onsite
16h ago
Salary Undisclosed
ApplyBack to JobsWork with a growing marketplace company solving complex problems Work directly with the CEO in a high impact role. The Stock vs. Drop-Ship Logic: Use data to determine which SKUs earn the right to be stocked and which should remain drop-shipped based on margin, speed, and capital risk. Replenishment & Policy Design: Design and run the models for safety stock, reorder points, and order frequencies while navigating real-world constraints like vendor MOQs and lead-time variability. Capital Allocation & Service Tradeoffs: Explicitly decide where we should over-invest in service and where we should be lean, specifically aiming to maximize Gross Profit per Dollar of Inventory. Inventory Health: Proactively manage perishables and high-risk inventory to minimize our annual write-off rate. Operational Partnership: Interface directly with our Pricing/Demand team (to shape demand) and our Warehouse Ops (to ensure models are executable). Pricing: Work closely with Pricing and Analytics to drive business forward. 10+ Years of "Scars": You have spent at least a decade in the trenches of high-SKU distribution, e-commerce, or industrial logistics. Hands-on Builder: You are highly technical and a master of the relevant tech stack Pragmatic Math: You have a background in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or Applied Math, but you know when a simple heuristic beats a complex "optimal" model that breaks in the real world. Business Judgment: You understand that inventory is just "frozen cash." You think in terms of working capital, MOQs, and expiry risk, not just fill rates and forecast accuracy. Permanent IC: You have zero desire to manage a large team. You want to be the "Principal" who is valued for your individual output and the quality of your decisions.
Head of Supply Chain Optimization
onsiteFull-timeNot SpecifiedSalary Undisclosed
About the role
About Our Client
The hiring company is a high-growth life sciences distributor managing 10,000 (and growing) SKUs across two million-cubic-foot fulfillment centers in USA. They operate in a high-stakes environment involving cold chain, perishables, and a blend of stocked and drop-shipped inventory. The "math of stocking" is the most critical lever for profitability.
Job Description
You are accountable for the "Objective Function" of our supply chain. You will personally design and execute:
The Successful Applicant
Head of Supply Chain Optimization
Michael Page