Hiring: Senior Vice President, Supplier Relations Company: SRS Distribution Inc. Location: McKinney, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 14:32:46 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience in supplier relations, procurement, sourcing, category management, or supply chain leadership. •At least 7+ years in senior leadership roles. •Preferred: CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or SCPro. •Exceptional negotiation and commercial acumen. •Strong analytical, financial modeling, and P&L understanding. Required Skills: •Develop and execute the enterprise supplier‑relations and inventory strategies that support growth, profitability, operational excellence, and working‑capital targets. •Lead end‑to‑end inventory management, aligning replenishment, production planning, and lead‑times with suppliers to ensure product availability, cost efficiency, and operational reliability. •Integrate supplier performance insights with inventory planning to reduce risk, minimize excess/obsolete stock, and optimize SKU lifecycle decisions. •Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Supply Chain, Category, Sales, and Operations teams to forecast demand, model scenarios, optimize inventory investment, and support product launches and category growth. •Implement continuous‑improvement practices that enhance forecasting, safety‑stock strategies, accuracy, and replenishment processes using analytics and market trends. •Establish and monitor KPIs for inventory turns, fill rates, carrying costs, and supplier delivery performance to drive accountability. •Lead long‑range planning for supplier alignment, category expansion, cost management, and supply‑chain improvement. •Serve as the company contact for major manufacturers, negotiating top‑tier agreements, national programs, and strategic contract terms. Qualifications: •Travel up to 30% of the time to collaborate with teams, participate in strategic planning activities, and engage with key stakeholders. •Operates in a standard office environment, working extensively on a computer, reviewing documents, and participating in in‑person and virtual meetings, with occasional travel to other company locations. •Operates in a hybrid work environment, engaging closely with teams and stakeholders. Thrives in a fast‑paced setting with tight strategic deadlines, requiring agility, strong decision‑making, and effective navigation of complex financial issues to achieve impactful results. •Deep experience within building products, construction materials, industrial distribution, or manufacturing strongly preferred. •Proven success negotiating high‑value contracts, leading large teams, and building strategic supplier partnerships. •Demonstrated capacity to synthesize multi‑dimensional data (supply, demand, cost, risk, margin, working capital) into clear strategic insights that influence the verticals direction. •High emotional intelligence with strong executive presence and influence skills. •Proven ability to build high‑performance, customer‑centric teams. •Effective change leader with experience driving large‑scale organizational transformation. •Strong financial acumen in modeling, pricing, rebates, and margin optimization. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!