Vice President, Consumer Goods Procurement

Position summary

The Vice President, Consumer Goods Procurement leads the strategy and operating performance of LSO Media Group’s businesses that procure consumer goods for their customers. Reporting to the President of Consumer Services, this position carries division-level profit and loss accountability, connecting commercial growth with dependable sourcing, product quality, disciplined working capital and credible delivery commitments. You will establish clear priorities and lead the division’s business leaders within delegated authority.

Working with finance, legal, operations and corporate development, you will assess performance, strengthen supplier relationships and evaluate opportunities to expand the division. You will balance customer requirements with purchasing economics and fulfillment capacity, ensuring growth plans account for the resources and risks involved. Major contracts, investments and other commitments remain subject to the company’s approval process.

Responsibilities

• Set division strategy, annual operating plans and financial priorities with business leaders for review by the President of Consumer Services, translating group objectives into accountable commercial and operating goals.
• Own division profit and loss performance, reviewing revenue, gross margin, operating costs, cash requirements and the drivers behind results.
• Oversee strategic sourcing and supplier selection, establishing qualification standards that address capability, reliability, quality and commercial suitability.
• Guide supplier negotiations with finance and legal support, evaluating pricing, payment terms, service obligations and contractual exposure before approval.
• Strengthen quality assurance and supplier performance reviews, engaging appropriate specialists to address product requirements, defects and corrective actions.
• Oversee inventory, purchasing commitments and working capital, balancing customer demand and service expectations against excess stock and cash exposure.
• Coordinate logistics and fulfillment planning with operating leaders, ensuring customer commitments reflect realistic lead times, capacity and delivery costs.
• Develop customer and market growth plans that protect commercial margins and match the division’s sourcing and fulfillment capabilities.
• Lead and develop operating company and division business leaders, establishing clear decision rights, performance reviews and escalation expectations.
• Identify supplier concentration, continuity and operational risks, with practical contingency plans and timely escalation of material issues.
• Evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities with corporate development, including operating diligence, integration requirements and expected commercial benefits.
• Report divisional results, supplier risks and investment recommendations to the President of Consumer Services, coordinating shared priorities with the other Consumer Services divisions.

Required qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in procurement, supply chain, commercial operations or a closely related field, including five years in senior leadership.
• Demonstrated profit and loss responsibility and experience leading a business, division or substantial commercial operation.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier qualification, purchasing economics and contract negotiation.
• Experience managing the relationship between inventory, working capital, product quality, logistics and customer service.
• Ability to lead business leaders, interpret financial and operating results and make clear recommendations under uncertainty.
• A degree in business, supply chain management, finance or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience leading consumer goods procurement, distribution or a comparable customer-facing sourcing business.
• Experience overseeing multiple operating businesses or integrating an acquired business.
• Experience improving supplier performance, inventory discipline and commercial margins together.

Measures of success

• Division performance against approved revenue, profit and cash objectives.
• Reliable suppliers and fulfillment supported by measurable quality and service results.
• Disciplined inventory and purchasing commitments aligned with customer demand.
• Accountable business leadership and growth supported by credible operating plans.

First 90 days

During your first 90 days, you will review the division’s businesses, financial performance, customers, suppliers and operating commitments. You will meet the relevant business and corporate leaders, assess the most significant quality, fulfillment and working capital risks, and establish a consistent performance review cadence. You will then recommend a prioritized operating plan with measurable improvements, resource requirements and clear ownership. Agree on the division’s priorities, reporting cadence and decision authorities with the President of Consumer Services.

Compensation

Proposed annual base salary of $175,000–$235,000 USD. The final offer will reflect relevant experience, qualifications and the agreed scope of the position, subject to approval. This range covers base pay only; any incentive compensation or benefits would be specified separately in an employment offer.