Vice President Of Manufacturing
Company: Centennial
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionAre you an experienced manufacturing leader who
excels at planning, implementing, and directing all manufacturing
activities? Are you a hands-on executive who thrives on the
challenges of a startup business? Would you like to play a
foundational role in creating vision and culture for a brand-new
company? If this sounds exciting, keep reading.Centennial is
seeking a VP of Manufacturing for a client that is bringing the
sourcing and production of PPE to US soil. These high-demand
products require the company, and its leaders, to develop a
high-growth plan that is sustainable and efficient.Do you have
experience as a key manufacturing advisor to the C-suite who can
suggest strategies that grow business? Are you comfortable walking
the floor as well as delivering to the C-suite? Will you enable
profitable and scalable growth while preventing fragmentation?The
VP of Manufacturing will report to the CEO/owner and be responsible
for crafting the plant and laying out the manufacturing
lines.Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize and implement manufacturing operations
strategy
- Lead in the hiring of manufacturing workforce
- Assist in the procurement of capital equipment
- Establish procedures for and oversee purchasing, warehousing,
and shipping
- Create and execute policies and programs to maximize capacity
and ensure high quality
- Ensure cost-effectiveness across manufacturing process
- Work closely with members of the executive team in developing
hiring processes for manufacturing workforce
- Conceptualize and develop metrics to determine manufacturing
success
- Monitor production output, ensuring high quality, timely
delivery, and consistent productivity
- Ensure effective safety, quality, cost, and delivery
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local
regulations
- Work collaboratively and cross-functionally within the
organization
- Provide technical direction
- Build manufacturing & footprint strategy execution
- Serve as principal leader of manufacturing and supply chain
design in line with the company's overall growth strategies
- Interact with clients on an as-needed basis
- Enable profitable and capital efficient growth, and scalability
while preventing fragmentation/complexity
- P&L responsibility
- Control waste and raw materials
- Attend construction meetings Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in multiple operations disciplines
(manufacturing, sourcing, planning...etc.)
- 5+ years in GM role, finance, or business leadership roles
- BS/BA in Operations, Business, Engineering or related field;
MBA strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of budgeting, demand planning, forecasting,
production planning, and fulfillment is a must
- Very familiar with modern, smart manufacturing
- Firm grasp of supply and demand and the technology tools for
managing it
- International experience
- Experienced coach and developer of teams producing leaders and
contributors
- High level of executive presence
- Executive-level communication skills including experience
presenting to boards
- Strong analytical skills & business acumen and business
case/options evaluation
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results through influence in a
cross-functional engagement
- Self-driven and motivated; able to interface with technical and
business experts
- Demonstrated track record of taking initiatives from concept to
action, and delivering positive results
- Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal
and external partners
- Strategic & system thinking with the ability to develop,
implement and document strategies
- Strong leadership and negotiation skills.
- Lean / Six Sigma certification is highly preferred
- Strong business acumen; solid understanding of and experience
in sourcing, consumption, demand planning, inventory, logistics,
and production data and critical inputs
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Drives for continuous improvement
- Strong ability to move between tactical and strategic aspects
of the business
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the
ability to influence decisions through granular knowledge of the
day-to-day flow of products
Keywords: Centennial, Cincinnati , Vice President Of Manufacturing, Professions , Cincinnati, Ohio
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