EVP – Supply Chain — Aftermarket Franchise

The mandate

The chair and executive committee are aligned that the immediate priority is exposure to concentrated suppliers and unstable lead times within a listed integrated automotive and components manufacturer. The immediate arena is the aftermarket franchise during a supplier-resilience gap. For mandate 279, the successful executive inherits decisions that have been deferred, competing stakeholder expectations and a need to establish facts before committing further capital.

The EVP – Supply Chain operating perimeter covers approximately US$11,500 million in regional revenue and programme portfolio, with activity spanning several aftermarket franchise customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The EVP – Supply Chain Automotive remit carries direct influence over roughly 1,875 colleagues and third-party capacity.

The chair, executive committee and principal capital sponsors want a EVP – Supply Chain who can convert ambiguity into a short list of explicit choices for the aftermarket franchise. The EVP – Supply Chain Automotive seat must resolve a supplier-resilience gap, while preserving the underlying strengths of the aftermarket franchise. For mandate 279, value will come through sharper allocation, stronger leaders and an operating cadence that exposes variance early.

The EVP – Supply Chain’s first year on the aftermarket franchise is expected to end with supply assurance, inventory productivity and dual-source readiness. In mandate 279, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

The EVP – Supply Chain — Aftermarket Franchise requirement was not included in the approved hiring calendar. It became urgent after a supplier-resilience gap created an immediate need for one accountable owner of the aftermarket franchise. Interim coverage protects essential decisions, but split ownership cannot continue through the next operating gate. The board intends to move from qualified shortlist to offer within 4–6 weeks while preserving confidential, evidence-led diligence.

What you will own

• Set the EVP – Supply Chain value-creation thesis for the aftermarket franchise, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately US$11,500 million in regional revenue and programme portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the EVP – Supply Chain Automotive organisation of about 1,875 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the aftermarket franchise economics and execution constraints created by a supplier-resilience gap, with EVP – Supply Chain-approved owners, dated milestones and transparent escalation thresholds.
• Establish one EVP – Supply Chain operating review across commercial, customer, financial, people, technology and risk outcomes for the aftermarket franchise; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Demonstrate enterprise authority across functions and markets, with outcomes visible in cash, customers or controlled risk in mandate 279.
• Build the EVP – Supply Chain’s three-year succession and capability plan for the aftermarket franchise, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Automotive organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the aftermarket franchise baseline, meet the 30 stakeholders most consequential to exposure to concentrated suppliers and unstable lead times, assess the leadership team, stabilise immediate delivery risks and agree a board-owned scorecard with explicit decision gates.
• Months 4–9: Make the principal EVP – Supply Chain portfolio and organisation choices for the aftermarket franchise, install the new operating cadence, fill critical leadership gaps and deliver the first measurable release of cash, capacity or customer value.
• Months 10–12: Demonstrate a repeatable aftermarket franchise trend against supply assurance, inventory productivity and dual-source readiness, lock the following year’s capital and talent plan, evidence control sustainability and present a credible three-year value case with downside actions.

What the board will measure

• Delivery of the EVP – Supply Chain’s agreed first-year aftermarket franchise value case within a 10% tolerance, with variance explained before rather than after the relevant quarter closes.
• A EVP – Supply Chain forecast that remains decision-useful across three consecutive quarters and reconciles the aftermarket franchise’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the EVP – Supply Chain mandate’s highest-priority aftermarket franchise risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical aftermarket franchise talent and ready-now successors for at least 70% of the EVP – Supply Chain’s direct reports.
• A quantified EVP – Supply Chain-owned improvement in the aftermarket franchise operating constraint behind a supplier-resilience gap, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 279: no unresolved high-severity escalation older than 30 days and no material surprise withheld from its agreed governance forum.

The person

You are currently a EVP Supply Chain, Chief Procurement Officer or Operations Leader in a listed Automotive or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the aftermarket franchise, your EVP – Supply Chain track record includes a transition where the original plan was no longer sufficient; you can explain your choices, evidence and numerical impact. Candidates from automotive, industrial manufacturing, mobility, components or engineering services will be considered where the operating model, customer stakes and governance intensity match this EVP – Supply Chain brief.

As a EVP – Supply Chain candidate, you bring 18–22 years of progressive Automotive or adjacent-sector experience, consistent with the 18-22 experience band. At minimum, you have carried a P&L, book, budget or accountable portfolio of US$6,650 million and led an organisation of at least 1,325 people.

For mandate 279, the board wants two transitions: a difficult aftermarket franchise portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a supplier-resilience gap. As the prospective EVP – Supply Chain for this aftermarket franchise, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 279 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The EVP – Supply Chain must be based in Detroit; international relocation is supported, but this Automotive role is not designed as a remote appointment.

Non-negotiables

• Current or recent accountability at the level of EVP Supply Chain, Chief Procurement Officer or Operations Leader, with direct exposure to a board, investment committee or equivalent Automotive governance forum.
• Proven EVP – Supply Chain ownership of at least US$6,650 million and leadership of no fewer than 1,325 employees in a comparable aftermarket franchise context.
• One completed Automotive or adjacent-sector example of exposure to concentrated suppliers and unstable lead times with outcomes sustained for at least two reporting periods after the initial intervention.
• Sector credibility from automotive, industrial manufacturing, mobility, components or engineering services; experience that is purely functional and lacks EVP – Supply Chain-level aftermarket franchise consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the Detroit location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 279.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated EVP – Supply Chain package is US$320,000–420,000 base + annual incentive, calibrated to the final aftermarket franchise scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 279 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The EVP – Supply Chain appointment in Detroit, centred on the aftermarket franchise, offers regular exposure to the chair, executive committee and principal capital sponsors. A notice period of up to 6 months can be accommodated for the selected executive in mandate 279.

Confidentiality

The client name, precise footprint and transaction history are outside this brief for mandate 279. They will be shared with qualified candidates under a mutual undertaking, and the composite facts here must not be reverse-engineered or circulated for mandate 279.