Vice President Global Supply Chain
Department: Logistics Supply Chain Distribution Transportation Employment Type: Full Time Location: US - Indiana - Fort Wayne Reporting To: Brent Spikes
Description Join Franklin Electric on our mission to empower communities with sustainable water management solutions where your expertise will play a vital role in shaping a better future for generations to come.
The Vice President of Global Supply Chain is a senior enterprise leader responsible for end-to-end global supply chain performance including global sourcing and procurement, advanced sourcing and supplier excellence, global logistics and trade compliance, and the enterprise Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process. This role owns the integration of demand, supply, inventory capacity, and financial planning to align commercial strategy with operational execution, serving as a key enterprise integrator who enables profitable growth, disciplined execution, working-capital improvement, and supply resilience across a global manufacturing footprint.
Franklin Electric is a diverse team of innovators making a positive global impact since 1944. We offer innovative water solutions ensuring access, treatment, and efficient management of this vital resource. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our innovative products, industry-leading quality products, exceptional customer service, employee development, and passion for social responsibility.
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Your Responsibilities & Impact
Global Sourcing & Procurement • Define and execute the global sourcing and procurement strategy across direct materials, outsourced manufacturing, and strategic services leveraging global category management, enterprise scale, and should-cost TCO methodologies. • Establish supplier segmentation, preferred supplier frameworks, and long-term strategic agreements to deliver material productivity, cost-out margin expansion, and working-capital commitments. • Deploy digital procurement tools and analytics to improve transparency, speed, compliance, and decision quality across the enterprise.
Advanced Sourcing & Supplier Excellence • Ensure supplier quality performance meets global manufacturing, customer, and regulatory requirements through robust audit, corrective-action, and continuous-improvement programs. • Lead sourcing strategy for new product introductions (NPI), VAVE, and value-creation initiatives in partnership with Engineering and Operations, enabling design-to-cost and scalable supply. • Drive supplier development and resilience through structured programs that improve cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and risk, including localization and dual-sourcing strategies.
Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) • Own and lead the enterprise SIOP process as the single integrated operating plan aligning demand, supply, inventory capacity, and financial commitments. • Chair executive SIOP reviews and establish governance cadence, KPIs, and decision rights to enable fact-based trade-off decisions across service, cost margin, cash, and risk. • Drive scenario planning and what-if analysis to support growth initiatives, product launches, capacity investments, and risk mitigation.
Global Logistics & Trade Compliance • Own global logistics strategy across inbound, outbound, intercompany, and aftermarket flows, optimizing transportation networks, lead times, and inventory positioning. • Lead global trade compliance ensuring adherence to U.S. and international regulations, tariffs, and sanctions with strong internal controls and audit readiness. • Develop mitigation strategies for tariff exposure, geopolitical risk, and supply disruption across the global network.
Risk Management & Supply Chain Resilience • Identify and mitigate supply, geopolitical, financial, and operational risks across the global supply chain. • Develop and execute supply-continuity, contingency, and alternate sourcing capacity strategies to ensure business resilience. • Partner cross-functionally on business-continuity planning, crisis management, and recovery execution.
Leadership Expectations • Act as an enterprise integrator across strategy planning and execution, enforcing operating discipline, cadence, and decision rights. • Lead effectively in a complex matrixed global environment while building and sustaining a strong supply chain leadership team with clear accountability. • Drive stability, clarity, and confidence through periods of transformation and change.
Who We Want
If you are a self-motivated and collaborative individual who is passionate about making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Hard-working winners - Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success. Dedicated achievers - People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations. Effective communicators - People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders. Collaborative partners - People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
Key Performance Indicators
• Net material productivity and VAVE savings • SIOP plan adherence and forecast accuracy • Inventory turns, DOHDPO, and working-capital performance • Supplier quality and delivery performance • Logistics cost and service levels • Trade-compliance audit outcomes
What You Need
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering, Business, or related field • MBA or Masters preferred • 15 years of progressive supply chain leadership experience in a global manufacturing environment • Demonstrated success leading global sourcing, advanced sourcing, and logistics organizations • Deep understanding of supplier quality, NPI sourcing, VAVE, and supplier development • Strong financial acumen with a track record of delivering cost margin and cash improvements • Executive-level experience operating in global, cross-cultural, matrixed organizations • Experience in complex, multi-region manufacturing footprints preferred • Exposure to highly engineered or regulated products preferred • Track record of leading enterprise-scale supply chain transformations preferred
Dont Feel Like You Check All the Boxes
Here at Franklin Electric, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive culture, which includes embracing candidates from a variety of different backgrounds and industries. We highly encourage you to apply so we can connect on this and future opportunities.
Company Values & Benefits
• FE provides many opportunities to learn and grow through development opportunities such as training, certifications, mentorship, leadership programs, tuition reimbursement, one-on-one coaching, and more • We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and amenities such as: • Hybrid remote work arrangements • Generous paid time off & holidays • Paid parental leave & on-site motherhood rooms • On-site café & complimentary beverage stations • Indoor fitness facility & outdoor walking paths • 401k with matching & service contributions • Health, dental, vision, life insurance • Short & long-term disability • Fertility & adoption support • Undergraduate & graduate tuition reimbursement • Professional development assistance • Health & wellness programs
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