Delivery Performance Manager

Delivery Performance Manager

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A Brief Summary of This Position:

The Delivery Performance Manager is responsible for driving on-time delivery performance by ensuring strong execution, visibility, and accountability across the final stages of order fulfillment. This role leads efforts to eliminate delays, improve process flow, and ensure past due and at-risk orders are actively managed to completion. This position combines operational leadership with hands-on engagement to create a predictable, high-performing delivery system.

This is an on-site professional exemption salaried position.

Starting pay range (LG40): $89,200 - $111,660

Essential Functions:

• Own overall delivery performance for the facility, with a focus on past due and at-risk orders
• Establish and maintain visibility to order status, including progress, constraints, and risks
• Lead efforts to identify and eliminate barriers preventing on-time shipment
• Drive cross-functional accountability across production, planning, quality, and shipping teams
• Implement and manage tools and processes that provide real-time insight into order status
• Develop and standardize processes to improve last-mile execution and reduce delays
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to delivery and drive continuous improvement
• Escalate critical risks and performance gaps to leadership with recommended actions
• Lead and support roles such as PDI Dispatchers or similar resources (if applicable)
• This position reports to the Senior Plant Manager and may have direct or indirect reports

Other Important Details about the Role:

• Acts as the central point of ownership for delivery performance within the operation
• Balances strategic process improvement with daily operational execution
• Requires frequent presence on the production floor to ensure alignment and progress
• Drives a culture of urgency, accountability, and follow-through
• Partners closely with site leadership to align priorities and remove systemic barriers
• Focuses on improving predictability and consistency of operational performance
• Not a customer-facing or order entry role; focus is internal execution and performance

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

):

• Preferred Bachelors with 6+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 8+ years relevant experience or 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive results
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a focus on root cause resolution
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive accountability without direct authority
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communication and leadership presence across all levels of the organization
• Experience working with ERP systems and operational reporting tools
• Ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable improvements
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement mindset

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These

Qualifications:

• Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Experience implementing process improvements or operational tools preferred
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or Six Sigma principles preferred

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

Work is performed in a combination of office and production floor environments. The role requires frequent movement throughout the facility, including…