🚀 Vice President Supply Chain (Med-Tech)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, direct, manage and evaluate the personnel, operations and budget of an organization’s supply chain or a supply chain services company
• Lead and manage production planning, customer service, purchasing, inventory control, forecasting, warehousing, transportation and other areas are required
• Develop analytics, systems and data management capabilities, including metrics and reports
• Direct the hiring, training, supervision, mentoring, and performance evaluations of supply chain staff
• Direct, coordinate, assign, monitor and review the work of individuals engaged in supply chain related duties
• Understand customers’ needs, service those needs, and maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer’s key personnel involved in or directly relevant to supply chain activities
• Manage vendor relationships (e.g., third party logistics)
• Collaborate with staff, other departments, senior management, and decision makers to share information, problem solve, and to clarify management objectives
• Oversee organization wide management of the strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, and evaluation of services
• Manage / coordinate the sales and operations planning process including supply / demand forecasting, inventory management, and on time delivery
• Develop annual plans with prioritization and resourcing; develop and / or participate in the development of the supply chain strategy for the organization
• Manage and / or execute procurement related functions (e.g., develop and implement contract management and procurement frameworks, sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements, draft and manage contracts, etc.)
• Monitor and analyze current trends in the marketplace
• Identify and manage risk within the supply chain; address tactical and strategic supply chain issues
• Stay informed of advances in supply chain technology and approaches, and apply within the organization to improve supply chain processes
• Establish key performance indicators, monitor ongoing performance, and improve performance against set goals
• Develop and implement new systems, best practices, inventory control, demand planning, and other optimizations in order to grow the business

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, business administration, economics, etc. Master’s degree preferred

· Ability to manage logistics of all aspects of supply chain, from product development to the shipment of finished items.

• 10-15 years’ experience in supply chain, procurement, purchasing, supply and/or demand for a manufacturing company.
• 7-9 years’ professional supervisory/leadership experience.