SVP, Supply Chain
Smithfield FoodsAbout the role
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Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special – a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now!
As Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, you will set the enterprise-wide vision and strategy for our end-to-end supply chain, overseeing logistics, distribution, inventory strategy, and transportation across a complex, multi-site network. Reporting into executive leadership, you will be accountable for delivering best-in-class service, cost leadership, and operational resilience while enabling business growth.
You will lead a network of around 40 facilities (company-owned and 3PL), including refrigerated and frozen distribution, and a private fleet of approximately 100 drivers. This role is critical in shaping the future of our supply chain - driving transformation, advancing digital capabilities, and ensuring reliable, efficient delivery to customers.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Define and execute the multi-year supply chain strategy aligned to business growth, margin expansion, and customer expectations
- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, advising on network strategy, capital investments, and operational risk
- Lead organizational design, capability building, and succession to ensure a high-performing, future-ready supply chain function
- Own network performance across transportation, warehousing, inventory deployment, and customer delivery
- Deliver against critical KPIs: OTIF, cost-to-serve, inventory turns, service levels, and working capital
- Balance service, cost, and complexity tradeoffs to drive enterprise value
- Optimize a national distribution network of owned and outsourced facilities, including cold chain operations
- Lead network design, capacity planning, and footprint optimization to support growth and improve efficiency
- Standardize processes across all sites to drive safety, quality, and productivity discipline
- Sponsor and lead end-to-end supply chain transformation initiatives, including WMS, TMS, YMS, and advanced analytics
- Advance data-driven decision making, visibility tools, and automation to improve speed, accuracy, and cost
- Champion continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma, and emerging technologies
- Establish and manage executive-level relationships with 3PLs, carriers, and key external partners
- Drive vendor performance, contract optimization, and risk mitigation strategies
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, and IT to align supply chain execution with business priorities
- Oversee private fleet strategy, including utilization, cost optimization, safety, and compliance
- Evaluate make vs. buy strategies, routing optimization, and network flow efficiency
- Ensure industry-leading safety standards and regulatory compliance
- Own supply chain P&L, including freight, warehousing, and network costs
- Lead capital planning and ROI-driven investments across the network
- Identify and mitigate operational risks, ensuring continuity and resilience across the supply chain
WHAT WE’RE SEEKING:
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