Head of Global Supply Chain - 20590

Salary : $4
000-$6000
Schedule:  ​​​​​​​Mon-Weds until 9pm then flexible to additional hours to equate 40 hours
Fully Remote

Our client is a rapidly growing global sourcing and supply chain organization that partners with food manufacturers to solve complex procurement, sourcing, and logistics challenges. Working with suppliers across more than 15 countries, the company supports fast-growing brands through a high-touch, relationship-driven approach to global supply chain management.

As the business continues to scale, they are seeking a Head of Global Supply Chain to lead and evolve their global procurement, planning, and logistics operations while building the systems, processes, and team needed to support long-term growth.

The Head of Global Supply Chain will own the end-to-end global supply chain strategy, overseeing procurement, international logistics, integrated planning, supplier management, and cross-functional operational alignment.

This is both a strategic leadership and hands-on execution role. The successful candidate will build scalable systems, mentor a growing remote team, and collaborate closely with leadership across sales, finance, and operations to ensure the supply chain supports the company's continued growth.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading global supply chain functions within fast-paced, entrepreneurial organizations and enjoys building processes that improve efficiency, visibility, and operational performance.

• Lead the company's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process

• Drive alignment across sales, finance, procurement, and operations

• Oversee demand planning, supply planning, forecasting, and budgeting activities

• Develop scenario planning models to support business decisions

• Create dashboards and reporting tools that improve planning accuracy and decision-making

• Continuously improve forecasting processes and operational visibility

• Oversee daily procurement operations across a global supplier network

• Ensure purchase orders are executed accurately and on schedule

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships

• Establish supplier performance metrics and review processes

• Develop communication cadences and issue resolution procedures for suppliers

• Partner with commercial teams to anticipate demand and align procurement strategies

• Support customer success by ensuring reliable product availability

• Lead international logistics operations from purchase order through final delivery

• Oversee container management, freight coordination, customs, warehousing, and final-mile delivery

• Build and maintain relationships with freight forwarders, logistics providers, and warehouse partners

• Develop standard operating procedures for logistics exceptions and escalation processes

• Improve visibility into shipments, inventory movement, and logistics costs

• Design systems that support efficient transportation planning and cost control

• Identify opportunities to improve delivery performance and reduce operational risk

• Design scalable supply chain processes that support continued business growth

• Evaluate existing workflows and identify opportunities for operational improvement

• Build systems that improve efficiency, visibility, and cross-functional collaboration

• Establish best practices across procurement, planning, and logistics

• Develop long-term supply chain strategies aligned with company growth objectives

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization

• Evaluate and recommend improvements to the company's supply chain technology stack

• Support implementation and optimization of ERP, demand planning, transportation management, and related systems

• Improve reporting capabilities through automation and data visibility

• Develop dashboards and KPIs that support operational decision-making

• Ensure systems support scalability and long-term operational excellence

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing remote supply chain team

• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability

• Define KPIs across procurement, logistics, planning, and supplier management

• Coach team members while fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement

• Support hiring and organizational growth as supply chain operations expand

• Promote collaboration across departments and geographic regions

• Partner closely with sales, finance, sourcing, and executive leadership

• Participate in strategic planning discussions related to growth and operational risk

• Align supply chain priorities with commercial objectives

• Communicate operational risks and opportunities proactively

• Serve as a key advisor on supply chain strategy and operational excellence

• • Experience within:

    • Food manufacturing

    • Food ingredients

    • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

    • Global sourcing organizations

  • Experience implementing or optimizing ERP systems

  • Experience with demand planning and transportation management systems

  • Supply chain certifications such as:

    • CSCP

    • CPIM

    • PMP

  • Experience leading fully remote or globally distributed teams

  • Background managing international logistics providers and freight forwarders

Extensive experience across:

• Procurement

• Supply Planning

• Demand Planning

• Global Logistics

• Supplier Relationship Management

Strong understanding of international shipping and global trade operations

Experience managing complex international supplier networks

Demonstrated success building scalable operational processes

Strong analytical and systems-thinking mindset

Experience using data to drive operational decisions

Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

Ability to operate comfortably at both strategic and tactical levels

Experience working within entrepreneurial, high-growth, or rapidly scaling organizations

Experience with the following is highly valuable:

• ERP platforms

• Demand planning systems

• Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

• Forecasting and planning tools

• Business intelligence dashboards

• Supply chain analytics platforms

• Procurement management systems

• Microsoft Excel and advanced reporting tools

• Fully remote position

• Full-time

• Strong overlap with U.S. business hours required

• Flexibility to support global supply chain operations across multiple time zones

• Leadership role with ownership of procurement, planning, logistics, and supply chain strategy

• Opportunity to lead the global supply chain function of a rapidly growing organization

• High level of ownership over procurement, planning, logistics, and operational strategy

• Direct collaboration with executive leadership

• Opportunity to build scalable systems and processes that support long-term growth

• Leadership responsibility for developing a high-performing remote team

• Ability to shape the future direction of global operations and supply chain excellence

• Dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where ideas and initiative have a meaningful impact

• Strategic supply chain leader who also enjoys hands-on execution

• Strong operator capable of building systems while managing day-to-day operations

• Excellent cross-functional collaborator who can align multiple departments around shared goals

• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical abilities

• Experienced people leader who enjoys mentoring and developing teams

• Comfortable operating in fast-changing, high-growth environments

• Strong relationship builder with suppliers, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders

• Proactive problem solver who anticipates operational risks before they become business issues

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to process improvement and operational excellence

• Forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness

• Procurement efficiency and purchase order accuracy

• Supplier performance and relationship health

• On-time delivery performance

• International logistics efficiency and cost control

• Inventory availability and supply continuity

• Improvement in supply chain KPIs

• Successful implementation of scalable systems and processes

• Cross-functional alignment through the S&OP process

• Team performance, development, and engagement

• Overall contribution to operational excellence and business growth