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The Vice President of Operations under the direction of the president leads the operations function (including manufacturing engineering safety quality and operational excellence) for the company. This is a key position to the organization responsible for developing and executing strategy to achieve company growth plans and meet customer needs in the most efficient and effective manner. The Vice President of Operations is accountable for establishing and implementing long-range goals plans and policies that will improve operational efficiency and profitability. Will ensure the companys operations are implementing industry best practices reaching optimal performance and achieving strategic goals. As an active member of the companys executive team leads and supports company strategy and initiatives to enable the company to be a great place to work and to win in the industry and with our customers.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of an advanced field of professional or technical learning customarily acquired through formal instruction and study typically a B.S. or B.A. Degree. Masters Degree preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of manufacturing leadership experience
• Minimum 7 years leading multi-site operations
• Experience in Wire & Cable or closely related industry
• Proven track record improving productivity and performance implementing and sustaining continuous improvement and application of best practices.
• Well-versed in methodologies such as lean and experience implementing in different environments.
• Extensive experience with systems and productivity tools

Major Responsibility Areas and Duties

• Lead the development of world-class processes in the areas of EH&S working with the Safety function and plant leadership teams to develop a solid safety culture within the plants in order to achieve an accident-free work environment.
• Operations Leadership:
  • Oversee day to day operational activities including product manufacturing warehousing and inventory maintenance order management and quality.
  • Establish and analyze Key Performance Indicators for all teams to drive cost reductions cycle time reductions and quality improvements.
  • Develop and drive a comprehensive continuous improvement strategy across the company
  • Identify and implement improvement opportunities throughout Operations to reduce costs increase efficiency and maintain or exceed quality and safety expectations.
  • Manage plant leadership teams and operational leaders to enhance best-in-class programs and processes.
  • Evaluate and execute key metrics to improve product and profitability within the plants.
  • Assess the companys current operational capability and develop a recommended action plan to meet current and future demands.
  • Effectively maximize daily volume profitability and delivery to increase profits
  • Ensure team members meet customer expectations by complying with product specifications and shipping and packaging requirements to avoid chargebacks and customer complaints.
  • Review and analyze productivity report productivity to leadership; implement actions to improve output.
  • Lead the review and upgrade of manufacturing policies procedures and standards that will drive Cerrowire to a competitive advantage.
  • Execute established goals/targets for leveraging process standardization to deliver increased annual productivity and cost efficiency within the plants.
  • Effectively implement longer term succession and development plans for the next generation of manufacturing and operational leaders.
  • Maintain a high-level of motivation and morale in the plants in addition to building a team-oriented work environment.
  • Promote an atmosphere of accountability that focuses on quality and customer satisfaction
  • Maintain professional and effective communication throughout the organization with all levels of team members fostering a positive environment and teamwork.
• Company Leadership:
  • Helps drive the development and execution of companys growth strategy
  • Active and visible leader within the organization to build and support the culture and team member experience
• Customer Leadership:
  • Builds and develops collaborative relationship with sales & marketing organization
  • Understands key customer relationships and maintains companys value proposition

Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated history of hiring retaining and promoting world-class operations leaders and managers with the experience knowledge and tools to be a performance management leader.
• Recognized industry leadership in operational excellence; experience driving process improvement in a top-tier industrial manufacturing environment.
• Ability to drive process improvement and standardized work across a geographically distributed multi-site network.
• A strong assessor of talent who can promote and drive succession planning at the site-level.
• A change agent: experience in utilizing management analytics and financial information to drive functional and organizational change.
• Ability to organize retrieve and report information.
• Leading results effectively/collaboratively through others especially those who do not report directly in the business and other functions
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal. Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in verbal and written form in front of small and large groups
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal tactfully with employees at all levels. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with management employees vendors and others
• Being part of creating and accelerating a high-performance organization
• Curiosity and insight development of a detailed understanding of our businesses end to end value chains markets key customers pricing financials etc.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment
• Strong subject matter expertise in marketing and technology and the ability to communicate guide and coach others across a variety of levels and functions within an organization
• Collaborative partnership focused solution-oriented approach in working with the team
• Strong partnership with the members of the Division Leadership Team in supporting their most complex challenges
• Able to collaborate with the VP of Sales and Marketing VP of Finance VP of Supply Chain and VP of HR in supporting company initiatives
• Functions as a visible champion and leader across the company
• Handles challenging issues in a constructive way and in the right communications venue
• Able to have an Independent Viewpoint: ability to positively challenge ideas proposals and strategies
• Effective representative and collaborative partner to external entities
• Willingness to embody and embrace the values of Cerrowire

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process please email your request to and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.