Vice President Supply Chain - Metals

VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN - METALS

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Vice President, Supply Chain is a mission-critical enterprise leadership role responsible for shaping and leading an end-to-end supply chain across a multi-site manufacturing platform. Reporting directly to the COO, this executive will own raw material procurement, inventory management, logistics, and supplier strategy for a steel-intensive business with significant spend and operational complexity. The successful candidate will bring immediate industry credibility, stabilize and professionalize procurement practices, improve working capital discipline, and build a scalable supply chain organization aligned to long-term growth objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the enterprise-wide supply chain strategy, aligning procurement, inventory, logistics, and planning with operational and financial objectives.

• Own raw material procurement across the manufacturing footprint, including steel and related metals, and lead negotiations with mills and service centers to balance cost, availability, and risk.

• Stabilize and professionalize purchasing practices, reducing exposure to speculative buying, excess inventory, and commodity volatility while ensuring uninterrupted production.

• Drive improved inventory management and working capital performance through disciplined planning, forecasting, and material flow practices.

• Build, assess, and develop the supply chain and purchasing organization, establishing clear structure, accountability, and future-state capability.

• Oversee inbound and outbound logistics strategy, identifying opportunities to improve transportation efficiency, service levels, and cost effectiveness.

• Partner closely with Operations, Sales, Finance, and plant leadership to improve S&OP alignment and ensure supply chain decisions support customer commitments and manufacturing performance.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the COO and executive leadership team, providing clear, fact-based insights on supply chain performance, risks, and opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years of progressive supply chain or procurement leadership experience within manufacturing environments, including multi-site operations.

• Direct, hands-on experience purchasing steel or related metals, with demonstrated success negotiating mill and service center contracts in commodity-driven markets.

• Proven ability to operate effectively at both the strategic and execution levels in complex, operationally intensive organizations.

• Experience building, assessing, and leading supply chain teams through periods of change, growth, and increasing complexity.

• Strong analytical and operational discipline, with comfort leveraging data, forecasting tools, and business intelligence to inform decision-making.

• Decisive, credible leadership style with the ability to influence across functions and locations.

• Hands-on, visible leadership approach with comfort traveling extensively across manufacturing facilities.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.

COMPENSATION

A competitive compensation package will be developed for the successful candidate, including base salary, performance-based incentive, and comprehensive benefits.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in MS Word format, to Derek Bush [email protected]. A fully detailed, formal specification will be sent to “top-level,” qualified candidates.