Vice President of Supply Chain

Sonepar USA Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Dental & vision

Paid time off

401(k) retirement matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional development

Life insurance for dependents

Disability insurance

Gym reimbursement

EAP

Employee shareholder opportunity

Wellness program

Job summary

Viking Electric, part of the Sonepar family, is seeking a Vice President of Supply Chain to provide strategic vision and leadership for our supply chain, including purchasing, inventory, pricing, and supplier relations. This executive role drives transformation across the organization and partners with senior leaders to deliver growth and profitability.

You will optimize supplier partnerships, portfolio performance, and pricing effectiveness while fostering a culture of continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Experience leading organizational transformation at the executive level.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements and change initiatives.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to guide teams, set expectations, and develop leaders.
• Experience in pricing governance, margins, and category strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute inventory, procurement, and replenishment strategies.
• Partner with Operations and Sales to optimize inventory deployment.
• Improve forecasting and SIOP with KPIs for inventory health.
• Lead enterprise pricing strategy and margin optimization.
• Oversee category management and supplier relationships.
• Align pricing with customer segmentation and growth goals.
• Develop a high-performing supply chain organization.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Change management

Negotiation

Forecasting

Pricing strategy

Category management

Data analysis

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain

Job description

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

Salary:$200,000 - $275,000

*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.

What You'll Do

As Vice President of Supply Chain, you'll provide strategic vision and leadership for Viking Electric's supply chain strategy, including purchasing, category management, supplier relations, inventory, and pricing. You'll optimize supplier 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 in logistics, 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:

• Healthcare plans
• Dental & vision
• 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.

Learn More About Us

Get to know us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and learn how we're "Powering Progress for Future Generations." Check out the Viking Electric company page on LinkedIn and follow us for updates. Check out our YouTube Careers Playlist to see Viking Electric associates in action. Learn more at https://www.vikingelectric.com/about. Viking Electric is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us

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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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