[Hiring] Vice President, Procurement @V2X

Role Description

The Vice President, Procurement is the senior executive reporting to the Corporate Vice President of Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer and is responsible for the strategy, governance, performance, and transformation of end-to-end supply chain operations across the Capability Area. This position establishes the supply chain operating model and provides executive oversight of procurement, subcontract administration, demand and supply planning, material management, inventory control, warehousing, logistics, supplier performance, and enabling systems.

The Vice President serves as a strategic partner to Capability Area and enterprise leadership, providing supply chain leadership in support of business growth, program execution, operational readiness, financial performance, and customer mission requirements. The position is accountable for building a resilient, compliant, scalable, and cost-effective supplier and logistics network capable of supporting complex U.S. Government, defense, and commercial programs across geographically dispersed and international operations.

This leader partners with cross functional leaders to ensure materials and services are available at the required cost, quality, schedule, and compliance levels. The Vice President advises executive leadership regarding supply chain risk, investment priorities, organizational capacity, supplier strategy, and market conditions while ensuring compliance with corporate policies, contractual obligations, and applicable FAR, DFARS, and agency-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a multi-year Sector supply chain strategy aligned with enterprise objectives, growth priorities, customer requirements, operational commitments, and financial goals.
• Serve as the senior supply chain advisor to Sector leadership, providing executive-level analysis and recommendations concerning supply continuity, supplier risk, material availability, affordability, compliance, and organizational investment.
• Translate business and program strategies into scalable supply chain capabilities, organizational structures, technology roadmaps, workforce plans, and supplier strategies.
• Lead supply chain transformation initiatives that improve speed, resilience, compliance, cost competitiveness, visibility, and customer outcomes.
• Partner with Corporate supply chain leadership to standardize processes, leverage enterprise-wide spend, deploy shared capabilities, and implement corporate initiatives.
• Lead a geographically dispersed, multi-level organization responsible for procurement, subcontracts, demand and material planning, inventory, warehousing, logistics, supplier management, and related supply chain activities.
• Serve as the executive supply chain partner for strategic recompetes, transitions, and on-contract growth opportunities.
• Establish supply chain readiness plans for new program starts, transitions, mobilizations, expansions, and international operations.
• Provide executive intervention and recovery leadership for significant supplier, subcontractor, material, logistics, or compliance challenges.
• Ensure supply chain commitments, dependencies, assumptions, and risks are incorporated into program baselines, forecasts, and operating plans.
• Ensure purchase order administration, price analysis, negotiations, and supplier documentation comply with corporate policies and contractual requirements.
• Establish executive relationships with strategic suppliers and use those relationships to improve innovation, capacity, performance, affordability, and continuity of supply.
• Provide executive oversight of the full subcontract lifecycle, including acquisition planning, solicitation, source selection, negotiation, award, administration, change management, performance monitoring, claims management, and closeout.
• Establish executive review and approval processes for high-risk, high-value, sole-source, international, and strategically significant subcontracts.
• Establish an integrated planning framework connecting business forecasts, program demand, bills of material, maintenance requirements, supplier capacity, funding, inventory, and operational priorities.
• Provide executive oversight of demand forecasting, supply planning, material requirements planning, and material-availability processes.
• Ensure supply chain risks and material requirements are visible through executive dashboards, operating reviews, and integrated business-planning processes.
• Oversee controls for government-furnished property, contractor-acquired property, customer-owned property, serialized assets, hazardous materials, shelf-life items, and controlled or sensitive materials, as applicable and in accordance with the Corporate Property Manual.
• Establish and maintain an effective supply chain governance and internal-control framework across programs, sites, and functional disciplines.
• Ensure compliance, as applicable, with Cost Accounting Standards; Truthful Cost or Pricing Data requirements; Buy American and Trade Agreements requirements; counterfeit-parts prevention requirements; mandatory disclosure obligations; and small-business subcontracting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, economic sanctions, anti-corruption laws, customs requirements, and other trade-control obligations.
• Identify and deliver sustainable cost savings, cost avoidance, process efficiencies, inventory reductions, and supplier-performance improvements.
• Partner with Finance and Program Management to manage purchase commitments, material liabilities, inventory exposure, supplier claims, cash requirements, and subcontract financial performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ progressive procurement or supply chain experience, ideally in complex operational environment in DOD and/or Federal civilian agencies.
• Demonstrated success managing diverse categories and supplier portfolios.
• Executive-level knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CPSR requirements, government property requirements, federal subcontracting practices, and relevant compliance obligations.
• Full knowledge of the federal procurement process, as well as a strong, proven capability to apply process-driven capture approaches throughout the business capture lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and executing supply chain strategies across complex, multi-program, multi-site, or international operations.
• Experience developing executive supplier relationships and resolving significant supplier, subcontractor, or material-performance challenges.
• Experience enabling operations through hands-on sourcing approaches and strong cross-functional partnership.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution requirements.
• Strong financial acumen with experience driving cost savings, value optimization, and margin improvement.
• Track record of leading teams in distributed or multi-site environments.
• Familiarity with digital procurement tools, contract management systems, and analytics platforms.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing procurement, complex subcontracts, demand and material planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and supplier performance.
• Experience supporting strategic captures, proposals, transitions, make-or-buy decisions, supplier strategies, and basis-of-estimate development.
• Experience with ERP, material requirements planning, procurement, analytics, and warehouse management systems.
• Executive-level financial, analytical, negotiation, communication, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives, customers, government representatives, auditors, program leaders, and strategic suppliers.

Requirements

• Ability to travel to project and customer locations, domestically and internationally, up to 20%.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA or relevant graduate degree) preferred.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, CFCM, CPCM, or an equivalent credential.
• Experience operating within an approved purchasing system and leading or supporting Contractor Purchasing System Reviews.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions, integrations, major program transitions, or rapid organizational growth.
• Experience implementing digital supply chain, advanced analytics, automation, or integrated business-planning capabilities.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off, including holidays
• Learning and Development resources

Company Description

At V2X, we are deeply committed to both equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients.