Vice President Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing
Build the Supply Chain Strategy Behind an Industry Leader
What if your next executive role wasn't about maintaining an existing supply chain?
What if it was about helping shape the future of an organization with market-leading brands, a loyal customer base, a significant global supplier network, and a leadership team that genuinely values collaboration, trust, and long-term thinking?
Manpower Engineering is conducting a confidential executive search on behalf of a highly respected industrial manufacturer seeking a Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing.
This role represents far more than procurement leadership.
You'll serve as a key member of the divisional executive leadership team and will have direct influence over sourcing strategy, supplier quality, logistics, product development support, risk management, operational performance, and long-term business strategy. You'll work closely with executive leadership to help ensure the supply chain remains a competitive advantage while supporting continued growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- Executive Seat at the Table
- This position is a member of the division's Business Leadership Team.
- You'll help shape decisions that extend well beyond sourcing, including product strategy, operational priorities, investment decisions, organizational development, and long-range planning.
- Lead a Strong Team, Not a Turnaround
- One of the most attractive aspects of this opportunity is the team already in place.
You'll inherit experienced sourcing leaders, commodity experts, supplier quality leadership, logistics leadership, and an established organization with a strong foundation. Leadership is not looking for someone to fix a broken function. They're seeking someone who can build upon existing strengths and help position the organization for the future.
Drive Meaningful Strategic Initiatives:
The next leader will have an opportunity to make a visible impact through several major business initiatives, including:
- Global supply chain diversification and risk mitigation
- Expansion beyond China into broader international sourcing regions
- ERP transformation and business process modernization
- Commodity strategy optimization
- Acquisition integration
- Supplier performance enhancement
- Leadership succession planning and organizational development
Influence Product Strategy:
Unlike many procurement organizations that engage after designs are complete, sourcing is involved early in product development.
This leader will collaborate closely with engineering and operations teams to influence sourcing strategy, supplier selection, value engineering initiatives, and new product development decisions.
Join a Culture Built on Trust:
Throughout the search process, leadership consistently emphasized the same themes:
- Low ego
- Low politics
- High trust
- Collaboration
- Humility
- Shared accountability
Success in this role will depend as much on leadership style and executive presence as it will on technical supply chain expertise.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead global sourcing, procurement, supplier quality, and logistics functions.
- Develop and execute long-term supply chain strategy.
- Drive supplier performance, cost optimization, and risk mitigation initiatives.
- Lead strategic negotiations involving key global suppliers and critical commodities.
- Support diversification of international sourcing activities.
- Partner with engineering, operations, manufacturing, finance, and executive leadership.
- Participate in strategic business planning and divisional leadership activities.
- Lead supply chain support efforts for new product development initiatives.
- Support ERP transformation and process improvement initiatives.
- Develop future leaders and strengthen organizational capability.
- Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply base and internal organization.
What We're Looking For:
Successful candidates will likely bring a combination of:
- Executive-level supply chain leadership experience
- Industrial manufacturing experience
- Global sourcing expertise
- Multi-site manufacturing support experience
- Supplier negotiation and commodity management leadership
- Supply chain risk management experience
- Supplier quality and logistics leadership exposure
- Experience participating on executive leadership teams
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills
Candidates who have progressed through areas such as engineering, operations, manufacturing, sourcing, procurement, or general management environments will be particularly attractive.
The Ideal Leader:
We're not looking for someone who simply manages spend.
We're looking for a business leader who understands how supply chains drive competitive advantage.
Someone equally comfortable discussing:
- Commodity strategy
- Product development
- Manufacturing operations
- ERP implementation
- Global sourcing
- Organizational development
- Business performance
- Executive strategy
The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational credibility and leads through influence, collaboration, and sound judgment.
Location & Travel:
- Milwaukee-area
- Executive-level visibility and impact
- Domestic and international travel as required
Interested?
If you're a senior supply chain executive who has successfully led complex global sourcing organizations and enjoys helping shape broader business strategy, I'd welcome a confidential conversation.
All inquiries and candidate information will be held in the strictest confidence. No information will be shared with our client without your prior consent.
* Please note all resumes and candidate information submitted are kept in the strictest confidence. No resume will be released without the candidate's prior permission.
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of Manpower Engineering
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower Engineering, Experis, Talent Solutions – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2026 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 17th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
