Senior Vice President of Operations
- Lead all day-to-day operational functions across planning, sourcing, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, fulfillment, and distribution.
- Develop and execute operational strategies aligned with company growth, profitability, and long-term business objectives.
- Oversee demand planning and inventory planning processes to maximize order fulfillment while optimizing inventory investments.
- Partner with sourcing teams and international manufacturing partners to ensure timely, cost-effective production and supply continuity.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory accuracy, service levels, operational efficiency, and margin enhancement.
- Oversee warehousing, transportation, logistics, and fulfillment operations to improve customer service and reduce operating costs.
- Collaborate with merchandising, product development, sales, finance, and executive leadership teams to ensure alignment across business functions.
- Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and accountability measures to drive operational excellence across the organization.
- Manage operational budgets, performance metrics, cost controls, and profitability initiatives.
- Evaluate and enhance ERP, inventory management, planning, and operational systems to support scalability and visibility.
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing operations organization while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Identify operational risks and develop strategies that support business continuity, growth, and long-term success.
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within apparel, consumer products, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, or related industries.
- Proven experience leading large-scale supply chain, planning, sourcing, logistics, inventory, and operational functions.
- Strong background managing international suppliers, manufacturers, and sourcing operations.
- Demonstrated success driving process improvement, operational efficiencies, and scalable business infrastructure.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, profitability, product costing, margins, and operational performance metrics.
- Experience implementing KPIs, dashboards, and data-driven decision-making processes across multiple functions.
- Excellent leadership, communication, change management, and organizational development skills.
- Experience with ERP, WMS, inventory management, demand planning, and business intelligence platforms.
- Prior experience scaling a growing apparel, consumer products, or distribution organization is strongly preferred.
- Experience within wholesale apparel, branded apparel, private label, promotional products, workwear, uniform, or adjacent industries highly desirable.
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