VP, Supply Chain

Mission Critical Group•McKinney, TX

About The Position

The Vice President, Supply Chain is responsible for architecting, leading, and optimizing MCG’s end-to-end supply chain strategy and performance across all Centers of Excellence. This role owns the Central Supply Chain function, including Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, and Data & Analytics, and ensures alignment between demand planning, sourcing strategy, production capacity, logistics execution, inventory deployment, and customer commitments. The VP of Supply Chain drives enterprise performance across service, cost, working capital, and risk, while building scalable systems, processes, and organizational capability. Through strong partnership with site-level procurement, planning, and materials teams, this role establishes standards, governance, and performance expectations that enable consistent execution across the enterprise. The position plays a critical role in enabling profitable growth, operational resilience, and disciplined, data-driven execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
12+ years of supply chain leadership in complex, multi-site manufacturing environments
Experience leading enterprise functions across Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, and Planning
Proven track record improving OTD, cost, and working capital
Experience designing and optimizing end-to-end supply chain networks
Strong financial acumen (cost, margin, working capital)
Experience building and leading high-performing teams in matrixed organizations
Strong strategic and systems-thinking capability.
Ability to operate at both enterprise and operational levels.
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.
Data-driven decision-making skills.
Proven leadership of cross-functional teams in matrixed environments.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree preferred
Digital transformation experience (ERP, TMS, analytics) strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the enterprise supply chain strategy aligned with business growth, financial objectives, and operational capabilities
Design and optimize the end-to-end supply chain network, including supplier footprint, logistics architecture, and inventory positioning
Establish long-term capacity planning and risk mitigation strategies to support enterprise scalability
Define supply chain standards, governance, and operating models across all Centers of Excellence
Partner in and help mature the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process across COEs
Ensure alignment between demand forecasts, production capacity, and supply availability
Drive cross-functional decision-making across Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Procurement
Balance service levels, margin performance, and working capital objectives
Ownership of enterprise sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and procurement governance
Lead enterprise-wide sourcing strategy across direct and indirect categories, including raw materials, mechanical, electrical, MRO, fleet, and corporate services
Establish and enforce sourcing standards, including supplier selection, contract frameworks (MSA), and approved supplier lists (ASL)
Oversee supplier segmentation, performance management, and strategic partnerships
Drive enterprise cost optimization, value engineering (VA/VE), and total cost of ownership improvements
Ensure disciplined execution of supplier governance processes including: Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Supplier scorecards (OTD, quality, cost), Risk assessments and mitigation plans
Oversee supplier quality systems, including: Supplier audits, Compliance management, Supplier onboarding and development
Ownership of transportation, distribution, and logistics performance across the enterprise
Define and lead enterprise logistics strategy, including inbound and outbound transportation, routing optimization, and network efficiency
Oversee carrier management across all modes (LTL, FTL, parcel, specialized transport)
Optimize freight spend, service levels, and delivery performance
Own distribution and outbound logistics execution to ensure customer commitments are met
Establish logistics governance and operational standards across COEs
Ensure compliance and execution of: Import/export regulations, Freight audit and payment processes, Claims management and resolution
Develop and maintain logistics risk mitigation strategies to address: Supply disruptions, Geopolitical exposure, Carrier and capacity constraints
Ownership of supply chain systems, data infrastructure, and digital transformation
Lead the development and execution of the supply chain digital strategy
Own core supply chain systems, including: ERP integration (e.g., D365), Supplier portals, Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
Establish enterprise data architecture and reporting frameworks to enable visibility and decision-making
Drive adoption of analytics and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Datarails, AI-enabled tools) to enhance forecasting, performance tracking, and operational insight
Define and govern supply chain KPIs and reporting cadence across: Enterprise level (MCG), COE level
Ensure real-time visibility into: Service levels, Inventory health, Supplier performance, Logistics performance, Working capital
Accountable for enterprise supply chain performance across: Service level attainment, Forecast accuracy, Inventory turns and working capital, Supplier OTD, quality, and cost, Logistics performance and cost
Provide regular performance reporting to executive leadership
Identify gaps and drive corrective actions to ensure targets are achieved
Lead and develop the Central Supply Chain organization across: Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, Data & Analytics
Build leadership capability and succession plans across the function
Establish a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and execution discipline
Drive alignment between Central Supply Chain and COE-based execution teams