up Experience: 12+ years of leadership in supply chain or operations management, with experience in high-growth scaling.
• Specific manufacturing and/or distribution experience within the wood products or building materials industry preferred.
• Leadership & Cross-Functional Influence: you’re able to translate complex operational constraints into clear strategic narratives for the CEO, Board, and Sales leadership to inform business decisions.
• Management Expertise: you’ve overseen high-performing fulfillment teams across multiple geographic sites – both externally facilitated and vertically integrated. You embody Cambium’s “extreme ownership” and “people first” core values in your management approach.
• Operational & Financial Rigor: you have a proven ability to design and optimize manufacturing and distribution systems, leveraging data to drive performance improvements. You’re capable of implementing real-time dashboards to drive accountability across production teams – specific experience with NetSuite preferred.
• Quality at Scale: You’re well versed in establishing QA/QC protocols (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or ISO standards) that significantly reduced failure rates, waste, and "re-work" costs. Preference for specific experience with wood, lumber, or forest products supply chains.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 12+ years of leadership in supply chain or operations management.
• Industry Experience: Specific manufacturing and/or distribution experience within the wood products or building materials industry preferred.

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Quality Control
• Financial Analysis
• Manufacturing Process Improvement

Benefits

• Equity options package
• Flexible PTO and schedule
• 401k with employer matching
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
• Volunteer tree planting days

Pay

$210,000 - $260,000 total compensation, commensurate with experience

Schedule

Immediate start, significant travel required

Location

• Baltimore, MD
• Washington, D.C.
• Duluth, MN (highly preferred)