Confidential Search: SVP, Operations & Supply Chain
We are partnering with a rapidly scaling, private equity-backed infrastructure and industrial solutions company to identify a Senior Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain. This is a pivotal leadership hire that will play a central role in building a scalable, integrated operating model to support significant organic growth and acquisition activity.
This organization delivers engineered, modular systems and lifecycle services to a highly fragmented and underserved market, with a strong emphasis on speed, standardization, and long-term customer value.
The Opportunity
The SVP of Operations & Supply Chain will oversee assembly operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, warehousing, and distribution, while helping define the company’s long-term operating strategy.
This leader will be responsible for:
- Scaling operations to support rapid growth and increasing demand
- Building a best-in-class supply chain and procurement function
- Designing and implementing a distribution and fulfillment network
- Driving make vs. buy strategy and optimizing internal vs. outsourced capabilities
- Supporting the evolution toward a recurring revenue and lifecycle services model
- Leading capacity planning, cost optimization, and margin expansion initiatives
- Partnering cross-functionally to build a unified, “one-company” operating model
Key Priorities
- Establish a scalable end-to-end supply chain infrastructure
- Enhance assembly operations and modular production strategy
- Build out logistics, warehousing, and distribution capabilities
- Strengthen supplier management and global sourcing strategies
- Implement systems, processes, and KPIs to support operational visibility and decision-making
- Support integration of future acquisitions and expansion into new markets
Lean Enterprise Leadership (Highly Valued)
Given the company’s focus on modular standardization, rapid deployment, and scalable operations, experience with Lean Enterprise principles is highly valued.
Leaders with a Lean background bring the ability to:
- Drive efficiency and reduce waste across assembly, supply chain, and field operations
- Transition operations from a project-based model to a more standardized, repeatable system
- Improve speed to market, quality, and overall cost of delivery
- Establish standardized work, flow optimization, and continuous improvement (Kaizen)
- Build a culture of operational discipline, accountability, and performance management
This capability is particularly impactful in supporting modular production systems, faster deployment cycles, and scalable service operations, all of which are critical to the company’s long-term growth and profitability.
Ideal Background
We are seeking a hands-on, strategic operator who has built and scaled operations in a high-growth, multi-site, or project-based environment.
Strong candidates will bring:
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience across operations, manufacturing/assembly, and supply chain
- Experience building or transforming supply chain, procurement, and logistics functions
- Background in engineered products, industrial systems, modular construction, or infrastructure-related environments
- Demonstrated success in scaling operations within a private equity or high-growth setting
- Experience with make vs. buy decisions, outsourcing strategy, and supplier development
- Exposure to global operations or international supply chains
- Strong financial acumen with a focus on cost structure, working capital, and margin improvement
- Experience implementing Lean, continuous improvement, or operational excellence frameworks preferred
Why This Role
- Opportunity to shape the operating backbone of a company with significant growth ambitions
- Direct visibility to executive leadership and investors
- Broad scope across operations, supply chain, and distribution
- Clear path toward expanded executive leadership responsibility
