A DAY IN THE LIFE:The Vice President, Global Inventory and Fulfillment leads global logistics, warehousing, distribution, inventory planning, and fulfillment. This leader balances cost, service, and supply continuity while aligning teams, partners, systems, and controls with manufacturing, commercial growth, and regulatory requirements.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:- Lead global freight, transportation, and distribution strategies across air, sea, and land to optimize landed cost, inventory carrying cost, and service.
- Manage finished goods positioning, inventory turns, in-stock rates, peak capacity, and material inventory reporting, including average days on hand (ADOH).
- Lead 3PL, carrier, and international distributor relationships; negotiate contracts and enforce service-level agreements.
- Oversee operating budgets, capital plans, purchasing controls, and maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) procurement.
- Establishes and rapidly expands international business processes such as planning and distribution, including relationship with International Distributors.
- Lead department planning for headcount, budgets, training, and systems; select and develop staff and support performance reviews, merit recommendations, and promotions.
- Set, communicate, and evaluate annual team goals aligned with company priorities.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field; Master's degree and APICS certification preferred.
- 15 years of progressive leadership experience in global supply chain, logistics, or fulfillment within a medical device market greater than $500M, including 8 years in senior management leading these teams.
- Expertise in multi-region distribution centers, international trade and customs, high-volume inventory, production-cycle material planning, and procurement support for new products.
- Strong financial acumen, including cost modeling, P&L ownership, and annual resource and material budgeting; data-driven process and resource prioritization.
- Extensive ERP knowledge across planning, scheduling, purchasing, and inventory control.
- cGMP experience and strong knowledge of QSR/GMP principles, documentation, policies, procedures, protocols, work instructions, and inspection requirements.
- Ability to lead distributed teams across the US, EMEA, and Asia, collaborate across functions, communicate technical information and timelines, and drive quality and productivity improvements.
WHEN & WHERE YOU'LL WORK:Remote (U.S.): This is a fully remote position open to candidates located within the United States, with a preference for individuals residing in the
Eastern Time Zone. All necessary equipment will be provided, and onboarding and training will be conducted virtually.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:The starting base pay range for this position is
$225,000 - $295,000 annually. Base pay will vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may also fluctuate depending on candidate's location and the overall job market. In addition to base pay, Tandem offers a competitive compensation package that includes bonus and a robust benefits package.
Tandem offers health care benefits such as medical, dental, vision available your first day, as well as health savings accounts and flexible saving accounts. You'll also receive 11 paid holidays per year, unlimited PTO and you will have access to a 401k plan with company match as well as an Employee Stock Purchase plan. Learn more about Tandem's benefits here!
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected for the requisition or the requisition has a sufficient number of applications.
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