Vice President, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations and Service Logistics

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. Cohesity is seeking a Vice President of Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations and Service Logistics to lead the end-to-end operational backbone that gets our data security and management appliances built, shipped, and supported around the world. This leader owns supply chain planning, contract manufacturing and quality/test operations, and global service logistics — including RMA fulfillment, spares management, and field service dispatch — ensuring Cohesity can scale reliably while delivering an exceptional customer experience. This is a highly cross-functional, senior leadership role reporting into Global Operations, with direct influence on product availability, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction.   HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME   Supply Chain Strategy & Planning   Own end-to-end supply chain strategy across demand planning, S&OP, procurement, and inventory management for Cohesity's hardware appliance portfolio.   Executive level vendor engagement and management focused on technology alignment, pricing optimization, and supply assurance.   Balance inventory investment against service levels and lead times, driving continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and working capital efficiency.   Build resilience into the supply base through dual-sourcing, risk assessment, and proactive component/EOL management.   Manufacturing Operations   Direct contract manufacturing (CM) partners and internal manufacturing operations, including production planning, test/quality processes, and manufacturing systems (e.g. ,  test data and reporting).   Drive first-pass yield, throughput, and quality metrics across CM sites; own root-cause and corrective action processes for manufacturing defects and field failures.   Own NPI (new product introduction) operations readiness in partnership with Engineering and Product Management.   Service Logistics & Global Support Operations   Set strategic direction for global RMA and spares logistics — including parts dispatch, depot repair, advance replacement programs, and field engineer coverage — while empowering functional leaders to own day-to-day execution.   Define SLA targets and service-level tiers for parts delivery and technician dispatch (e.g., 4-hour/next-business-day commitments ), and hold the organization accountable to RMA cycle time and SLA-attainment goals.   Shape the long-term network strategy for third-party logistics , depot repair, and field service partners, ensuring global coverage, scalability, and cost efficiency as the business grows.     Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration   Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing global team across supply chain, manufacturing operations, and service logistics functions.   Partner closely with Sales, Customer Support, Product Engineering, Finance, and Legal to align operational capacity with business growth and customer commitments (SLAs, entitlements, contracts).   Own and report key operating metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, inventory turns, RMA cycle time, cost per repair) to executive leadership.

12+ years of progressive supply chain, manufacturing, and/or service logistics leadership experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role, ideally in enterprise