SVP Global Supply Chain – China Guru
Senior VP, Worldwide Supply Chain
$600 million+ Global Consumer Products Wholesale Distributor
Midwest HQ Location, Extensive Global Travel Opportunity
Background
Our client is a major and rapidly-growing Midwest-based global wholesale distributor of premium-branded consumer products. The company sources it’s product from low-cost manufacturing (LCM) countries as well as in the Americas (no owned manufacturing operations), and direct ships full container loads to its North American customer base. With a near-term revenue target of $1 billion, our client recognizes the critical importance of creating a truly global supply chain organization which can effectively support its profitable expansion around the world. Hence this new position, SVP Worldwide Supply Chain, reporting directly to the company’s President & CEO, and dedicated to delivering on both strategic and tactical objectives.
Position Scope
The Senior Vice President, Worldwide Supply Chain will be accountable for optimizing the total cost of purchased product through the development and implementation of an effective global sourcing and distribution strategy with a focus on diversified supply bases in China and other LCM countries. Our SVP WW Supply Chain will build a world-class supply chain organization capable of applying best practices to the company’s procurement, logistics and distribution activities. The SVP WW Supply Chain must position the supply chain function as a source of added value to all internal constituents, and build a supply chain team which is strategic, responsive and collaborative.
