Vice President - Supply Chain (APAC)

Purpose Statement: The VP of Supply Chain has the primary responsibility for developing, deploying and executing Supply Chain strategies, capabilities and solutions that deliver customer service excellence and shareholder value.

Key Job Accountabilities:

1. Ensure that the Supply Chain strategies, capabilities and solutions support the Plexus enduring goals and create differentiation against our competition.
2. Establish an organizational design that drives accountability and is staffed with leaders focused on talent development.
3. Institute, monitor and achieve performance metrics that drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across the Supply Chain organization.
4. Ensure intelligent alignment and governance of core material processes in all sites, regions and sectors.
5. Ensure proper controls are in place to manage Supply Chain and Trade Compliance risks.
6. Accountable to execute on Plexus’ Best People strategy, leaders will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning and ensuring that their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.

Additional Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for the sourcing and supply of raw materials to ensure efficient support of assembly operations, balanced with efficient use of Plexus' balance sheet. Includes developing key supplier relationships and proper architecture of the Supply Chain solutions design.
2. Looking ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
3. Apply knowledge of the business and marketplace to advance organizational goals.
4. Develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
5. Global owner for SOPs and WIs applicable to Supply Chain functions.
6. Anticipate and adopt innovation in business - building digital and technological applications.
7. Occasional travel may be required to meet the needs of the business (estimated 25%).
8. Additional duties as assigned.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

1. A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred.
2. Fifteen (15)-plus years of related experience is required; Ten (10) years of related experience is preferred.
3. APICS Certification in production inventory control management (CPIM) or ISM Certification in procurement management (CPM) is beneficial.
4. Global experience in APAC (Asia-Pacific) is preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

Other Qualifications:

1. Paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
2. Make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
3. Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people related organizational dynamics.
4. Use compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
5. Be able to effectively build formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
6. General office equipment and materials.