Vice President, Supply Chain Governance, Global

Vantage Data Centers•Denver, CO

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Global Vice President of Supply Chain Governance is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise-wide strategy, policies, and operating frameworks that ensure ethical conduct, regulatory compliance, and disciplined governance across all supply chain activities. This role enables sustainable growth, operational resilience, and transparency in supplier management and organizational spend. With global accountability, the position oversees governance standards related to supplier and third-party engagement, purchasing controls, and compliance integration across North America, EMEA, and APAC. It owns and advances key frameworks including Supply Chain Sustainability, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Global Purchasing Policy, contingent workforce governance (procurement-side), Source-to-Pay (S2P) controls, supplier management, and logistics governance. The role establishes a consistent global operating model, including governance forums, decision-making structures, escalation pathways, and performance tracking through KPIs and KRIs. It works cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Information Security, EHS, Operations, and Internal Audit to embed effective controls into business processes and systems, ensuring alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement across the enterprise.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive leadership experience in corporate compliance, governance, risk management, procurement governance, or related fields in a global environment.
Demonstrated experience designing and operating governance frameworks (policies, controls, committees, metrics, escalations) across multiple regions and business units.
Deep knowledge of third-party risk management and supplier governance, including due diligence, contractual standards, monitoring, and remediation.
Strong understanding of source-to-pay controls and how to embed compliance into procurement and finance processes and systems.
Experience partnering with Legal, Finance, Information Security, Internal Audit, and Operations on enterprise risk and compliance programs.
Proven ability to lead complex change programs, influence executives, and drive adoption through standard work, training, and performance management.
Bachelor’s degree required
Travel required is expected to be up to 20% but may increase over time as the business evolves

Nice To Haves

advanced degree and/or relevant certifications (e.g., compliance, risk, audit, supply chain sustainability) preferred.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the global supply chain governance strategy aligned to business growth, risk appetite, and operating model maturity.
Design and run supply chain governance forums (e.g., steering committees, risk committees), including agenda setting, decision logs, escalation management, and executive reporting.
Set global standards for controls embedded in procurement, supplier onboarding, contracting, and payment readiness—ensuring consistent execution across regions while respecting local requirements.
Establish a measurement system that integrates leading and lagging indicators (policy adoption, cycle times, exceptions, audit findings, supplier risk posture, corrective actions).
Lead reviews/escalations related to supplier/third-party compliance and governance breaches in partnership with Legal, HR, Security, and Internal Audit, as appropriate.
Implement supplier sustainability governance framework (policy, requirements, controls, and reporting) across the supplier lifecycle—from qualification through performance management and renewal.
Embed sustainability requirements into sourcing, contracting, and supplier management based on guidance from ESG and Corporate Compliance (e.g., responsible sourcing, human rights/modern slavery, ethical labor practices, environmental standards, and transparency expectations).
Partner with ESG, Corporate Compliance, EHS, Procurement, and Operations to define supplier requirements, audit/assessment approaches, corrective action plans, and escalation thresholds.
Implement supplier sustainability risk assessment and monitoring, including data collection standards and integration with third-party risk workflows.
Provide executive-level reporting on supplier sustainability risk, compliance status, and remediation progress across regions and key categories.
Own the global TPRM strategy, policy, standards, and governance cadence; ensure consistent risk-based onboarding and ongoing monitoring for vendors, contractors, consultants, and other third parties.
Ensure due diligence, risk tiering, approvals, and monitoring activities are executed with clear role accountability (business owners, risk SMEs, procurement, compliance, etc.).
Drive system enablement and workflow orchestration for third-party intake, risk assessments, approvals, and lifecycle monitoring in partnership with Procurement Operations, IT, and Security.
Set and manage service levels for TPRM intake and review; monitor bottlenecks and implement process improvements to reduce cycle time while maintaining rigor.
Oversee management reporting for TPRM risks, exceptions, conditional engagements, and remediation actions; escalate material issues to executive leadership.
Own and maintain the global purchasing policy and associated standards (delegations/approvals, competitive sourcing requirements, conflicts of interest, contracting thresholds, and exception handling).
Define minimum control requirements for requisition-to-order-to-invoice workflows, including segregation of duties and auditability, in partnership with Finance and Internal Audit.
Establish global policy governance: training expectations, adoption measurement, periodic reviews, and updates driven by regulatory changes and business evolution.
Design and govern policy exception processes (risk-based approvals, documentation, and post-hoc reviews) to balance speed and control.
Support audit readiness by ensuring policies, procedures, and evidence requirements are clear, accessible, and consistently applied.
Establish governance for contingent labor engagement in partnership with HR/People Operations, Legal, Information Security, and Procurement, ensuring appropriate onboarding, access controls, and contract compliance.
Set standards for contingent worker supplier/agency selection, rate and term governance, background screening requirements (as applicable), and offboarding discipline.
Ensure contingent workforce processes align with third-party risk and purchasing controls (e.g., vendor approval, contract requirements, purchase order and payment compliance).
Monitor contingent workforce risk indicators (inactive accounts, lapsed contracts, exceptions) and drive remediation and controls strengthening.
Define governance and control requirements across the S2P lifecycle (sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, purchase orders, receipting, invoicing, and payment).
Partner with Procurement Operations and Finance to standardize supplier master data governance, including supplier creation/changes, banking verification controls, and ongoing data quality management.
Establish supplier management governance: segmentation, performance management, scorecards, corrective action plans, and escalation for strategic/critical suppliers.
Ensure supplier lifecycle decisions incorporate risk, sustainability, and compliance requirements (including TPRM gates and contractual standards).
Drive process adherence and continuous improvement using data (cycle times, compliance rates, exception drivers, leakage, and audit findings).
Establish governance standards for global logistics and freight-related third parties, including contracting, performance expectations, and risk controls.
Partner with Supply Chain, Security, and Legal to define controls for shipping/receiving integrity, chain-of-custody expectations, and incident escalation/response.
Ensure logistics providers are onboarded and monitored through appropriate third-party risk processes, including information security and operational resilience considerations.
Implement compliance requirements for trade, customs, and cross-border movements as applicable; ensure clear accountability for execution and documentation.
Additional duties as assigned by Management