Vice President, Manufacturing

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Date: Sep 1, 2026

Company: Dorman Products

Dorman was founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability. Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty and specialty vehicle products.

Today, we have more than 3,800 employees across 29 different locations, with a family of brands that also includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts. Reaching a revenue of $2.13 billion in 2025, Dorman is publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM.

Everyone who works at Dorman is called a Contributor. We need everyone, regardless of role and experience, to contribute to our success. That means everyone has a unique ability to make an impact on the business. We encourage all our Contributors to bring their authentic selves to work. The freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career is fundamental to working at Dorman.

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the manufacturing strategy aligned with corporate goals, growth plans, and customer commitments.
• Serve as a key member of the Operations leadership team, contributing to enterprise strategy, capital planning, and operational priorities.
• Translate business strategy into scalable manufacturing capabilities, capacity plans, and operational roadmaps.

Manufacturing Operations

• Lead all aspects of manufacturing operations across multiple sites, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Ensure consistent execution of standard work, operating disciplines, and performance management systems across all facilities.
• Drive manufacturing excellence through the adoption of lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement, and best practices.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations in partnership with EHS leadership.
• Ensure robust quality systems are in place to meet customer, regulatory, and internal standards.
• Partner with Quality and Engineering teams to drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and defect reduction.
• Lead productivity, cost reduction, and waste elimination initiatives that improve margins and competitiveness.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and technology investments that enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Own manufacturing-related capital planning, justification, and execution.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing manufacturing leadership team.
• Coach and mentor plant leaders, fostering accountability, engagement, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive leadership development, succession planning, and organizational capability building within manufacturing.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Distribution, Engineering, Product, Finance, and Commercial teams to ensure manufacturing readiness for new products, volume changes, and customer requirements.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) efforts to ensure manufacturability, quality, and cost targets are achieved.
• Act as a trusted operational advisor to senior executives and business leaders.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain preferred. Master’s degree a plus.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or operations, including multi-site responsibility.

• Proven track record of leading…