VP, Supply Chain

Company Description

Mission Critical Group (MCG) is a U.S.-based electrical systems and solutions provider that reduces time-to-power through its broad product portfolio, modular solutions, and more than one million square feet of U.S. manufacturing capacity.

We bring design, manufacturing, and advanced services together to deliver power reliability, scalability, and speed.

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.

Qualifications

Accountabilities

Enterprise Supply Chain Strategy

• 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

SIOP & Demand Alignment

• 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

Strategic Sourcing (Central Supply Chain Pillar)

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
• Logistics (Central Supply Chain Pillar)

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
• Import/export regulations
• Freight audit and payment processes
• Claims management and resolution
• Supply disruptions
• Geopolitical exposure
• Carrier and capacity constraints
• Data & Analytics (Central Supply Chain Pillar)

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
• Enterprise level (MCG)
• COE level
• Service levels
• Inventory health
• Supplier performance
• Logistics performance
• Working capital

Performance Management & KPIs

• 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

Organizational Leadership & Capability Development

• 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

Attributes

• Have Humanity: You recognize that supply chain decisions impact customers, employees, and partners. You build strong cross-functional relationships and foster collaboration across Commercial, Operations, Finance, and Procurement. You balance performance expectations with practical operational realities and support teams through change and growth.
• Be Transparent: You create visibility into supply chain performance, including service levels, inventory health, forecast accuracy, supplier risk, and working capital exposure. You communicate data objectively and ensure leadership clearly understands both opportunities and vulnerabilities within the enterprise supply network.
• Drive Innovation: You continuously improve supply chain architecture, planning processes, and network design. You challenge legacy approaches, adopt scalable best practices, and leverage data and technology to enhance responsiveness, efficiency, and resilience.
• Be Resilient: You lead with composure during supply disruptions, demand volatility, and market instability. You proactively mitigate risk and maintain continuity while ensuring the organization remains focused on long-term strategic objectives.
• Always Reliable: You ensure the enterprise supply chain operates predictably and consistently across all Centers of Excellence and Product Centers. Customer commitments, inventory targets, and supplier performance expectations are met through disciplined planning and execution.

Required Knowledge/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 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
• Digital transformation experience (ERP, TMS, analytics) strongly preferred
• 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.

Supervisory Requirements

• Direct leadership of approximately 5 functional leaders, with an expected organization of ~10 team members as the Central Supply Chain function is built out
• Oversight of core functions across:
• Strategic Sourcing
• Logistics
• Supply Chain Data & Analytics
• Accountable for building the organizational structure, recruiting key talent, and developing a high-performing team
• Establish performance expectations, drive accountability, and ensure alignment with enterprise supply chain objectives across all Centers of Excellence

Additional Information

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