Vice President, Supply Chain & Procurement

The Vice President of Supply Chain & Procurement will own the executive leadership to:

• Build and lead Solar Landscape's Supply Chain & Procurement organization.
• Develop the long-term strategy for procurement, logistics, inventory, supplier management, and supply planning.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team capable of supporting rapid national growth.
• Establish operational KPIs that improve accountability, predictability, and execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on supply chain strategy, commercial risk, and operational scalability. This executive will oversee both direct material procurement and vendor procurement functions while partnering closely with Operations, Construction, Engineering, Finance, and Project Management teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep operational experience with strong commercial and supplier management capabilities and has successfully managed procurement and logistics in construction, solar EPC, infrastructure, or distributed field operations environments.

This role is critical to improving:

• project execution reliability,
• cost management,
• vendor performance,
• inventory efficiency,
• and overall operational scalability.

Responsibilities

Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory

• Own national logistics strategy, inventory planning, material forecasting, and warehouse operations.
• Lead transportation, freight, and third-party logistics (3PL) relationships.
• Improve inventory utilization while reducing shortages, excess inventory, and stranded materials.
• Develop scalable logistics processes that support continued geographic expansion.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Develop sourcing strategies across solar modules, inverters, racking, electrical equipment, structural materials, and other critical equipment.
• Build long-term strategic supplier partnerships that improve pricing, availability, quality, and supplier performance.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract strategy.
• Develop supplier diversification strategies that improve resiliency and reduce supply chain risk.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and executive business reviews.

Operational Integration

• Partner closely with Engineering, Project Management, PMO, Construction, Finance, and Project Development to align supply chain strategy with project execution.
• Balance cost, schedule, quality, inventory, and supplier capacity when making sourcing decisions.
• Resolve cross-functional challenges quickly while maintaining alignment across the Operations organization.
• Improve schedule certainty through proactive planning, supplier engagement, and disciplined execution.

Systems, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Build scalable procurement systems, reporting, dashboards, and forecasting capabilities.
• Develop long-range material planning processes that improve portfolio visibility.
• Improve supply chain analytics and data quality across the organization.
• Leverage technology and process improvement to drive operational efficiency.
• Establish KPI-driven reporting that enables data-driven decision making.

Team Leadership & Organizational Development

• Build and lead a high-performing procurement and supply chain organization
• Oversee teams responsible for:
• strategic sourcing,
• supply planning,
• logistics,
• procurement operations,
• subcontractor procurement,
• and analytics
• Establish KPI-driven performance management across the procurement organization
• Develop scalable procurement systems, workflows, and reporting capabilities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Construction Procurement.
• Experience building and scaling procurement or supply chain organizations in high-growth environments.
• Deep experience with strategic sourcing, direct materials procurement, logistics, inventory planning, and supplier management.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex commercial agreements and developing executive-level supplier relationships.
• Experience leading cross-functional organizations where supply chain directly supports operational execution.
• Strong analytical, financial, and operational decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to build teams, develop leaders, and implement scalable operating processes.
• Experience in solar EPC, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, utilities, or other complex project-based industries preferred.