Vice President Supply Chain (California)

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VP of Supply Chain

Location: California or New York (on-site/regional travel required)

Reports To: President / Executive Leadership

About the Company

Our client is a large, fast-growing logistics and distribution platform operating a third-party logistics (3PL) model - point-to-point pick-and-pack combined with wholesale buy-sell operations, similar in structure to beverage alcohol or CPG distribution. The company operates multiple warehouse locations across California and New York, moves a high volume of units monthly, and processes well over $1 billion in annual wholesale transaction value. The company is profitable and growing at a strong double-digit rate year-over-year, with a workforce in the hundreds across its network.

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for a VP of Supply Chain to take ownership of supply chain performance and fulfillment P&L across their warehouse network. This is a build role for an experienced logistics leader who thrives in complex, non-standardized environments - not someone looking to import an existing playbook from a large, process-heavy organization.

You’ll own the operational backbone of a business that moves an unusually diverse product set (varied packaging, varied handling requirements) through a fully regulated, tightly tracked supply chain - every unit accounted for, every day. You’ll lead a large, multi-site team and be the senior voice standardizing how the company runs supply chain at scale across 7 locations spanning California and New York.

What You’ll Own

• Supply chain performance and fulfillment P&L across all warehouse locations
• Standardization of operations, processes, and KPIs across a growing multi-site network (7 locations across California and New York, and counting)
• Labor efficiency, cost-per-unit, and throughput across high-volume, non-uniform product flows
• Warehouse management systems and infrastructure, including evolving beyond current platforms as the network scales
• Compliance with state-level tracking and regulatory requirements across every unit handled
• Building and developing a multi-site leadership team capable of operating at scale

What We’re Looking For

• 15+ years of logistics and supply chain experience, with a strong track record in multi-site operations
• Experience in regulated logistics environments (cosmetics, CPG, reverse fulfillment, or similar)
• A builder’s mindset: comfortable creating structure and process from the ground up in a complex, non-standardized environment
• Not a fit for someone coming from a large, highly process-driven organization who relies primarily on existing playbooks - we need someone who can problem-solve in ambiguity
• Deep fluency in operational and labor efficiency metrics (cost per unit, throughput, KPI design and tracking)
• Experience with warehouse management systems; ability to evaluate and evolve systems infrastructure as the company scales
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, California or New York