Hiring: Vice President, Operations Company: Murad Location: El Segundo, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:02:48 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, REST, Regulatory Compliance, Root Cause Analysis About the job Experience: •15+ years of progressive supply chain, operations, procurement, planning, logistics, quality, or manufacturing leadership experience. Required Skills: •This position is hybrid and will be based in our El Segundo, CA headquarters on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and work remotely for the rest of the workweek, unless business needs require otherwise. Occasional domestic and international travel required. •Strategic Supply Chain Leadership •Define and execute Murad's end-to-end global supply chain strategy in alignment with company growth objectives, brand priorities, financial targets, customer service expectations, and international expansion plans to ensure Supply Chain capabilities scale ahead of business demand. •Establish and continuously improve the operating model, governance cadence, KPI framework, and cross-functional ways of working across the full supply chain function with a focus on lean, agile, and technology-enabled processes. •Serve as the primary operational business partner to the CFO/COO, Executive Leadership team, Finance, Commercial, and Unilever Prestige stakeholders. •Lead the transformation of the operations organization into a lean, agile, technology-enabled team — significantly improve efficiency and productivity relative to today’s ~15-person structure, benchmarking against best-in-class skincare peers; own organizational design, succession planning, talent development, and capability building throughout. •Drive operational excellence across service, cost, quality, inventory, speed-to-market, compliance, and business continuity simultaneously, using process automation, digital tools, and analytics to structurally lower cost-to-serve and reduce manual workload. •Own procurement strategy across finished goods, components, raw materials, contract manufacturing, packaging, logistics services, and indirect spend, with a mandate to fundamentally redesign Murad’s global value chain around Asia as a priority market. Qualifications: •Demonstrated success leading end-to-end, multi-functional supply chain organizations at the VP or equivalent level. •Significant experience in beauty, personal care, consumer goods, prestige, wellness, OTC, or regulated product environments strongly preferred. •Proven track record managing external contract manufacturers, suppliers, 3PLs, freight providers, and global operational partners at scale. •Deep expertise in S&OP / IBP process design and facilitation, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, inventory management, order management, logistics, and quality systems. •Strong executive communication skills; able to influence and engage CEOs, CFOs, PE stakeholders, and cross-functional executives. •Strong financial acumen including working capital management, gross margin impact, cost savings, E&O reserve management, and operational budgeting. •Demonstrated experience managing supply chains for markets beyond the US is required; hands-on experience in Asian markets and working with Asia-based OEM/ODM and contract manufacturing partners is strongly preferred. •Demonstrated success in driving organizational transformation and efficiency — right-sizing teams, redesigning ways of working, and deploying technology and automation to build a leaner, more agile operation; comfortable being measured against best-in-class peer benchmarks. •Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field required; MBA or advanced degree strongly preferred. •APICS CSCP, CPIM, or equivalent supply chain certification a plus. Compensation: •$250,000 - $300,000 / year •A target pay range of $250,000-$300,000 annually, depending on experience, plus annual bonus 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!