VP, Supply Chain
About the role
The Vice President, Supply Chain is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain strategy and performance of FDH Electronics, including strategic sourcing and procurement, demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, supplier performance, logistics, and supply chain systems and analytics.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a multi-year supply chain strategy aligned with FDH Electronics' growth priorities, customer commitments, financial objectives, and acquisition agenda.
Establish a common supply chain operating model, governance structure, and performance cadence across distribution and manufacturing locations.
Translate business strategy into actionable plans for sourcing, capacity, inventory, network design, systems, and organizational capability.
Advise the President and executive leadership team on supply constraints, investment priorities, risks, and opportunities to improve service, margin, cash flow, and enterprise value.
Establish clear supply chain KPIs and accountability across the organization.
Lead a disciplined Sales and Operations Planning/Integrated Business Planning process connecting demand, supply, capacity, inventory, and financial plans.
Improve forecast accuracy, material availability, schedule attainment, backlog visibility, and customer delivery performance.
Standardize planning policies and processes across distribution and manufacturing operations, including replenishment, production planning, material planning, and allocation during constrained supply.
Partner with Sales, Operations, and Finance to identify gaps early, evaluate scenarios, and align customer commitments with available capacity and supply.
Evaluate the supply chain network and recommend changes to optimize customer service, capacity, cost, and scalability.
Ensure supply chain practices support applicable customs, import/export, sanctions, recordkeeping, and customer requirements in partnership with the appropriate compliance functions.
Lead supply chain diligence for potential acquisitions, including supplier concentration, contracts, inventory quality, systems, capacity, risk, and synergy opportunities.
Develop and execute integration plans that protect day-one business continuity while capturing sourcing, inventory, logistics, systems, and organizational synergies.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing supply chain organization with clear roles, decision rights, performance expectations, and succession plans.
Create a culture of accountability, urgency, collaboration, continuous improvement, and fact-based decision-making.
Represent Supply Chain in executive operating reviews and communicate risks, decisions, and results with clarity and candor.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, finance, or a related field required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
Typically 15+ years of progressive supply chain, procurement, planning, or operations experience, including significant leadership of multi-site teams and senior leaders.
Demonstrated success leading an end-to-end supply chain in a complex distribution and/or manufacturing environment.
Aerospace and defense, electronics, or another highly regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
Experience supporting a geographically dispersed organization with domestic and international suppliers and operations.
Experience with acquisitions, integration, and value-creation initiatives in a growth-oriented or private-equity-backed environment preferred.
Qualifications
Enterprise-level strategic thinking with the ability to translate business priorities into actionable supply chain plans.
Deep expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier management, planning, inventory optimization, logistics, and S&OP/IBP.
Strong financial and commercial acumen, including understanding of cost, margin, cash flow, working capital, and risk.
Data-driven decision-making with strong analytical, ERP, and MRP capabilities.
Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, influence, and cross-functional partnership skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change, standardize processes, and build scalable capabilities.
Strong people leadership, talent development, accountability, integrity, and sound judgment.
Skills
Strategic thinking and planning
Sourcing and procurement
Supply chain management
Inventory optimization
Logistics and distribution
Financial analysis and modeling
Executive communication and negotiation
Organizational leadership and change management
Benefits
Includes medical, dental, vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), 401k matching, wellness activities and more.
Pay
Competitive compensation package.
Schedule
Full-time position.