VP Operations

As a key member of the Leadership Team, the Vice President, Operations partners closely with the President and other senior leaders to establish and execute the Company’s strategic vision, drive operational excellence, support profitable growth, and ensure organizational scalability. The incumbent serves as a strategic business partner, providing leadership and input into all significant business decisions and fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and employee development.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises:

• Purchasing Manager
• Quality Manager
• Logistics Manager
• Scheduling Manager
• EHS Manager
• Manufacturing Engineers
• UK Operations Leader
• General Manager, Asia

Provides leadership, coaching, development, and strategic direction to all areas of responsibility. Establishes organizational objectives, assigns accountabilities, develops talent, creates succession plans, and evaluates performance to ensure achievement of business objectives.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Collaborate with the President and Leadership Team in setting and driving the Company’s vision, operational strategy, growth initiatives, and organizational priorities.
• Develop and execute a multi-year global operations strategy aligned with corporate objectives, and customer requirements.
• Translate business strategy into actionable operational goals, performance metrics, and execution plans.
• Lead strategic initiatives that improve operational performance, organizational capabilities, profitability, and sustainable growth.
• Participate in and provide leadership on all significant business decisions and strategic planning activities.
• Assist in the evaluation of potential acquisition targets and lead operational integration activities for successful acquisitions.

Operational Excellence

• Lead all global manufacturing and operational functions to ensure efficiency, quality, safety, customer satisfaction, and profitability objectives are achieved.
• Develop, implement, and sustain a culture of operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Measure operational effectiveness and efficiency through key performance indicators and drive improvements in productivity, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Regularly evaluate and implement opportunities for operational improvements across all locations and business units.
• Analyse operational challenges and implement proactive solutions that eliminate root causes and improve long-term business performance.
• Develop, monitor, and report enterprise-wide operational KPIs and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Accountable for achieving operational financial objectives, including EBITDA contribution, gross margin improvement, productivity gains, working capital targets, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop and manage annual operating and capital expenditure budgets for all areas of responsibility.
• Partner with Finance to improve cash flow, inventory turns, operational efficiencies, and return on invested capital.
• Establish and maintain effective cost control measures, product costing processes, and inventory management practices.
• Evaluate operational investments and capital projects to ensure strategic alignment and expected business returns.
• Take an active leadership role in company decisions with financial implications.

Supply Chain and Logistics

• Develop and execute global supply chain strategies that improve supplier performance, cost competitiveness, reliability, and operational resiliency.
• Establish and maintain optimal inventory levels while balancing customer service requirements and working capital objectives.
• Lead purchasing, logistics, scheduling, and supplier management functions to ensure uninterrupted business operations.
• Develop business continuity and risk mitigation plans that address supplier, operational, geopolitical, and market-related risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the global supply chain network.

Quality, Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure all global operations maintain the highest standards of quality, safety, environmental stewardship, and…