EVP – Supply Chain — Managed-Services Unit

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 enterprise technology and digital-products group. The immediate arena is the managed-services unit during a global go-to-market redesign. For mandate 129, 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 £1,650 million in annual recurring revenue portfolio, with activity spanning several managed-services unit customer, product and delivery clusters rather than a single asset. The EVP – Supply Chain Technology remit carries direct influence over roughly 675 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 managed-services unit. The EVP – Supply Chain Technology seat must resolve a global go-to-market redesign, while preserving the underlying strengths of the managed-services unit. For mandate 129, 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 managed-services unit is expected to end with supply assurance, inventory productivity and dual-source readiness. In mandate 129, authority covers resources and leadership appointments; material trade-offs go directly to the board sponsor.

Why this seat is open

This is an urgent replacement for the EVP – Supply Chain — Managed-Services Unit seat following an accelerated leadership transition. Interim accountability is in place for the managed-services unit, but the board wants a permanent appointment within 6–8 weeks because a global go-to-market redesign cannot remain under split ownership. The predecessor’s outcome is being handled neutrally and professionally. The external search remains confidential until the preferred candidate and transition plan are agreed.

What you will own

• Set the EVP – Supply Chain value-creation thesis for the managed-services unit, translate it into no more than five enterprise priorities and stop work that does not support them.
• Carry stewardship of approximately £1,650 million in annual recurring revenue portfolio, including allocation, risk acceptance and board forecasts.
• Lead the EVP – Supply Chain Technology organisation of about 675 employees and partners, appointing a team with clear decision rights and credible succession for every critical seat.
• Resolve the managed-services unit economics and execution constraints created by a global go-to-market redesign, 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 managed-services unit; remove reconciliations that obscure accountability.
• Demonstrate enterprise authority across functions and markets, with outcomes visible in cash, customers or controlled risk in mandate 129.
• Build the EVP – Supply Chain’s three-year succession and capability plan for the managed-services unit, reducing dependence on individual executives and improving mobility across the wider Technology organisation.

The first 12 months

• Days 1–90: Validate the managed-services unit 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 managed-services unit, 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 managed-services unit 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 managed-services unit 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 managed-services unit’s operating, cash, customer and people assumptions.
• Closure of the EVP – Supply Chain mandate’s highest-priority managed-services unit risk and execution issues by their board-approved dates, with independent evidence that fixes are sustained.
• Retention of at least 90% of critical managed-services unit 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 managed-services unit operating constraint behind a global go-to-market redesign, supported by a clean baseline and named data owner.
• Clear stakeholder confidence in mandate 129: 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 Technology or adjacent enterprise. In relation to the managed-services unit, 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 software, cloud services, digital platforms, IT services or technology-enabled business 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 Technology 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 £1,100 million and led an organisation of at least 500 people.

For mandate 129, the board wants two transitions: a difficult managed-services unit portfolio choice and a leadership-system change during a global go-to-market redesign. As the prospective EVP – Supply Chain for this managed-services unit, you must challenge optimistic cases and still create followership. References for mandate 129 must distinguish your contribution from the institution around you.

The EVP – Supply Chain must be based in London; international relocation is supported, but this Technology 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 Technology governance forum.
• Proven EVP – Supply Chain ownership of at least £1,100 million and leadership of no fewer than 500 employees in a comparable managed-services unit context.
• One completed Technology 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 software, cloud services, digital platforms, IT services or technology-enabled business services; experience that is purely functional and lacks EVP – Supply Chain-level managed-services unit consequences will not meet the bar.
• Willingness to meet the London location expectation, complete conflicts and background diligence, and protect the confidentiality of mandate 129.

Compensation and terms

The anticipated EVP – Supply Chain package is £210,000–280,000 base + annual incentive, calibrated to the final managed-services unit scope and the candidate’s current mix. Any long-term participation for mandate 129 follows standard vesting and performance conditions. The EVP – Supply Chain appointment in London, centred on the managed-services unit, 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 129.

Confidentiality

The client name, precise footprint and transaction history are outside this brief for mandate 129. 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 129.