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Confidential Executive Search - VP Procurement & Supply Chain
Southern Germany | Hybrid (3 days in office typically) with 30-50% international travel
We are currently conducting a strictly confidential search for an international, fast-evolving organisation with a significant global footprint.
This role represents a critical leadership appointment at group level, reporting directly to the CEO and leading a large international procurement and supply chain organization across EMEA, AMER, and APAC.
The Opportunity
The incoming executive will take ownership of a highly complex global supply chain and procurement environment undergoing substantial transformation and international scaling.
Key areas of responsibility include:
• Global Supply Chain Management and S&OP
• Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
• Logistics, Customs & Trade Compliance
• Operational Excellence & Process Transformation
• Supply Chain Digitalisation
• EHS & Product Compliance Governance
• International leadership across multi-regional teams
The organisation is seeking a leader capable of combining:
Strong strategic thinking
Commercial and wholesale/B2B/trading business exposure
Pragmatic top-level leadership
Transformation and change management expertise
Demonstrated experience leading large, international Procurement & SCM organisations
Ideal Background
We are particularly interested in executives with experience in:
• International wholesale / distribution environments
• Complex global supply chains
• Procurement transformation
• Multi-country operational leadership
• Fast-scaling or highly dynamic businesses
Candidate Profile
• Fluent German and English required
• Strong multi-regional leadership and stakeholder management capabilities
• Strategic but execution-oriented mindset
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving international environments
• Willingness to travel internationally (~50%)
Additional Information
• Hybrid working model
• Southern Germany location (can be shared alongside industry details during the process)
• Executive compensation package up to approx. €195k + company car + other benefits
• Fast-moving and highly confidential process
Due to the confidential nature of the assignment, additional details will be shared directly with selected candidates.
We are ideally looking for people with direct experience leading global transformations in Procurement/Supply Chain within a wholesale/trading/B2B distributor environment.
