Vice President, Global Manufacturing Engineering

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Job Summary The Global Engineering Vice President will be responsible for enterprise engineering, capital strategy, operational risk governance, facilities, and sustainability across a $6B+ global consumer packaged goods organization. This role will provide global leadership for capital deployment, decarbonization, automation, digitalization, engineering standards, technology transfer, and “build to adapt” technology, and will play a critical role in supporting long-term manufacturing strategy, cost competitiveness, agility, operational resilience, and business continuity across the enterprise.

About the Role The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in engineering, manufacturing, capital planning, sustainability, operational risk management, and enterprise transformation, with a proven ability to lead complex global portfolios in regulated environments. This role will involve cross-functional partnership with Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, Plant Leadership, Treasury, ESO, R&D, regulators, industry groups, and external partners to drive productivity, operational excellence, compliance, manufacturing modernization, and sustainable business growth.

Work Environment Hybrid:
This is a hybrid role based in Ewing, NJ and requires in- person attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with remote work options on Mondays and Fridays.

Role Accountabilities and Responsibilities Enterprise Strategy:
Lead enterprise-wide engineering and sustainability strategy aligned with long-range manufacturing, capacity, automation, and cost objectives.

Capital Deployment and Governance:
Direct more than $120 million in annual capital deployment and oversee capital planning, project prioritization, return on investment analysis, and the Corporate Annual Capital Budget.

Sustainability and Decarbonization:
Serve as the enterprise authority for sustainability and lead decarbonization and science-based target strategies through practical, operationally grounded programs.

Engineering Standards and Technology Transfer:
Establish and maintain engineering standards and technology transfer workflows from research and development through commercialization to support scalable, compliant, and cost-effective manufacturing readiness.

Optimization and Transformation:
Lead manufacturing transformation toward Industry 4.0 standards, process automation, digitalization, control system modernization, standardized technology transfer, and manufacturing systems that enable agentic artificial intelligence.

Operational Risk and Business Continuity:
Strengthen enterprise risk governance, disaster recovery, and business continuity frameworks across facilities, including critical infrastructure, utilities, process safety, operational risk, and cybersecurity risk.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, Plant Leadership, Treasury, ESO, and other stakeholders to deliver productivity, cost savings, service improvements, quality, compliance, and enterprise risk mitigation.

Compliance and Governance:
Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA,…