Vice President of Supply Chain

Sonepar Canada, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement savings with company

Professional development programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Shareholder opportunities

Disability insurance

Life insurance for spouse and depend-

Wellness program

Gym reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Viking Electric, part of the Sonepar group, seeks a Vice President of Supply Chain to steer procurement, inventory, pricing, and supplier relations across our Midwest footprint. You’ll provide strategic vision, lead a high-performing team, and partner with Operations and Sales to drive growth, improve service levels, and optimize capital at a senior leadership level.

This full-time role offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to shape enterprise strategy within a global leader

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of management experience.
• Experience leading organizational transformation.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements.
• Experience defining and executing strategy at executive level.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategies for inventory investment, procurement, replenishment, and productivity.
• Partner with Operations and Sales to optimize inventory across the network.
• Improve forecasting and demand planning with KPIs for inventory health and working capital.
• Direct enterprise purchasing and supplier relationships with key vendors.
• Negotiate supplier agreements to improve service, availability, and profitability.
• Develop and oversee enterprise pricing strategies and margin optimization.
• Lead Category Management to maximize sales growth and market share.
• Analyze market trends to align category strategies with business objectives.
• Build a high-performing supply chain organization with accountability and continuous improvement.
• Serve on Viking Electric Leadership Team and contribute to enterprise strategy.
• Maintain customer connectivity and champion change to improve performance and engagement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Supply chain optimization

Change management

Analytical reasoning

Cross-functional collaboration

People development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, or related field

Job description

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There’s a Place for You at Viking Electric.

A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric https://www.vikingelectric.com/about offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. At Viking Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Vice President of Supply Chain

Location:Minneapolis,Minnesotaor any Viking Electric Geography

Job type: Full time

Schedule: 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday

*Compensation for this position includes annual salary,50%short-term incentive bonus, and full benefits package offerings. The exact amount of base salary may vary based on experience and skills brought to the role as well as the geographic location of the role.

WhatYou’llDo

As Vice President of Supply Chain,you’llprovide strategic vision and leadership for Viking Electric’s supply chain strategy, including purchasing, category management, supplier relations, inventory, and pricing.You’lloptimizesupplier partnerships, product portfolio performance, inventory investment, and pricing effectiveness to drive profitable growth, competitive advantage, and a market-leading customer experience.

You will…

• Define and execute strategies for inventory investment, procurement, replenishment, and inventory productivity.
• Partner with Operations and Sales leadership to optimize inventory deployment across the network.
• Improve forecasting, demand planning, and sales and inventory operations planning (SIOP), supported by key performance indicators for inventory health, service levels, and working capital.
• Direct enterprisepurchasingand supplier relationship strategies while strengthening growth with strategic vendors.
• Negotiate strategic supplier agreements that improve service levels, product availability, and profitability, andestablishsupplier performance measures and accountability processes.
• Develop and oversee enterprise pricing strategies, governance, analytics, and margin optimization efforts that balance growth, profitability, and market competitiveness.
• Partner with Sales leadership to align pricing practices with customer segmentation and growth strategies.
• Lead Category Management in developing assortment, supplier, product, and category strategies that maximize sales growth, profitability, and market share.
• Analyze market trends, customer demand, supplier capabilities, and competitive dynamics tooptimizecategory performance and align category strategies with businessobjectives.
• Build and develop a high-performing supply chain organization by setting clear expectations, strengthening accountability, coaching future leaders, and fostering continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation.
• Serve as an active member of the Viking Electric Leadership Team and contribute to enterprise strategy, annual business planning, and organizational transformation.
• Maintain customer connectivity and market intelligence, collaborate with Sonepar Supply Chain leadership, and champion change that improves business performance and associate engagement.

What You Bring

Requirements:

• At least 10 years of management experience.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and applying change management practices.
• Demonstrated experience driving and implementing process improvements.
• Experience defining and executing strategy at the executive level.
• Strong analytical, organizational, strategic, change management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead people, develop teams, and drive results through others.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, sound judgment, integrity, anda commitmentto performance and results.
• Ability to adapt to new situations, people, cultures, and technology; appropriately challenge the status quo; and apply new learning to business priorities.
• High emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, ora relatedfield.

Preferred qualifications:

• Management experience inlogistics, operations, or supply chain.
• Experience working in distribution.

Additionalrequirements:

• Ability to travel to Viking Electric, customer, and vendor locations.
• Willingness to occasionally work evenings and weekends andadditionalhours as needed to meet deadlines.

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Professional and personal development programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Opportunity to become a shareholder
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
• Robust wellness program
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

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Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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