POSITION: Vice President of Global Operations

JOB LOCATION:  Remote

DIRECT REPORTS: 5

REPORTS TO: Group Vice President

TRAVEL: Up to 75%

The Vice President of Global Operations will be an experienced senior leader responsible for the development, deployment, and continuous evolution of the Business Operating System across the enterprise to achieve short- and long-term strategic goals. This role will collaborate closely with business segment leaders and VP/GMs to foster a culture of Continuous Improvement through the establishment of standards, effective problem-solving methodologies, and operational excellence.

In addition to leading the Business Operating System, this position will have global responsibility for Sourcing, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP), and Operations Training organizations, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, and driving best-in-class process and performance across these critical functions.

• Applying Business Operating System tools and methodologies to achieve continuous improvement and SQDCG and financial objectives.
• Exemplifying the culture of Continuous Improvement across the organization
• Facilitating impactful improvements across the business in alignment with strategic objectives and expectations from stakeholders
• Developing and communicating a future vision including regional manufacturing strategies for the business
• Analyzing business metrics, trends, and processes to develop improvement strategies.
• Utilizing a team-oriented structured problem-solving approach to analyze current conditions, diagnose problems, and identify improvement opportunities
• Driving Lean transformation in challenging areas
• Training teammates and executives on Continuous Improvement methods, both in formalized settings and stop-and-teach at Gemba
• Assisting with plant-level rollouts or transformations at newly acquired facilities.
• Leading and coaching multiple Kaizen events simultaneously
• Developing action items from a strategic vision; balancing strategic and tactical work while meeting business performance needs
• Identifying future Lean talent and coaching on methodologies to support their professional advancement
• Providing strategic leadership for Global Sourcing, ensuring cost competitiveness, supplier performance, and alignment with enterprise objectives
• Overseeing global Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) to optimize demand planning, inventory management, and production scheduling across regions
• Driving the development and execution of Operations Training programs to build organizational capability and ensure consistent standards worldwide
• Collaborating with cross-functional leaders to integrate sourcing, planning, and training initiatives into the Business Operating System framework
• Establishing KPIs and governance processes for sourcing, SIOP, and training to ensure measurable performance and continuous improvement

·       Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.

·       Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma or equivalent experience

·       Minimum 10 years of related work experience in progressively responsible roles including those in Continuous Improvement, Operations Leadership, and General Management with P&L responsibilities

·       Experience with Lean transformation and rollout across multiple businesses or production environments (built-to-order, designed-to-order, etc.)

·       Experience with multisite management preferred

·       Strong business and financial acumen, engaging and dynamic leadership skills, and bias for action

·       Ability to engage with all levels of the organization, including training of peers as well as executives

·       Team player that is always willing to coach

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills; general computer skills and knowledge

·       Demonstrates Values of integrity, responsibility, diversity and inclusion, customer success, continuous improvement, performance, and passion to win.

·       Utilizes business and financial acumen

·       Demonstrates executive presence with a customer and employee focus

·       Understands full value stream impacts

·       Facilitates cross-functionally and builds successful teams

·       Develops and maintains relationships based on integrity, trust, and performance

• Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience. It will include a base salary and an annual performance bonus, long term incentives, and other benefits and perquisites.